w h i d b e y

Last Sunday Joe and I spent the day on Whidbey Island. 

We went up to visit my parents who were staying for the weekend. 

It was Joe's first time on the island, crazy! 

Here are some photos from the day: 

We took the ferry over, had quiche (made by my dad) for lunch 

(as my mom says, "real men make quiche"!) 

went on a walk with Spencer on the Ebey preserve, 

fell asleep on the couch (it's just so relaxing up there!) 

and had a delicious dinner of crabcakes and mac and cheese. 

On the way home we drove around and managed to hit 

Deception Pass right at sunset. It was so gorgeous! 

Pretty perfect day. 

aaaand I'm back

Last week while using my laptop as a coaster I had a little white wine spill. 

I'm happy to report that I was able to purchase a new keyboard 

which arrived today. I installed it by myself, and I'm back up and running! 

Basically I got lucky. And I'm still using my laptop as a coaster... 

Oh and also, I'm sick. Again. 

Here's a little look at last week:

We had a few nice days with gorgeous skies. 

I took some walks around the neighborhood. 

The cats looked out the window. 

Barb and I saw "La Boheme" at the Seattle Opera. 

Pretty good week overall. 

Check out the change from morning to evening on Friday... 

super foggy driving to work in Sammamish and a gorgeous 

clear sky sunset walking to Joe's later on. 

He made pizza. He makes the BEST pizza. 

We watched Argo. Really good movie! 

On Saturday morning we picked up Joe's sister from the airport 

and began a busy day of fun activities. 

We went to the Husky bball game, lunch at Ivar's, 

wine tasting in Woodinville, and made pizzas for dinner with their family.   

On Sunday we had a glorious breakfast at Skillet Diner. 

Then we went to the Fremont Market and joined in the Theo's chocolate tour. 

I ended up running into a friend from junior high/ high school on the tour. 

We walked around Volunteer Park and looked at the fancy neighboring houses. 

Then I got a surprise call from Jason who was stranded at the airport. 

I picked him up and we went bowling at The Garage. 

The four of us enjoyed a delicious dinner at Serafina (too dark to snap photos). 

Seriously amazing. 

The evening ended with shuffleboard at the Zoo Tavern with Katie and Kearney. 

Whew. BUSY WEEKEND. No wonder I woke up 

with a sore throat Monday morning! 

But so, so fun and I wouldn't change a thing. 

Tea Party

Last weekend one of my besties threw a little tea party. 

It was BEAUTIFUL! 

She made this adorable invitation. 

How cute is her table setting??? 

I love the layered vintage tableclothes, 

her eclectic collections of dishes from estate sales, 

and her chalkboard napkin holders with our names on them. 

There was so much delicious food! 

Finger sandwiches, veggies, madelines, strawberries 

and whipped cream, scones, cupcakes... 

Kelly thrifted this apron when we were in Portland. 
Isn't she the cutest?

We followed up the tea party with LOTR. 

Pretty perfect afternoon if you ask me :)

signs of spring

Yesterday was a gorgeous sunny spring day in Seattle. 

A little teaser to remind us of what's coming. 

I spent hours cleaning up the yard.
I had really let it go. 

Snipped some little Daffodils 

and planted some early seeds. 

Hung up a new bird feeder outside the window. 

Nothing like a little sunshine 

to make you feel energized and refreshed! 

playing catchup

So that was an unexpected two+ week hiatus.
Things got a little crazy for a while I suppose. 

I was in a bit of a slump but I think I'm back to normal. 

Here's a quick recap according to Instagram: 

 I spent a week in Woodinville dog/housesitting for my parents. 

I took the cats with me...which no one seemed to appreciate. 

Note to self: do not try to make the dog and the cats be friends. 

While I was housesitting I caught up on all of Downton's third season 

in two nights. I had a fire in the fireplace. It was pretty cozy. 

I also purchased a new couch with my tax return while watching. 

What can I say, I am a multi-tasker. It arrives in a few weeks! 

I made Smitten's blood orange margaritas when I got home. 

Also her raspberry scones (again!) the following day. 

 I watched the Oscars with friends 

while enjoying champagne and pomegranate juice. 

Then skip ahead to this past weekend... 

The view from Gasworks with Karmen on Saturday, 

the lemon cupcakes we made that afternoon, 

and my new Craigslisted coffee table to match my new couch. 

 And then there were cats. 

Lots of cat photos in the last couple weeks. 

Joe has been gone a lot and I have been doing 

lots of work and homework, which they are always around for. 

So that's a recap.

Big news! 

I wrote three papers today. 

It just so happens they were the last 

three papers in my masters degree program. 

So...I'm done! 

Let's try that again... 

I'M DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!