#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! 

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!

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

FROSTY MORNING

MEET MADDY

Taken on the beautiful beaches of Whidbey Island, WA

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..