mawage

Mawage. Mawage is what bwings us togevaaaa today.
You guys. My big brother got MARRIED on Saturday! Oh man, it was so beautiful.
Eric and Erin. How cute and almost matchy-matchy.

My main men.
Me, Eric, Dad, Jason, and Ben..
 I seriously LOVE this picture.

Here she comes!!!!

Now say I do.. blah blah cutesy good stuff.

can I get an awwww? Yes.
YOU MAY KISS YO BRIDE! This was the first time I've ever seen Eric kiss a girl.. weird.

And they're off!

Their wedding was super cool and beautiful! There was a nice cocktail hour directly following the ceremony,

I was definitely diggin the free drinks. (nonalcoholic of COURSE!)

and then a faaaahhncy schmahhncy dinner after that.

WITH MY OWN NAME AND PLANT!

a toast.

I'm sooo happy and excited for Eric in this big step that he has made with Erin. I can tell that they really love each other.. and LIKE each other too! I'm just real proud to be an Arbogast. My dad, big brothers, uncles, and cousins all give me such good examples of the kind of man I need to marry someday, and I'm soooo grateful for that.
Anyways, congrats Eric! I love you guys!

Let'er Buck!

The best week of the year is here: ROUND UP! 

Monday was PBR date with Sterling. So fun. I LOVE PBR.

First we went to Maz. Mexican food= my favorite. 

I loved this hat! But Sterl said I looked like I was about to go get drunk and sleep with a random cowboy.
So I didn't buy it. And now I really regret it. Not for the drunk cowboy part...

 Just friends. But darn good ones at that!

Let'er Buck!

Dang it, all I want are two things. JUST TWO THINGS! That's not too much to ask for.. right? Horse and a cowboy? Nah.. that's not too much. ;) 

Today I went to the rodeo. I remember as a child going to the rodeo.. all I wanted was to be a cowgirl.. I really wanted to be a Round Up princess. While that has never happened nor will it ever happen, today was a big day. I got to sing the National Anthem for close to 10,000 people at the PENDLETON ROUND UP! And, while announcing my name and where I am from, they called me a cowgirl. I think I blushed a bit because I was so excited. Haha!

sososoooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!

while waiting to go out into the arena, I met JJ Harrison! He's so super nice and funny.
And I swear he runs ultra marathons. that guy has tons of energy.

And then I finished and it was over and I was sooooo happy. Listening to it again, yes there are a ton of things I wish I could go back and fix. but hey, it's over. and i was really really nervous. and at least i didn't mess up the words! Thank GOODNESS! Lotsa prayers went into this one, haha. I'm a huge adrenaline junky.. and this is definitely my jam. 

Of course I had to meet up with my BEAUTIFUL BEST FRIEND KARLEE!
Who is single, guys... so *cough cough*...

And my super cute cousin Mary Kate who is a Round Up princess this year! 

Barrel Racing is probably my favorite part. Love it!

I love this week. It's a time when our community really comes together and we all support each other. I'm really grateful for all of the love, support, and encouragement from all of my friends and family this week. I love you!

p.s. I'm not doing to the TRI anymore.. it's just too expensive. I want to try and do a half marathon the same weekend though! We'll see how it goes. This week I'm going to try going paleo. Not for the diet, but for me and how I feel. The end!

Oregon Coast

Once again, it's Friday night in. Date with my blog. How cute.

Last weekend we went here and it was amazing...

there were a trillion seagulls up there!

Oh holy yum.

Only the best clam chowder ever! Too bad we didn't go there.. haha

Shrimp for days..

Jordan loves.. life! Jordan loves life :)

Sarah

Jennas got hops!

Wouldn't be the beach without a million failed jumping picture attempts!

SEA FOOD! LOVE. IT.

It was so relaxing and perfect to get away with my family. The first night I slept with Millie.. WORST THING EVER. Haha she has a way of sleeping horizontally on the bed... And then she woke up at 3ish and wouldn't stop farting! "Jordan, it goes pop! pop! pop! Then it goes mmmmm.. mmmm. mmmmmmmm....." Hahaha! Crazy kid. We did a lot of shopping (spent wayyyy too much money), ate wayyy too much yummy food, and had a lot of great family time! Successful trip, I'd say!

Country. It's in my blood.

Last Saturday my mom, Cass, Sarah, grandma, and I headed to Halfway, OR for the Baker County Fair! I've never been into animals much, but the rest of them LOVES animals. Weirdos. ;)
My favorite were the cows. I have always loved horses and cows. Cass loves the sheep, and Sarah loves the goats and bunnies. I have to admit.. the bunnies were PRETTY cute.

on the way there..
day old hair dont care.

twins? yeahhno.

LOOK AT THE FUZZYWUZZY LIKE GUY! so stinkin cute. melted my heart.

 Then we went across the street to the cemetery and found a ton of family names for my mom! She's been going real gung-ho on geneology (woohoo!) and needed some FACTS.

ended the day with a BEAUTIFUL Baker Valley sunset.

Labor Day, instead of going somewhere fun and exciting like normal human beings, we stayed home and canned. Which I'm sure I'll appreciate in 5 months when I'm back at school starving. OR If there's some zombie apocalypse or something weird, we'll be ready. Will you?

pears

onion cutting duty.. done right.

WE HAVE HUGE ZUCCHINIS!

So my training has kind of not been going too well.. I'm just so busy! And so tired all the time! And busy. Ugh. Lame excuses, I know I know. Next week I will be sooo good though. I promise. On the up side, I swam a whole mile yesterday nonstop! My friend TO sent me this and I LOVE IT.

And since I haven't been working out like I should be.... I've been eating lots of junk food also. Today was M's bday, so I made these babies to take to work!

 

Cake mix.. Betty Crocker (TOP SECRET for success!) with a couple raspberries baked in da middle.
Chocolate buttercream frosting... this is my favorite recipe. When its refrigerated it kind of tastes like and has a similar texture to ice cream!
Chocolate ganache... I used this recipe and really liked it! Super simple, too!
Top with a raspberry and voila! A Jordan-made cupcake creation.

Finally, I really love love love this talk. Please read it. :) CLICK HERE. It's on dating.. so I guess if you're married you don't really need it, but I wish I had read it before I started college. It would have helped me perspective a lot! Or maybe reading it accompanied with my dating experiences is what made the difference.. I dunno. Even if you're not mormon, it's still great.

Till next time, yo!