Well, hello again!  How was the holiday?  How was the food!?  We hope you got lots of fun with the family, fun with the friends, and some downtime from the hustle of work, shopping, and planning.  You know, spent some quality time with the 'nog.'

We've had a grand old time here!  Heather took my breath away with the most stunning Snuggie at which we laughed ourselves into oblivion.  We brainstormed some big 2010 plans over holiday pedicures.  And... I'm not too proud to say, I suffered a Wii injury from some over-zealous Grand Slam Tennis and still failed to advance in the Australian Open! 

Let's continue the fun though, shall we?  We wanted to let you know that going on over in our Real Wedding section... there's a year end vote for all your favorite details and elements from the Portland weddings of the last year.  We're calling it the First Annual Local Love Awards!  Bringing you the freshest and most inspiring Real Weddings is one of our favorite things and we are never not totally enamored of what Portland Wedding Vendors and inspired brides do!  So visit the voting page, check out the nominees, and share your opinion.  Fair warning: The weddings are gorgeous so choosing may be tricky ;)

luv, Kimberly