Author Archives: Marie
Alki and Pike Place Market
This morning, we all went to West Seattle to meet up with Mom and Amanda. We got there a little early, so we stopped to take some pictures of downtown (see picture above – the Space Needle is orange “galaxy gold” in celebration of the Seattle World’s Fair 50th anniversary). We walked around Alki Beach … Continue reading
We are Homeowners!!!
OMG, what an exciting day! We took Margaret, Donna, and Suki to the University of Washington this afternoon, so they could see where Nick works. Suki is a 14-year-old pug and she is having a hard time walking right now, so she was pushed around in a stroller (lots of people commented about how cute … Continue reading
Visitors from Out of Town
Today was a busy day! Nick and I signed all of the required documentation for our new house and then I transferred the necessary funds over to the escrow company. We’re going to miss having that money in savings, but it will definitely be worth it. 😀 Nick’s mom, Donna, and Donna’s pug (Suki) arrived safely this … Continue reading
Getting awfully close now…
Reason #364 why I can’t wait to move: Getting into Gunter was not an easy task yesterday! I think our neighbors have gotten crazier now that we know we’re moving… either that, or I’m just super impatient about moving. 😉 It’s just after 4am. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t … Continue reading
More Exciting News!
As if June wasn’t already exciting enough (buying our first house, Nick’s mom coming to visit, 10 year anniversary of Nick and I meeting, Nick hiring a new student assistant at work,…), I have something else exciting to share: I got a job! 😀 I am going to be doing game development for a start-up … Continue reading
Hosoonyi Korean Restaurant
For dinner last night, Nick and I went somewhere we hadn’t been before, Hosoonyi Korean Restaurant in Edmonds. I found the restaurant through Google Offers, which had a promotion for the restaurant a few months ago. In Detroit, Nick and I used to go to Wasabi for bulgogi (Korean marinated barbeque beef) and we’ve been wanting to find a … Continue reading
Amanda’s Graduation
Nick and I have been so busy getting ready for the move that we forgot to post about Amanda’s graduation (sorry, Amanda)! On Sunday, Amanda graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a BA in Religion and a minor in History. She graduated magna cum laude and was a Pinnacle Society member for leadership and service, … Continue reading
The Big News
Nick promised a blog post this week about our big news and now we can finally share it with you all… Nick and I are buying our first house!!! 😀 We’re super excited! We had been looking at houses online for almost a year, so we got a pretty good feel for how much houses cost … Continue reading
Opening Day of Boating Season
Yesterday was the Opening Day of the boating season in Seattle and Uncle Peter invited us to join him on his boat for the festivities (thanks, Uncle Peter!). The weather wasn’t supposed to be that great (partly cloudy and temps in the low-50’s – compared to nearly 70 today!), but it was actually pretty nice, … Continue reading
Mount Baker Ridge Viewpoint Photo
Incredible sunset photo of Seattle by Darrell Benedict. It’s taken from the Mount Baker Ridge Viewpoint, so I guess Nick and I will have to take our camera there sometime. 😉