Happy 2016 and a Quick Wedding Update

Annnnd I haven't blogged since August! I always have the best intentions, but work schedules and personal schedules get in the way. Here is a quick recap of the rest of 2015. Since we are already knee-deep in 2016, I'll do a quick re-cap there as well. Which should basically get us all caught up- right?

September: 

Engagement Party - I owe you a separate post on that alone, but here is a sneak preview.

October:

Baylor Game (our only one we were able to make it to this past season). We were unable to make it to Baylor Homecoming this year, and I was so bummed out about that. I had a conference for work, so I just couldn't go. This would have been the first time since I graduated (in 2008) to miss a homecoming. So, a group of us decided to make the best out of the situation, and we bought tickets for the West Virginia game the weekend before. Lucky us, but Homecoming actually got rained out this year because of some bad weather, so many of the activities were cancelled. So we actually got to enjoy a beautiful Waco weekend minus the Homecoming crowds and got to visit some of our favorite places (i.e. George's, Common Grounds, Spice!!!). #hearthappy



November: 

California for Thanksgiving




December: 

California for Christmas and the Ho-Family Christmas party Krob and I threw at our house! The theme was tacky, and I'm not gonna lie- those elf socks kept my feet cozy! And by the time Krob and I went on the hunt for our tacky outfits... the entire city of Houston purchased every single tacky sweater in existence. So matching tacky pj's for the win!



 

Taniguchi Fam

We kissed 2015 goodbye and spent New Year's Eve at a party thrown by one of Aaron's friends- complete with some midnight wakeboarding.



Aaron and I have literally (and figuratively) hit the ground running in 2016. We are celebrating some milestone birthdays this year - (Hello 30!) and wedding planning is in full swing (actually, if I'm being honest with myself - it should be in more of a "swing" than it currently is)!

January 2016

This will be the month known as the wedding for one of my sorority sisters in Dallas, Kim's 30th and the half marathon I did not run!! First off, Dallas is way colder than Houston! It was freezing, but the wedding was beautiful, and it makes my heart happy to run into friends from college and get all caught up! We took the obligatory Zeta pic, which is always a good time! And we may or may not have stopped at Emporium Pies on the way back to Houston. #delish





Look - we always try to do something new and out of the box for birthdays. 30 is big, so we had some pressure on us. Krob and I planned a high tea for Kim's 30th. Now, if you are asking why we would take someone to a high tea for their 30th....let me also add that it came with bottomless champagne #definitelynotboring, and now I am a big fan of high tea. We did a fun hibachi dinner as well so the guys had something to enjoy!



Now back to that half marathon I didn't run. This would have been my fifth year in a row to run the Houston half marathon. This was also the year I would have been the least trained to run. Aaron ended up having to take a trip to Florida for work, so we both deferred our race. We will be back (and better trained) for 2017!

February 

Engagement pictures, bridesmaid and moh asking and Krob's 30th! We are currently in week two of February (but who's keeping track), and it will be another eventful month. My allergies are literally killing me this month, and I've been through one round of hives and another round of antibiotics. Luckily, I think I'm finally at a place where the outdoors isn't slowly killing me!

Krob's 30th is this month. Krob is the type of friend who is always doing so much for everyone else - so this lady deserves to be celebrated! I'm planning a big party and have some fun tricks up my sleeve. More details on that to come.

I've (finally) asked (some) of my wedding party, and Aaron is almost done asking his, so I'm excited to share the full group once ya'll know who you are :) I was looking for the perfect way to do my asking, and Marrygrams had the cutest cards! They have so many cute ideas for some of the smaller wedding details, and I can't wait to pick out more for our special day!


Finally, one of my favorite memories of 2016 so far- we took our engagement pictures this past weekend and had an absolute blast. In true Kira and Aaron fashion, parts of it were definitely a hot mess (dogs- worth it, but DRUG THEM first), and the sneak peeks I've seen so far have so exceeded my expectations. More on that to come!!!

Happy Hump Day.....

(my dress is finally in, so I'm trying it on tonight, and I can't wait)

Lately

I know it has been quite some time since I updated this blog.... almost 8 months since I last shared with you all. There is SO much to say, and will catch you all up soon enough. So far, the summer has treated me well, in fact, it has been quite fabulous. I'll give you a quick rundown of what has been happening, and we will go from there.

1. In January, I adopted my precious golden retriever mix, Sawyer, from the Williamson County Humane Society. I saw his picture on their website and fell in love. I had to have him. I busted him out of doggy jail. And now I have a 65-pound lover of humans (and toilet paper) living with me. I cannot imagine life without this face:

Sawyer

2. Jenny (my old roomie from college) got married. I know, I know- obviously this is old news.... but I thought I would share some pics just for fun.

Krob, Kim, Jenny and myself at Jenny and Rusty's December wedding

 

3. Ryan got into dental school in Houston!!!!! I'm so proud of him for not giving up and for taking the time to truly think about the path that was right for him! He starts in a few short weeks (more on that later)!!!

Boyfriend

 

 

4. We celebrated Valentine's Day (again- I know that this is obviously slightly old news, but I can't resist the urge to share some pics).

Melting Pot: V-day 2011

5. Played with some of the besties for SING. I never get to see them enough, so getting a chance to spend a weekend together is the BEST. The best part about the weekend: sitting next to a dad who was SO excited that his daughter (one of the SING chairs) placed for Pigskin. I love excited dads- and just dads in general.

Krob, Jfred, Kim and myself. SING 2011

 

6. Celebrated the Royal Wedding with.... wait for it....... a Royal Wedding party!!! Yes, I got up at the crack of dawn to watch. Don't judge- you know you did it too. And no, it didn't disappoint. And yes, there is still part of me that loves a good real-life fairytale. Later that evening, the Weber fam and I made Royal food, Royal drinks and Royal dessert.

Royal cocktails- delish.

Royal food

Blue cake!!!

7. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to slip on my running shoes- because ****big news alert**** I need get to training- I'll be running the Houston half marathon in January. This is something on the bucket list, and I'm so excited to be running with team "Bearfeet."

More on the marathon, bachelorette parties, weddings, beach trips, float trips and mom visits later!!!!! It's good to be back!!!!