broad comedy.

last weekend, rebecca and i headed up to boulder for BVWHC's annual fundraising event. this year they opted to host the broad comedy show at the lovely boulder theatre. it was good times, to say the least.

the show opened with this delicate little icebreaker.

(if you are sensitive to swears, please disregard.)

the rest of the show was equally hilarious.

as honorary VIP's (aka aunt susan groupies), r and i even got invited to the after-party where this cute picture was taken.

and we scored some oprah-worthy GIIIIIFT BAAAAAGS!!! 

thanks for the tickets, padres. 'twas a grand time.

fiesta fun!

since claire was so kind as to host italian dinner night last month, r and i took it upon ourselves to return the favor and have everyone over for some fiesta fun slash food.

homemade guac and salsa.

ultra-fancy margs.

 

spicy chipotle brownies.

undocumented menu items: super-deluxe enchiladas, tacos, and churros.

 ann donning the sombrero.

leila looking good. 

r gives the big hat a big thumbs up.

claire was laughing too hard to get the hat on her head.

obviously it was a wonderful evening.

h-a-double l-o-double u-double e-n. 2010 ed.

a peacock, luigi, and rainbow bright ready to roll.

 

check our homemade tutus! 

 this guy was wearing a real pumpkin. 

(ew.)

zebra adam, peacock me, fire claire, rainbow bright r, and a random ghost buster(?).

thill death do us part.

getting ready at kathryn's. 

roommates reunited.

 the cake.

the flowers.

the party.

 the shoes from hell.

 kathryn and me.

 alex and alex.

aka the A team.

thill and her fasha.

post-ceremony limo ride!

 we love limos!

 thankfully we got these socks to wear for the reception.

 first dance.

thanks to kathryn for the photos and the witty title. and the good times.

special people do special things.

bff
(see picture 3)


bf

light.

this semester, our studio project is about the "poetry of light." to develop our understanding of this topic, we are to do 100 sketches studying the quality of light throughout the semester. here's a smattering of what i've done so far.

p.s. those last 2 were done with my super fancy sketching pencil, dad. it's a big hit. it was on loan much of the summer and now many people are going out to buy their own.

site model.

 this 4' x 8' site model was made for our next project, a solar think tank near the NREL lab.

it weighs approximately 1 billion pounds.

friends + food

claire hosted a special italian dinner night for our crew.

as per her duty as the cutest person on the planet, she printed these cute menus.

ann made these stuffed mushrooms. 

 rebecca made this pear and gorgonzola bruschetta. 

 a very fine person somewhere made this wine.

 emily made this salad.

 i made this spicy green bean and kale dish.

 claire's tomato and walnut sauces...

and pesto!

 soooo much cheese.

 and pasta. 

 and friends.

(emily and ann.)

(claire and a very sorensified me.)

 after dinner, i made this snowflake out of my napkin.

(just practicing for you, kaitlyn vaske-wright.)

kaitlyn getting married (!!!)

practice makes perfect.

the vaske ladies looking good!

in the process of getting our hair did.
aka torture.

the placing of the veil.

the salubrious bride wanted an apple. 

and so we went and got her an apple.

ready to roll at ma2's. 

off to the farm (via classy minivan).

two handsome fellows waiting for the action to start. 

as the first walker, i got the most stage time (even more than the lady herself).

here comes the bride!

the boring stuff.

it's official!

YAY!!!

she is always remarkably calm which was great on this day, 

but what we like most about her is the fact that she's really, really ridiculously good looking.

aka bride barbie.

the party post-ceremony.

the fam and me.

the boy and me.

the father and me.

the bff and his boyfriend and me.

congo church besties for life. 

(provided they don't make me acolyte on the choir side. who knows how flammable connie's hair is with all of that hairspray!)

gene put latrines in his chicken coop. what a clever man.

i don't even have my ears pierced, but i did a pretty good job of faking it.

pretty ladies... annnnnnd troy.

typical.

the gang.

what a wonderful weekend!

get married to jj again soon, kate!