Author Archives: Marie
Dinner with Dad
Dad was up our neck of the woods yesterday to attend the first concert in Amanda’s last college choir tour. Over the next few days, she’ll be singing with Choir of the West throughout Washington and Oregon. We were going to meet Dad at a Thai restaurant in the U District, but it was closed. … Continue reading
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
It’s April, which means it’s Skagit Valley Tulip Festival month! About an hour north of Seattle, there are acres upon acres of tulips, daffodils, and other flowers that bring in hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world. Nick and I had already been planning to go when Mom suggested that we go together … Continue reading
Happy Easter
We hope you all had a nice Easter. Nick and I went up to Grandma and Grandpa’s cabin to celebrate with family. I have three young cousins, so it was fun to watch them scurry around finding eggs. We had ham for dinner, in spite of some of us insisting that Grandma’s Swedish meatballs are … Continue reading
Amanda’s Voice Recital
On Tuesday night, Amanda and a friend of hers had a voice recital at Pacific Lutheran University. Amanda, a mezzo-soprano, sang in German, Italian, French, and English. She did a great job and looked beautiful! I had spent the day watching Pride and Prejudice (for probably the 100th time) while making Andes mint cookies and … Continue reading
Ivar’s + Gas Works Park
The weather was so nice today (it got above 60º after all) that I decided to pick up Nick from work and do something outside. We went to Ivar’s for fish and chips and clam chowder. A friendly (and hungry!) duck came up to us as we were eating and stared straight at me. She’d cock … Continue reading
Happy Spring!
Hooray for spring! This winter has been colder and wetter in Seattle than normal, but at least it’s an improvement on what Nick and I are used to! I think Western Washington even broke some snowfall records, but (thankfully) we didn’t see that much snow here in Seattle. The flowers are starting to bloom now, … Continue reading
Alfy’s Pizza
Oh goodness! Another pizza post?!? 😛 Nick and I drove up to Grandma and Grandpa’s today to collect our Girl Scout cookies (thank you, Stephanie!). We had fun chatting with Grandma and Grandpa and even helping Grandma with computer problems. 😉 We also got to meet their (aka my cousin Caleb’s) new horse, Peaches. Grandma … Continue reading
Flying Squirrel Pizza
Tonight, Nick and I tried another pizza place we hadn’t been to before. We met up with Mom and Amanda at Flying Squirrel Pizza, whose pulled pork pizza was featured in Seattle Magazine this month. Nick and I drove right along Lake Washington to get to the Seward Park restaurant, which made for a nice drive. We … Continue reading
Tutta Bella
Nick and I had lunch with Mom yesterday at Tutta Bella, a Neapolitan Pizzeria we’ve all been wanting to try out. President Obama even had some Tutta Bella pizza when he was here last month. We shared a Pancetta (pancetta, tomato, roasted onion, and basil) and a Capannina (lemon and prosciutto), both of which were … Continue reading
Downton Abbey Finale
Nick and I joined Mom and Amanda on Sunday to watch the Downton Abbey Season 2 finale. We were happy the finale ended on a happy note and we can’t wait until Season 3 starts in September. Downton Abbey Season 1 was great and we really enjoyed it. Prior to watching the finale, Mom and … Continue reading