Hawaii!!

We are going on our Hawaii vacation soon! It is very exciting, so I chose a new background.

Things I Love Right Now

Yes, I know, I have not written in a while. This week has been a bit odd and a little difficult, so I thought I would write about things I love to cheer myself up!

1. Guen and Jeff, of course. The sweetest puppy in the world and the best husband in the whole world. My best friends.
2. Victoria, BC. Visited for the second time this weekend and it is just as beautiful as I remember it except this time it was sunny (most of the time)
3. My new nightgown from the GAP. I have not been a nightgown girl in the past, but I bought this cute cotton one (on sale!) that is super soft and has little stars all over it. Perfect for those warm summer nights.
4. The Seattle Sounders soccer team. Fun to watch and cheer for.
5. My garden. It is coming along quite nicely.
6. The new Renton off leash dog park. It is only a patch of rocky ground with a fence around it night now, but that is good enough for Guen. It was inspiring to see how quickly it came together and how the community supported it.
7. Slurpees. (self explanatory, I think)

Finally.... something blogworthy

So I haven't blogged in quite some time because nothing interesting has been going on. Just working in the yard and going to the movies and stuff. But this weekend we celebrated Jeff's birthday and had a super hero themed party. So here are a few pictures:

Just in case you are not up on your cartoon heros, this is Darkwing Duck and She-Ra.

Official Buyer for the Ragteam

What is Ragteam, you ask? Well, my talented neices have a site on Etsy, http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7097833, where they sell quilts. They make the quilts out of old clothes that they find at Goodwill. Today I made my first trip to buy fabric for them. I managed to get a corduroy jacket, 4 pairs of corduroy pants, a corduroy shirt, two denim shirts and 2 denim dresses for about $40! Not bad, I think. I didn't find any cool colors, but the pants are blue, black, forest green and kind of a teal color. The corduroy shirt is white and the jacket is gray. The denim stuff is just plain denim, I didn't find any cool patterns or anything.



I tried to go to the Goodwill outlet where you can buy clothes and pay by the pound, but there was a stupid baseball game or something so I couldn't find a single place to park! OK, truth be told, I found a parking spot and was getting ready to pull in when these two hippies walked in front of me, and someone pulled in and took the spot even though they could see I was waiting for it. Grrr.

Happy Spring

Easter is over, so here is my new generic spring background. Although, it does not feel like spring here in the Seattle area. Rainy and cold. I could see my breath while waiting at the bus stop today. No, not in the morning! This afternoon. Oh, and it hailed a little too.

The forecast says sunny and 71 this weekend. I'll believe it when I see it!

Happy Easter!

Here I am with my awesome Easter basket. Jeff did a great job this year. He said he "got carried away" but I think it is just right! All of my favorite candies, including Cadbury Cream Eggs. Yum!

The Beach

Jeff and I just returned from a 5 day vacation at the beach in Manzanita, OR. We didn't take a lot of photos because we were mostly inside reading and watching movies because of the rain, but here are a few photos. Also, you can see photos of where we stayed here: http://www.coastcabins.com/oregon-coast-cabins-one.html It was a cute little place; just the right size for the two of us.

Here's Jeff and Emily watching some TV.

Here's Erin vegging on the couch.

Mom doing her crossword puzzles.

And here is the whole gang.