Outing
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
The Woodland Park Zoo
Earlier this year Marie picked up 4 tickets to the zoo on Groupon for a steal. So, yesterday Marie and I went to the Woodland Park Zoo with Carrie and Amanda (Marie’s mom and sister). Oddly enough, we realized that this was the first time Marie and I have been to a zoo together. It … 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
We Got a New Camera
Marie and I have been without a nice camera for a while and although our phones have been great for taking snapshots here and there, we’ve been wanting to get a nicer bit of hardware so we can really take some great shots. So we finally decided that we should get ourselves an entry level … 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
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