Summer 2014 Disposable Camera Dump

Right before I headed back to White Salmon for the 4th of July weekend I thought it would be a great idea to pick up a disposable camera to capture the fun of my favorite holiday. It turns out a disposable camera actually has a lot of pictures on it, and it ended up taking me the entire summer to finish (4th of July – the weekend after Memorial Day). I packed that thing around with me everywhere and got made fun of a little, but you know what, I’m really digging the whole disposable camera thing. You get actual, hard copies of photos and I always opt for the CD too so I can have soft copies as well. I also learned that almost no one knows how to take a picture with one of those (so many fingers in the photos), and also people really like to bunny ear hard copy pics. Fun times!

Anyway, here is a summer recap by way of soft copy disposable camera photos:

The night before the 4th of July I decided to meet Beth for a post-work-beer at Chip’s (this really divey bar in Bingen, WA with a sign that says Liquor in the Front, Poker in the Back out front), we ended up running into a bunch of people I went to high school with and we convinced my brother and his BFF Jered to come join us. We definitely closed down the bar that night and it was actually a blast: ^^Jered, Josh, Beth and Brother Jim at Chip’s^^

On the 4th I went to the annual 4th of July party at the TREW house. I always dress up in my best America outfit for the 4th since it’s my favorite holiday everrrrr. This year did not disappoint:

^^Sarah and I with our matching America glasses^^

^^Captain America letting everyone it was shot time!^^

^^Beth and Capitan America + his mullet^^
    ^^Beth and I in our patriotic 4th of July gear^^

That same weekend Gaby and my friend Dan came through town (on an epic road trip) with his daughter Allison. I met them at The Gorge White House for lunch and a walk through the grounds:

 
I also went to a Mariner’s game with a huge group of friends and coworkers this summer. We ended up running into even more friends and had a total blast. We ended the night in Ballard where one of my flip flops broke so I decided to just go into a bar, Kings Hardware, with only one shoe on, HA:

^^A cute picture of Dustin and I “ruined” by a stranger giving him bunny ears and my coworker Dave photo bombing LOLZ^^

^^Dustin, Meli, Me, Brittan, Danielle, Natalie and Jeff^^ 

  ^^I also found some sorority sisters at the game: Allison, me, A Jo, Kate and Erin^^

In August, I went to Millstock, which is the best thing ever. The next day I took Brittan, Justin, Natalie and Millie to Hood River on our way out of the Dalles and back to Seattle. It was the middle of August and it was SO hot, so we decided to walk down the train tracks to the tressle. On the way we grabbed a bottle of wine from the Springhouse Cellars and bribed the bartender to discreetly open it for us so we could drink it straight from the bottle while swimming like the classy people we are:

There were also Sunday morning brunches and farmers market trips in Ballard with Brittan and Natalie, which is one of my very favorite things:

 
Memorial Day weekend, Brittan’s brother got married in the Dalles. I ended up meeting up with Brittan and Justin in Hood River the night before the wedding. We went to ALL  the bars and drank too much. I took them to Jack’s for the first time and got them their obligatory scorpion bowl which did not help the situation. Whatever, it was so fun!

I went to see Foster the People at Edgefield at some point in August with Gaby and Sarah. It was fun. After I met Beth and Tonya and Christa and we had girls night where we ran around taking shots and dancing our faces off. It was really sweaty that night too.

^^Beth, Christa, Moriva, me and Tonya. Moriva bartended us our first shot of the night – so let’s blame her for our shenanigans ;)^^

And finally, the weekend after Memorial Day I stayed in Seattle (literally the last weekend I spent in Seattle – omg really looking forward to NOT driving this weekend). I went to Friday night Zumba, I got drinks and dinner with Brittan and Natalie, and on Sunday I met up with Katie and Josh and Katie’s dad who was in town from Ecuador and we went wine tasting in Woodinville. It was awesome:

^^Josh, Katie and I^^

^^Katie’s dad with his “marshmallows”^^

Anddddddddd that was my summer! Hooray!

4th of July part two

After the brunch party Dustin and I drove to Tucker Park (which is on the Hood River) in search of a camp site. We found one we liked along the river and got all of his camping gear out of the car only to find that his tent poles (to his HUGE house-like tent which he was SO excited to set up) weren’t with his camping equipment. They were at Pickle’s house in Portland. So what did we do? Drove to Portland to get them. Bummer. By the time we got back and set up the tent I was tired/starving/allergy attack status/wanting to be at the TREW party/maybe a little grumpy? But Dustin said it was all worth it because he loves his big tent – which is like the size of my 1L apartment haha. And since he is on vacation this week and going to be camping for a few days he wanted the big one so he’d have room/wouldn’t have to crawl in and out
We finally got the tent and the camp site all set up, so we ventured down into Hood River to find some food before heading to the TREW party (the boys BBQed a 122lb pig earlier in the day, but since we had to drive to Portland we missed the BBQ part and wasn’t sure if there would be any food left). We decided on the restaurant part of the classy Chinese restaurant turned dance club (Jack’s  = the bar part, Golden Rose = the restaurant part) and had some tasty, unhealthy Chinese food.
After that we were ready to head to the HUGE party that the TREW boys were throwing.
Party highlights:

122 lb pig that they BBQed
live band
street magician/comedian (who was actually really entertaining)
we watched the Hood River fireworks on the roof of their house (kind of sketch b/c there were like 50 people on the roof)
6 kegs for free (everything was free – thanks boys)
elementary school playground games (think 4 square played with drinks in hand and corn hole)
lake in the yard with a row boat
and dance floor/dance party after the fireworks
all of our friends were there (like everyone in HR was there ha)

It was a super good time. I always love the parties those boys throw, they do such a good job!

Here are some party pics:

we’re cute (me, beth, greg, marissa)

   

Fireworks (the port of Hood River puts them on every year – P.S. I LOVE fireworks (and America haha)

Everyone watching the fireworks from the roof of the TREW boys’ house. Sketch.com!
Dustin and I and our glow sticks after the fireworks and before dance party!

We heart America!

So on the morning of the 4th my friends Beth, Marissa and myself hosted a brunch party at Beth and Marissa’s house. We had lots of red white and blue decorations, red white and blue granola/yogurt/fruit cups, delicious quiche, huckleberry pancakes, bacon, mimosas and blody mary’s. It was delicious.
The most delicious part? Dustin surprised me by showing up (right at 10 when it started). I was SO excited to see him (it had been a long week – he missed his flight and got stuck in Iowa for an extra day so my very short trip to Seattle last week was super lonely without him).  Yay!
My other favorite part? Beth and I made a photo booth on Saturday night and we took lots of pictures in front of it! Enjoy:

Dustin totally plays along and also totally loves America! YAY!
Mildly inappropriate butt pictures? Sure, why not:
 
Favorite people:
    
I was just SO excited!
 
Two of my fav ladies looking super patriotic/American ha:

Dustin said he knows this look too well. I disagree :)

Happy 4th of July, everyone!

TREW party pics

Friday night I went to a DJed dance party at the TREW house. They seriously have the BEST parties -- ex: 4th of July. I had fun with my girls (Beth, Marissa and Lora) and my other lovely friends, had a tiny drama (what's a party without some drama?), and had a fun walk/hangout with Greg. Nights like this one make me remember why I heart Hood River!