at least three

Now that I have the super giant faux one

I plan to do at LEAST 3...maybe more

Mom decorating tree 3

Christmas, 2009

A month ago

We hosted the livest

TPC Classic gig in town

Lucky Charm

Golf supplies

Photo from summer 2010

Mild Blizzard

I think I heard that this year

was supposed to be the year of the

100 year storms

Quantae conquers the hill

Day trip to Snoqualmie Pass

Christmas, 2009

back on track

She looks like such a natural

all off trail and all

I still have her stick at the front door.

mom and Q visit

Christmas Day hike

Snoqualmie trails

Christmas, 2009

What do you mean no dogs?

Now that I have a puppy

I don't get to go here

anymore

which is all well enough

OC Pier Hopping

Orange County, CA

Winter 2008

Lucky Girl

This is my backyard.

I am one lucky girl.

Off the 9th

Pleasantville

Winter 2009

Dim what?

It's been a while since I've done dim sum

He ate it all up

her, not so much

mom & q visit

day after Christmas

International District, Seattle

2009

Winter hike

Over the mountain

and through the woods

he beat his grandmother on the walk

mom and Q

Christmas day hike

Snoqualmie trails

Christmas, 2009

Stuff him

I wish he was here

so that I could stuff him full of sushi

on our Sushi Fridays

Cutie Q nephew

does sushi

Seattle

Christmas Visit 2009

Another Year | Another Superstar

Ahhh...Junior League was so fun last year

And it's already feeling even better than last

Junior League of Seattle

Provisional of the Year

May 2010

the OC

I could sure use a trip back here

right about now.

Souther California

Orange County

Winter 2008

Ephemera

I miss playing with paper.

Scraproom

[pleasantville]

summer 2010

Pumpkin Detail

I wonder where puppy will sit

when we have to strap the pumpkins in

again this year?

Pumpkin Protection

upstate pumpkin farm

Fall, 2008

Rock harvest

Really trying hard

to harvest more than just rocks

this year

Ashley helps in the garden

[Pleasantville]

Summer 2010

Lucky Wish

I actually wished

that I wouldn't get any of these

in my yard this year.

Dandelions among the tulips

La Conner, WA

Spring 2008

Giddy

I think I'm actually growing some of these.

I think I might pass out from the gorgeousness.

White gourds

Fall City Pumpkin Patch

Fall 2009

Contemplative

Favorite place

Favorite photo

Love being out there in the fall

when the raves are REALLY

crashing in

On the beach

Ocean Shores, WA

Fall 2008

Glasslike Gloss

She is one smooth ride.

I didn't get out once this summer

for a cruise on the lake.

Center for Wooden Boats Beauty

Seattle | South Lake Union

Summer 2008

Spotted

I once

on a trip just like this

spotted an owl

that scared the living daylights out of me

because something that big

just shouldn't fly.

Especially right at me.

Fall Photo Hiking

Pacific Northwest backroads

Fall 2008

Weird Dog

Or just evidence that even dogs

have stereotypes.

I thought all dogs loved these.

Mine doesn't even notice them.

Fire hydrant red yellow

[Pleasantville], WA

Summer 2010

Rock and a Hard place

I miss this place so much

Don't get me wrong

the bed was HARD

but the living was so soft and easy

Anniversary Trip

PV, MX

Summer 2009

All mine

She's all mine.

Okay.  Half mine.

But that ball.

That ball is all her's.

Ashley the Shephard | Lab mutt

learning to dig and bury

[Pleasantville] Dog Park

Summer 2010

One of those days?

That a girl goes through?

Or diva in training

hiding from the 'razi?

She hides from the spotlight

Leavenworth, WA

Winter 2007

Harvest

Still wondering what kind of pumpkins

are going to come up for me.

Kind of figuring they will be about this size

at this rate of growth.

Pumpkin Patch | Corn Maze

North of Seattle

Fall

Best find ever

I'm a bit torn.

Not sure if the best find ever

was actually finding the Sponge Bob Easter basket

or finding Sponge Bob nestled into my side of the bed

on Easter morning last year.

Sponge Bob kicks up his heels

Easter 2008 | Old House

Seattle, WA

Do the Puyallup

The best part of living in WA

Is getting to do the Puyallup every year.

5th largest fair in the states

and you get to see sites like this

City girl meets baby piggies

Puyallup Fair

Puyallup, WA

Fall 2009

She'll be gone till November

Well, not quite that long.

But I wish.

Especially if I got to stay in this city.

Memorialized

Washington, DC

Summer 2009

The BEST Mac and Cheese

In the whole wide world was made by my grandmama

but since she ain't here anymore

This will always do in a pinch.

Kingfish Cafe

Mac and Cheese full order

(with delish salad)

Seattle, WA

July 2008

Windowsill

Kitchen windows with plants on the sill are the best.

R's first house

Seattle, WA

July, 2008

Wallet Candy

I made that placecard

before that was my last name

and remember smiling a huge smile

when I realized that by the time I sat down to that table

I would be all his.

Wedding seating cards

Early July, 2008

Democracy in Action

Man I miss this project

Almost as much as I miss this energy

This enthusiastic hope

Here's hoping an August visit can get folks fired up again.

Becoming a WA State Obama Delegate

Legislative District Caucus

Pin the Dot on your selection

Spring, 2008

Castle in the Sky

Well...at least on the beach.

And really crafty, creative castles at that.

Can't wait to go back

to the sand castle building contests

down the shore.

Ocean Shores, WA

2007

When we Go again

I want to go local

And I want to stay here

Cama Beach, WA

Summer 2008 (7?)

A wish

I wish I lived right on the edge of this

so that I could wake up to this every summer morning

And then promptly fall right back asleep.

 

 

Sunset

(because we know I would NEVER be up for sunrise)

 Cannon Beach, OR

Summer 2007

I can, but I didn't

Yes. I can swim.

No. I did not.

Not one time this year.

What a shame

Jamaica

Negril

July 2008

(Honeymoon)

But especially him

and you are still praying for him right?

He's an awesome kid

We were far enough apart for me to be out of the house

during his "cool" years

Wish we were just a little closer in age

But love my baby brother to pieces

David Henderson

Serving his country

Stationed in Afghanistan

August, 2010

And her too

We were way too close in age to be BFFs

growing up or now

but I DID always look out for her

and she for me

Sister enjoys Thanksgiving dinner

Seattle, WA

November, 2006

Best Laid Plans

Man I miss these two so much

Miss hugging her and pinching his cheeks. 

Been way too long

Gotta get back on the horse

Mom and Q visit

July 2008

Mini Pumpkins at this rate

At this rate of non-growth

in my backyard pumpkin patch

I think I might get lucky and get a mini pumpkin

like the one on my knee

and that will only happen if I go to the REAL pumpkin patch.

Sigh

Pumpkin Patch up North

Washington State

2006

Not So Lonely

Maybe it is time for a working holiday

LOVED. This. PLACE.

Can't wait to go back someday.

Lone Cyprus

California

2007

Take a Hike

Man.

I miss hiking.

Cama Beach Opening

Up North

Washington

2009 (8?)

They grow up so fast

We marked off the third measuring tick line on her grow wall

I so miss when she was so tiny and miniature and could fit in this basket.

Ashley Merikle

Growing up from tiny puppy to big puppy to little dog dog.

Nope.

Dog Dog is not a typo

Cali living

One of my fave Cali cities

San Francisco, CA

Getting Engaged in Napa Trip

Street Car Ride

October, 2008

Black | White

Even at the Resort, life is beautifully black and white

Resort Living

Palm Desert, CA

January, 2009

NYE

Life in the Sticks

He could not be happier that we get to buy milk at

The Milk Barn. 

I've never been in. But back home at my "official" grocery store

does sell milk in glass bottles.

Awesome

Snoqualmie, WA

July 2010

I miss...

Some routine life bits:

Starbucks treats

iTunes sync

Wedding planning

Sim City 4

One day

I'll do it all again

Old house

Seattle, WA

January, 2009

Scary Good Point

Almost.

Except that I actually LIKE how scary it is that I can pay

next to nothing to get a handwritten letter clear across the country.

Vs. half an arm and a leg via a private carrier...

Rep. Adams Everett Health Care Town Hall

Everett, WA

Summer, 2009

Cali Living

This is one corner of The OC that I love

It is generally the only corner of The OC I love

The corner of Heaven

OC, CA

Every visit home

I miss...

The little boy that gave me this little pig

I used to kiss this pig proxy every morning.

Miss my nephew Quantae

Pink Pig in the Closet

March, 2009

Going Back to Cali?

I guess this will always be an option

On the streets

Robert

San Francisco, CA

October, 2008