Are you GAGA?

I am so thrilled to be attending my 2nd Lady Gaga concert in January! The concert is exactly two weeks away [14 days]!! She is kicking off her North American tour in Vancouver, BC and me and some of my lady friends and heading up there. I am very very very excited. 

In Summer 2010, it was the Monster Ball and this year it will be the Born This Way Ball! Part of the reason that I am completely obsessed with her is that she has the most incredible message - be who you are and you will be accepted. No ifs, ands or buts.  Hearing her message live, in 2010, almost moved me to tears. And her voice live is absolutely off the charts. Amazingly good!

Here are a few photos from my first Lady Gaga concert in August 2010.

Amy did our makeup

Photoshoot at our apartment before we made the trek to the Tacoma Dome!

Now, onto the most important question.... what to wear????

Merry Christmas {Eve}

As I mentioned here, we took professional photos in Rome while we were on our honeymoon this summer and just got them back a few days ago.  Here are some of our favorites (it was really hard to narrow down, but enjoy!)  All photos are by Michael and his 2nd shooter from Fisheye Studio. 

Thank you so much, Michael! We had a blast shooting with you.

All photos are by Michael and his 2nd shooter from Fisheye Studio. 

New diggs

As you may recall, we found out last Friday that we will have to move out of our adorable amazing apartment at the end of January. Were you worried we would be homeless or have to scrape by and end up in a crappy place we found on Craigslist? Well, fear not! I am an ultimate Type A personality and I like to think of myself as a "do-er" which means I. get. things. done.

Well, we found our solution less than a week later!

NOVA Apartments

It's the NOVA apartments in West Seattle! It's brand new construction, as in, we will be the first ones living in the apartments. It's walking distance to Trader Joe's grocery store and a bunch of other cool things in West Seattle. So we will have to deal with the West Seattle Bridge which I've heard can be a REAL pain at times. Anyway, I am trying to look on the bright side because moving into a new place is kind of fun. We get to organize, de-clutter and simplify our lives. And all of that sounds amazing to me.

And now for some photos of the inside {not our exact unit, but it looks pretty similar} - drumroll, please....

Kitchen

It's called the urban 1 bedroom

The only thing I don't like is the bathroom tile... but that's it!

Pretty sweet, right? We are certainly excited!

... And yes that is a washer and dryer in our bathroom{!!}, not our bedroom, like we have had for the past 3 years!

Good Things Come to Those who Wait

If you recall, I hinted at a special surprise back on day 5 of our Italy trip.

Well, here it is!

We got professional pictures taken in Rome (I literally just got them back, so its been really fun to re-live the experience)! It was so fun, everyone thought we were celebrities... except my feet were killing me from all the walking... but I highly recommend getting professional photos taken while you are on vacation if possible.

We met up with Michael of Fish Eye Photography from Hawaii who was planning to be Europe at the same time we were.  Michael and his colleague were in town filming a week-long 50th birthday party in Tuscany (!!) and were looking to shoot a wedding.  We connected via email and I said I didn't have a wedding for him to shoot, but that I did have a honeymoon happening... and it all worked out from there!

Here is a sneak peek, below. I will post more pictures and details soon.

Hope your week is going well!

Ciao,
Kim