nicki & brian
July 23, 2016
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Long Beach Map Print
Sure.. we're in love with each other, but we're also in love with our current city of Long Beach, CA!
Long Beach Map Print
$59.00

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Gift Cards | Michaels Stores – Shop Online Now
We have some pretty great things that we don't display because we haven't ever gotten around to framing them - antique maps from Aunt Carolyn, reproduction posters from a propaganda museum in a basement in Shanghai, some of our favorite photos over the years, many vintage postcards. Help us finally decorate our apartment with some custom framing!
Gift Cards | Michaels Stores – Shop Online Now
$25.00

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Long Beach Post Office - Vintage Linen Postcard
A beautiful old building in our current city of Long Beach, CA which still stands tall today. If you come out and visit us we'll show you where it is!
Long Beach Post Office - Vintage Linen Postcard
$2.50

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Open Sesame Gift Card
One of our favorite Long Beach date nights is a leisurely walk down palm-lined streets with ocean views to Open Sesame. He orders the "Ali's Favorite" and she gets the chicken tawook skewers (and lots of pita). The return walk is always a little slower - with bellies full of delicious food.
Open Sesame Gift Card
$50.00

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Evening at the Getty
Set atop a hill overlooking Los Angeles with views of the Pacific, The Getty is a favorite tourist spot especially in the summer when hours are extended and special events are hosted in the expansive outdoor patios and gardens. This gift covers museum entrance, couple glasses of wine, and a fantastic sunset view (as well as all of the great museum exhibits and collections). We'll send you a picture of the views! Featured Photo: Snapped by Brian's sister Kelly on a visit in 2015.
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Evening at the Getty
$35.00

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Outdoor Adventure - Honeymoon
Though the destination and details are TBD, Brian and Nicki look forward to a honeymoon full of adventures and new experiences. We look forward to some kind of outdoor adventure activity during our honeymoon - perhaps kayaking, hiking, zip lining, who knows! Regardless of location, this gift ensures to get us out in the fresh air and making memories together. Features photo: Nicki "planned" a hike in the mountains in Orange County expecting a leisurely suburban nature walk. Instead, Nicki, Brian, and good friend Rosie spent more that four hours scrambling over and between boulders, up mountains, and being totally exposed to wildcats. The exhausting day ended with a replenishing meal of In-N-Out Burger.
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Outdoor Adventure - Honeymoon
$50.00

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Airfare - Honeymoon
Group gift
We don't yet know where we'll be going for our honeymoon, but we know we don't have enough frequent flyer miles to get there! Any gifting here goes towards cramming Brian into a tiny coach seat and Nicki's attempt to "get her money's worth" in tiny bags of airline pretzels.
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Airfare - Honeymoon
$1,200
21%

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Romantic Al Fresco Dinner - Honeymoon
If the destination is TBD, so is the cuisine! But as always, Brian will find a local dish picky Nicki will actually eat, and they'll enjoy a lovely dinner together out in the fresh air - perhaps at a sidewalk cafe where they can people watch, or a patio beer garden with live music, or overlooking the ocean. Featured Photo: Moganshan (outside of Shanghai, China). Brian and Nicki spent Chinese New Years here in 2013 and the only day that wasn't covered in snow they walked several miles along beautiful valley roads looking for somewhere to have a good meal. However, after a couple hours they had to settle for a couple of cups of instant noodles and imitation Skittles because due to the holiday only a convenience store was open. But they had a beautiful view for that "al fresco" meal!
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Romantic Al Fresco Dinner - Honeymoon
$50.00

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Rotary International - Donation
Brian has been connected to Rotary since 2008 when he was awarded a Rotary fellowship to complete a UN-sponsored masters degree program in West Africa. While in Benin, Brian completed a masters program in human rights (in French), presented at several Rotary clubs in Benin and surrounding countries, and made many Rotarian friends. Coincidentally, Nicki followed Brian to Benin during this time and so their adventure together began.
Rotary International - Donation
$20.00

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Habitat for Humanity - Donation
After graduating college, Nicki served a year in the AmeriCorps national service organization and worked as a full time on-site volunteer leader with the Orange County chapter of Habitat for Humanity - building a total of six houses. Her time with HfH was especially valuable and included building in OC, New Orleans, and other Gulf Coast areas still recovering from hurricane Katrina. Upon her return to St. Louis in 2008, one of the first times Nicki and Brian hung out as a sort of "date" was a Saturday of volunteering at the St. Louis Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity - Donation
$20.00

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Bread Loaf Pan - 8½ x 4½ (standard)
Purchased
We love cooking together, and Nicki is determined to bake a great loaf of bread one of these days! Though her kneading technique "kneads" work, having a good bread pan can only improve her results.
Bread Loaf Pan - 8½ x 4½ (standard)
$15.95
Sunshine Blue Dwarf Blueberry Bush
Purchased
Though we don't have a yard at our apartment, we make the most out of the little outdoor space we have with container plants. This miniature blueberry bush will feel at home alongside our jasmine plant, succulents, and Clivia.
Sunshine Blue Dwarf Blueberry Bush
$11.99
St. Louis Map Print
Purchased
Home sweet home!
St. Louis Map Print
$59.00
Upside of Down Compartmented Pillow
Purchased
Are down pillows really better than regular poly-filled pillows as weapons in a pillow fight? Help us in our scientific study and we'll debrief you on our scientific findings.
Down Inc
Upside of Down Compartmented Pillow
$58.99
Studio 9-Piece Folding Wrap Knife Set
Purchased
We love cooking together, but we're kind of at the SOS point when it comes to knives - we're surviving off of dull cheap knives from Big Lots and slightly sharper hand me downs from Nicki's brother (thank you!). This set is a great option for our tiny kitchen because it comes in a fold up case instead of a big wood block - which is good since we have so little counter space! Come over one day and we'll cook you some dinner - with lots of chopped up things!
BergHOFF
Studio 9-Piece Folding Wrap Knife Set
MSRP $99.99Our price $59.99
Logic Double Play Reversible Cast Iron Grill/Griddle
Purchased
We love cooking together, and can already imagine all the delicious things we could make with this griddle... pancakes in the morning, flip it over for burgers and veggies for dinner. Or perhaps just more and more pancakes.
Lodge
Logic Double Play Reversible Cast Iron Grill/Griddle
MSRP $59.99Our price $49.99
Dinner Plate, Set of 4
Purchased
We love to cook meals at home and love to eat dinner together. However... one of us has a hard time keeping plates in one piece and now we need some replacements. Nicki recently order a couple of these plates to test out, and they're both beautiful and durable!
Mosser Glass
Dinner Plate, Set of 4
MSRP $147.99Our price $119.99
Solo Radio
Purchased
There are no TVs in the Everson-Hill household, but we love listening to the radio - new music discovery on our local public radio station out of Santa Monica, staying up to date with NPR, streaming French radio from the ipod, or enjoying the occasional sports game.
Crosley
Solo Radio
MSRP $89.99Our price $84.99
Pop Chopping Mat, Set of 3
Purchased
Not glamorous, but necessary! We love cooking together with fresh ingredients, which means a lot of chopping. These cutting mats don't take up much space, which is good since we don't have much kitchen space to give!
Joseph Joseph
Pop Chopping Mat, Set of 3
MSRP $11.99Our price $9.99
Movie Night at Art Theatre of Long Beach
Purchased
The Art Theatre of Long Beach opened its doors in 1924, was renovated ten years later after the Long Beach earthquake, and is enjoyed by neighborhood movie-goers to this day. This theatre is an about 20 minute walk from our apartment, surrounded by several places to grab dinner, coffee, or a drink. It makes a perfect escape during the week or a great outing on the weekend. Last visit: Brian, Nicki, and Anne saw "The Martian"
Cash fund
Movie Night at Art Theatre of Long Beach
$25.00
Catalina Island Ferry - Round Trip
Purchased
About 30 miles off the Californian coast, Brian and Nicki see Catalina Island any time they're at the beach. This gift covers the cost of one round trip ticket on a ferry, which frequently includes dolphin, sea lion, and whale sightings. Once at Catalina the days are full of nature preserves, knickknack shops, cafes, ocean views, bike riding, and other outdoor activities.
Cash fund
Catalina Island Ferry - Round Trip
$70.00
Evening of Tennis at Billie Jean King Center
Purchased
Both Nicki and Brian like to play tennis, and luckily Long Beach takes tennis pretty seriously. The city has several great tennis facilities and the BJK location is closest to where we live.
Cash fund
Evening of Tennis at Billie Jean King Center
$20.00
Dance Lessons for the Newlyweds
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Though we intended to take some dance lessons before the wedding, it's better late than never! Though Brian has a natural flair for dancing, Nicki definitely needs some professional help. Long Beach offers several types of dance classes and many take place at a small dance hall across the street from the ocean.
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Dance Lessons for the Newlyweds
$40.00
One Night Lodging - Honeymoon
Purchased
Though the destination and details are TBD, we'll need a comfortable place to be a home base during our honeymoon adventures. We enjoy basic accommodations just as much as fancy ones - especially considering the interesting people we meet staying at unconventional (and inexpensive) places. The photo featured here is of the lovely beach hut we stayed in at Akwidaa - a small fishing village on the coast of Ghana. During our visit here in 2009 we enjoyed starry skies, warm ocean waters, and adventuring around the village.
Cash fund
One Night Lodging - Honeymoon
$50.00
Educational Adventure - Honeymoon
Purchased
Despite the honeymoon destination being TBD, our criteria is: warm enough for Nicki, doesn't have a zika outbreak, and has something of historical significance to learn about and visit (ruins, architecture, museums, etc.). Perhaps we'll be studying early human cave paintings, roaming world class or locally famous museums, or maybe taking a guided tour of an ancient city. The featured photo is from 2011 when Brian visited Nicki in CA and they went to the mission at San Juan Capistrano. Man who photobombed us remains unknown.
Cash fund
Educational Adventure - Honeymoon
$50.00
One Night Nicer Lodging - Honeymoon
Purchased
Though the destination and details of the honeymoon are still TBD, there will come a time during the trip when we're ready to stay in "nicer" accommodations than we usually reserve for ourselves. Though still down for the rugged adventurous trips, we've come to appreciate the more comfortable things in life and lodging. Featured photo: Hans Cottage Botel, Cape Coast, Ghana. In 2009 we visited Ghana on an Easter break trip when Brian was studying in Benin. While staying at HCB we visited the Kakum National Rainforest, and enjoyed this rather peculiar hotel which features African crocodiles (do yourself a favor and flip through the photos of HCB on Trip Advisor). For the honeymoon, we'll upgrade to something a little nicer!
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One Night Nicer Lodging - Honeymoon
$100
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