Author Archives: Marie
Gardening: Our First Attempt
After 6 years of living in apartments, it’s been so nice to have our own house. The transition to being homeowners has been pretty easy, but it also comes with new experiences – like gardening! Neither of us had any prior gardening knowledge, so it’s been a lot of fun experimenting and learning as we … Continue reading
EMP Museum
Today, Nick and I went to the EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum. The EMP is a funny-looking building in Seattle Center whose design was inspired by smashed electric guitars. It is home to pop culture exhibits from music to science fiction to fantasy as well as the Sky Church, a performance space with one of the largest … Continue reading
Friends of SPL Book Sale
The first day of fall was yesterday and Seattle weather sure seemed to know about it. We went from sunny and 70’s to rainy and 50’s-60’s as soon as the season changed. Nick and I went to Magnuson Park yesterday for a couple reasons: we wanted to go for a walk and Friends of The … Continue reading
WA Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Nick and I went to the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire today. While it’s definitely not as nice as the Michigan Renaissance Festival, it only opened in 2010 and it’s been growing every year. The Renaissance Faire is held in a huge open field in Bonney Lake, about an hour south of Seattle. Nick and I … Continue reading
Trip to Leavenworth
On Tuesday and Wednesday, I went to Leavenworth with Grandma and her sister, Martha Sue. Leavenworth is a Bavarian town just over 2 hours east of Seattle, on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains. For you Michiganders, it’s a lot like Frankenmuth, only a bit smaller and there’s no gigantic Bronner’s Christmas store. 😉 I … Continue reading
Big Four Ice Caves
Nick and I had a mini vacation over the weekend at my grandparents’ beautiful log cabin about an hour away. The cabin is on a lake and it’s quiet and pretty isolated; Nick and I don’t even get phone service up there, so we were off the grid all weekend. We invited Amanda and our … Continue reading
Lake City Farmers Market
Happy 4th of July, everyone! Nick and I are at the Lake City Farmers Market picking up some fruit and things for dinner.
Father’s Day at the Ballard Locks
When I was trying to come up with something fun to do for Father’s Day, I saw some tweets about the fish ladders at the Ballard Locks. Nick and I had been wanting to visit the locks and this seemed like a great time to do it. The Ballard Locks connect Puget Sound with Lake … Continue reading
Chihuly Garden and Glass & Woodland Park Zoo
Chihuly Garden and Glass On Mother’s Day, a friend of Mom’s from Sweden was visiting, so we (Mom, Amanda, Nick, and I) showed her around downtown Seattle. Nick and I took the bus down and got there a little early, so we could pick up a few things at Pike Place Market. We met up … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Pond & Homemade Pizza
Hi, everybody! Sorry it’s been so long since Nick and I blogged last. We’ve settled in at home and haven’t really had anything blog-worthy to talk about lately. We’re both very happy and doing well, though! 😀 The weather was beautiful yesterday (sunny and cloudless, temperature in the mid 50’s), so we went for a walk … Continue reading