Work weekend wrap up

I had a mysterious illness the last 2 days, I'm chalking it up to dehydration, & am feeling better now :)

Anywho, here's a recap of the weekend. 

Ava and Hunter, Hunter, Finn, snippets from work, next week's dinners, herbs

I'll try to be more on top of posts for next week including some recipes I'm pretty amped for!

Work weekend wrap up

Dinner w/ fluffy friends, how does pool work again?, rare sharing moment, lil mama!, building Lego cars, fave coffe spot!, have a great week, everyone!

Work weekend wrap up

This was a pretty busy weekend, and I didn't take nearly as many photos as I should have. I'll try to do better! 

They were tickling each other!; we went for a long walk; saw some turtles; they didn't love the swings; this week's menu

Weird weekend and Tuesday craft day!

I didn't work this weekend. I had hoped I could get out of town to visit my sister before she moves to London, but after two days at the airport hoping to get a flight, I wasn't able to get out. (Womp womp)

After I missed the first three flights on Sunday, we decided to go to brunch and go for a walk around Georgetown.

I've been wanting to try out my crochet wheel and I finally gave it a spin. (ha!). I made a green hat, now I working on a pink one!

I might add to them, if I do, I'll keep you posted. :)

A little progress

Well, Hunter has been sick for a couple of days, so there wasn't a lot of time where I didn't have #babyarms, I got out side for a little bit and pulled some weeds. I also have an idea of where the sun will be and when, and got a photo per hour(ish) between 10am and 7pm. Here's a sampling (notice my flowers from Valentine's Day, still goin strong!)

I was going to start the seeds tonight, but I'd really like the garden space mapped out first. I'm hoping Dave can work on the boxes this weekend, it's supposed to be a bit stormy. Also, both cars need work too, we're down to just the truck. Again. So I'm sure that will take priority.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Work weekend wrap up

Rare Saturday post

Today was the twins' first birthday party and I've been crazy busy with the regular day to day madness and getting everything ready for the party. There was a few party foods I wanted to try out and a few I'd already tried, I think all in all it was a success. The food was yummy, the boys had so much fun, and so did mommy and daddy. 😊 a big huge thank you to every one who came and all the wonderful gifts. We are so grateful for all of the love!

Deliciousness!

Here's the recipe for the chicken wings that we had at the party!

http://pinterest.com/pin/78672324715151290/

Here comes the sun

The first warm weather of the season has arrived! I'm still a bit hesitant to banish all my sweaters and coats to storage in favor of the summer clothes, but this last weekend brought us the kind of weather that reminds me why I live here. It truly is one of the most spectacularly beautiful places on earth. I made my first trip to Bainbridge island and the peninsula since my divorce, and it was quite cathartic. I had a great time with my sister Nicole and a couple of other friends in BI Saturday and then Sunday me and a friend went out to La Push and then down the coast hitting the beaches on the way home, we barely made it back in time for karaoke but we made it.
The boy and I met up with friends at the beach here in Seattle, golden gardens, and then had a lovely lunch at one of our fave Mexican joints, Gorditos.
It's supposed to stay nice this week so I'm very much looking forward to many outdoor activities and soaking up the vitamin D, you never know how long it will last!

Monday playlist: Beach House, Black Pine, Vetiver, Yo La Tengo, Au Revoir Simone, Midlake, Passion Pit, Crystal Castles, Bon Iver, Rogue Wave, Neon Indian, Xx, Coconut Records, Grizzly Bear

Sister act

My sister Alice came to visit this weekend. It's always so great to see her, I feel replenished in a very distinct way whenever I get to spend time with her. Even though we've lived away from one another for over a decade, we've always been a constant for one another, so it's important for me to be able to check in with her face to face, it has an incredibly balancing effect on me. I don't know who I'd be with out her and I hope I don't need to find out anytime soon! ;)
The main reason for her visit was to attend our dad's graduation. He got his first college degree and I know I speak for our entire family when I say how proud I am of him! My sister stayed with me, and we got to spend a lot of quality time together while she was here. We had a family style dinner with my mom, had drinks with our other sister and some old friends, went to a karaoke birthday party and participated in the MS walk. I'm so glad she was able to come out, I feel like she's been able to help me through some stuff and I feel I've really turned a corner, thanks to her unwavering support. She left Sunday evening and my mom and I had a great dinner and I was able to convince her to come to karaoke at the twilight exit with me! So fun....