The Engagement/5 year anniversary trip: CT

Ryan and I had been saving and anticipating this trip to CT/NY for practically 2 years. So to say that we were excited, was definitely an understatement. We were there for 8 days (4 days in each state) and while we were there, we were celebrating our 5 year dating anniversary.

This is my favorite picture of Ryan at Compo Beach in Westport, CT. He is sitting on a cannon.Beautiful colorful leaves:

Ryan surprised me! And in this very spot he proposed:

We absolutely had to have some champagne that night:

After the fact, we went to see The Rocket Summer, our favorite band on the last night in CT. We saw them in Hartford! So awesome!


So in love we are :)

Court

My 24th Birthday

First, my roommate Liz took me to Disneyland - a huge surprise for my birthday! It was so fun!! We had a great time!!

We went on my favorite ride: Splash Mountain!

Then Ryan took me to The Geisha House, a fancy restaurant in Hollywood. It was a special treat.

We ordered way too much food!

Soon after my birthday, I drove up to the bay area to hang out with Mom, Dad, and Amanda. Mom and I went on a ferry ride in the bay. It was cold but pretty! SOOOOO Foggy! We couldn't even see the Golden Gate Bridge until we were directly underneath it!
Until next time,
Court

I am sooooo sad.....

So this is bad news....

I TOOK TONS OF PICTURES IN SEATTLE. TONS.

I cannot find any of them! I wonder if they were all on my camera and I deleted them all....

I have no idea. I'm so pissed.

How could this happen?

I guess I have to go back to Seattle and just do it all again.

I am so sad.....

I have no pictures of Lauren and Brad's wedding.... because they are gone.

I have no pictures of us at Pike's market.... all those awesome photos are gone!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Debbie's Wedding

I'm going to catch up really quickly on posts that I have neglected. I really want to get back into my photography hobby. I love my camera!

Debbie and Brad's wedding was in July! Here are a few pictures!

The ceremony and reception were both held at SDSU, Debbie's almamater.

The parasols were not only necessary because it was so hot, but also they made for good pictures!

I loved the simple, but elegant cake! I love that one of the tiers is raised.

My uncle Jim, the happy father of the bride. I am so happy that he agreed to officiate Ryan and my wedding! So happy to have him play that special role :)

The aunts and uncles were busy bonding... Just want to illustrate this before and after shot:

BEFORE = Shirley and Mom with same expression...

AFTER: Dad and Janet laughing hysterically!


First dance: I love slideshows! Show so much love :)

The happy bride and groom :)


I caught the bouquet! I guess tradition was fate because it worked ;)

A beautiful, fun, and exciting wedding!

Xoxo,

Court

San Antonio for Seth's Wedding

Here we are in San Antonio! I've never been to Texas before, but I hear that San Antonio is one of the most beautiful cities in Texas. The riverwalk was really pretty. It kind of reminded me of Lake Havasu a little bit. Other than the riverwalk, there is only one more thing to see in San Antonio... which is The Alamo:
Apparently all the school trips think so too:
At least we got to see some real cowboys ;)

Amanda and I thought it was really interesting... can you sense the sarcasm? At least I know what it is!
Haha... yall.

Seth and Lauren got married! Wow.

Cousin wedding number one down - 2 more to go!

xoxo,

Court

New Orleans - Nikon

These are my New Orleans Nikon photos.

This is at Pat O'Briens. We are drinking HUGE Hurricanes:

Then we went to Cafe Du Monde and had the most delicious beignets.
Also had to try bread pudding...

Went into a jazz club and tried hot toddy's, irish coffees, and hot buttered rum.

This is Dad and I outside The Funky Pirate - a favorite jazz club that my parents have been to.
This was the singer at The Funky Pirate. He is the fattest man - uh ever. Further proving the obesity rate in Louisiana. We never saw him get up off that chair.

Mom surprised us with an awesome day trip in the swamps of Louisiana. We took aeroboats and cruised around the bayou meeting alligators.

This is inside the gator shack where our trip began. This is a bunch of little alligators in a pit:
Dad wanted to rest and so he stayed at the hotel, but he REALLY missed out. We were randomly selected to go on a smaller boat with only 5 people and a driver when we could have been on a boat with 20+. We got SO LUCKY!

This was our driver. He is a Louisiana native and has never lived anywhere else. He was this small little guy, but so manly and sweet. He was a savage and I told him he was, "Badass". He knew so much about the area and the swamps and wildlife. We really got a special tour.

We came across this HUMUNGOUS alligator. Our guide lured him over to us with marshmallows. He was 13 feet long!
I am pointing at the alligator in the water, if you can't tell.
This further proves why our driver/guide was so badass. We stopped the boat on the river bank for a second and he saw a small alligator crawling out of the water onto the land. He leapt off the boat and ran after the critter and caught him with his bare hands! He tied the boat to a tree and brought the alligator on the boat so we could all see him! He put him on his back and put him to sleep.
And we got to hold him!

I wanted to try some Bourbon (for Bourbon street) so Dad ordered me a Manhattan.

That's the end of the New Orleans trip! Next time, Mardi Gras? LOL, just kidding, Mom.

Court