two more times

Weather in Washington took a turn for the dreary, so I thought that Saturday's barbeque was going to be the only hurrah of the weekend, but yesterday Dan and I went to TWO barbecues! Haha. First we headed down to Owen Beach out at Point Defiance Park and it was definitely the happenin' spot in town. There were tons of families grilling up hot dogs and burgers and kids were running all around playing frisbee and catch, some were even braving the cold Puget Sound waters! It was pretty great to see people all out and about enjoying the day off.

After that we headed to a friend's house where a bunch of people were drinking beer, laughing, and yup, more grilling! Burgers, hot dogs and s'mores... again! I'm pretty thankful for how seamlessly I've felt like I've transitioned into this group of friends here in Tacoma. I truly enjoy these people. I took pictures at both barbecues so I'll probably be sharing those soon. More barbeque pics! Bring it on.

top + skirt/thrifted :: cardigan + leggings/target :: boots/courtesy of BC footwear

This outfit is from last week some time, I can't remember. As you can see... it's still legging weather. Dan says, "Summer in Washington starts July 5th. Because it always rains on the 4th of July. After that, it's fine." Haha. Washington, you tease. That's what we get for living in one of the rainiest places in America (although I just looked it up and apparently Buffalo, NY, Rochester, NY and Cleveland, OH all have more rainy days per year than Seattle or Portland).

Memorial Day Weekend!

Yaay! Memorial Day weekend! Dan and I were sitting at a coffee shop chatting with friends when we decided it would be a great idea to have a barbeque. So we went back to his house to get the grill all set up and it turned out that the propane tank had gone missing and the grate for the actual grill part was missing too. So instead of having a legit barbeque, we just fried the burgers up on the stove, which turned out just fine! Our friend Bryan made amazing patties and sauteed mushrooms and I slathered barbeque sauce on mine with some cheese, tomatoes and avocado. Wash it down with a Corona & lime? Yummmm.

It still hasn't reached summer temperatures up here in Washington (or at least not on the west side), so we made a little fire to keep us warm. When Dan and I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things before the barbeque we walked past an aptly merchandised shelf that has all the makings for s'mores and we fell prey to it and immediately grabbed the neighboring marshmallows, graham crackers and hershey chocolate bars. Sooo delicious.

After the fire died down and it got to be too chilly to hang out outside, we ventured inward and played a couple rounds of Taboo before everyone got sleepy and went home. It was so much fun and it makes me kind of bummed that I'll be away at camp for two months and have to miss out on more of these amazing get togethers. I'll be back in August though, and hopefully the summer will linger on through September so I can partake in a few end-of-summer barbecues.

Farewell Four Winds

Yesterday my Mom drove my family's RV down to Salem, Oregon to sell it to a new family. Hopefully they enjoy it as much as we did! In the summer of 2007 my family set out on a cross-country RV adventure, starting in Anchorage, AK, going all the way to the east coast and then back to Washington state. We had many adventures, saw enough sights to fill a lifetime and had a blast the whole time. We saw Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, Wall Drug, The Great Lakes, New York City, Amish Country, Gettysburg, the Jersey Shore, Cape Cod, Niagara Falls, Kentucky Racehorses, Colonial Williamsburg, and so much more!

Dad putting the last sticker on our map!

Mom & I eating lobster in Mystic, CT.

Goofing off in Elkhart, IN

Human totem pole & the Alaska Hwy

blurry photo of the crew on the last day of our journey.

"Remember to shut all hatches before driving!" & the memorial for flt 93

On the beach at our furthest point east

INDIE Testimonials

It's been a while since Tieka and I debuted the INDIE Blogger E-Course, but I wanted to share some of the wonderful things some of our participating bloggers have said about it!

Thanks so much for this inspiring ecourse!! Enjoying it and learning so much- working on implementing several of your tips! Sometimes it's easy to feel so overwhelmed out here in blogland, but listening to each of your unique voices has been empowering. Thanks girls!
- Love Fox Vintage

So glad to have signed up for this! I learned so much more than what I would have figured out on my own. Tieka, Elizabeth - you girls rock and should be proud of what you do. Thank you!
- Kaye

I have been meaning to get started on my blog but my hectic tax season haven't allowed me to do so. I am really glad I attended this conference and got to know all the info I could possibly need to get started ..THANK YOU so much Teika and Elizabeth!
This was really worth it!
- Reetika

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This course was perfect and i still find myself coming back to it for reference.
I'm buying a DSLR this week and can't wait to put all the great photography tips into action!
- Grace

I've really gotten into my own blog lately, though I have been reading personal style blogs for years. I attended the INDIE E-Conference and I learn so much about blogging. Thank you for all the hard work you and Tieka did, it was so wonderful!
- Brittany

Tieka and I had a great time putting it on and hopefully we'll be able to put something together for Fashion Week this fall! The INDIE E-course is still available for anyone who wants to sign up! For more info, click here! If you've already taken the INDIE E-Course and want to submit your testimonial, go ahead and send one to me in an email at delightfully-tacky@hotmail.com!

Eye Candy

I wanted to quickly share with you guys one of my favorite blog designs so far, Sugar Fox Candy! I love the sweet and girly color palette and I got to do the photo shoot for the header, which meant getting tasty treats and taking pictures of them. Fun! If you'd like to see more of my designs, check out my portfolio of designs! To learn more about Freckled Nest Design, check out their website!