Tuesday, November 27, 2012

#1: TILLAMOOK

One thing I love discovering about the Pacific Northwest is a new knowledge of Native American lingo. If I had to make a completely uneducated guess, I would say that approximately 4 out of 5 proper nouns in Washington come from the Native American heritage. This makes things like city names, rivers, casinos, anything really, difficult, yet extremely fun to pronounce. Today's Native American word is Tillamook. Pronounced (I think) "till-a-muck", Tillamook is a now nationally known dairy company, which produces anything a lactos-intolerant person would avoid, including butter (seen here from our Thanksgiving day preparations) and bowl-licking-good ice cream. Located in the top left corner of Oregon, Tillamook Dairy is a true staple in the Pacific Northwest! More difficult-to-pronounce Native American lingo coming your way soon! 

Friday, November 23, 2012

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

We had a wonderful thanksgiving with Kevin's family in Washington yesterday - complete with 4 different pies, turkey, ham and all the fixings. We got to serve thanksgiving on captain Ruth's carrier to all the sailors in the morning - so much to be thankful for! I loved getting to FaceTime with my sister, brother in law, nephew, mom, and grandparents all the way in Florida - technology is a beautiful thing! Off to the EstyRAIN trunk show in downtown Seattle to support some local artisans on Black Friday - i hope every one had a wonderful thanksgiving!













Sunday, November 11, 2012

WOODINVILLE WHISKEY

We had a wonderful Sunday (with the exception of the Sounders terrible game against Galaxy - they'll catch up at home next weekend!). Wine tasting at Tafft winery and a tour and tasting at Woodinville Whiskey Co.! Top off the evening with some homemade pistachio ice cream - yum!!
Cheers!
Homemade Pistachio Ice Cream
Woodinville Bourbon + Egg Nog

Thursday, November 1, 2012

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I showed my love for our current weather here in Seattle yesterday for Halloween... We had a great time passing out candy to all the little (some not so little... What is the acceptable age for trick-or-treating these days anyway?) kiddos last night!
Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween :) 

Ps: necessary purchase of my new friend, the "happy light": energy lamp which mimics sun light (which we seem to be getting less and less of) Noted: already increased sense of happiness and productivity! We shall see..

Monday, October 29, 2012

KEVIN'S FIRST DAY!

Off to work before the sun came up!
Thinking of all of our friends on the east coast preparing for Sandy - please stay safe!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

KEVIN GOT A JOB!

Happiest news! Kevin got a job! After months and months of what seemed like endless applications & research, Kevin has officially accepted a mechanical engineering position at Leviton Manufacturing in Bothell, WA! Kevin will be designing and manufacturing all the fun stuff that makes IT servers work smoothly (think those giant rooms filled with computer servers that hold all of the knowledge in the world). 
Fun facts about Leviton: 9 out of 10 homes in North America (including the WHITE HOUSE) utilize Leviton products every day. Leviton designed and manufactured the charging equipment for Toyota's Prius. Pretty cool stuff, huh? 
Cheers to the working man! We are so very excited!    
Celebrating at Pyramid Alehouse before the Sounders Game! 

LEE IS ONE!

Happiest of birthdays today to my perfect nephew, Lee! Auntie love is an entirely unique and special type of love - a love that has completely overwhelmed me & filled me with joy over the last year. I knew one day I would become a "baby person", but up until Lee, I had never changed a diaper, fed a baby, or really had a reason to care about whether or not a baby was crawling, talking or any of the million baby milestones there are. Now I find myself tearing up over videos of Lee babbling about some inanimate object that he finds extremely interesting and trying to guess how old some random baby is in the grocery store. I have never been more appreciative of my family and the time I get to spend with them, and I know this will only grow with the years (& babies!) to come! In conclusion - Happy birthday Lee! I love you! 
(Now for some more adorable pictures of Lee & his amazing parents...)