my weekend in pictures – Page 33 – emerald city diaries

my long weekend in pictures: idaho edition.

{driving thru snoqualmie pass to start our roadtrip from seattle to boise. luckily we had dry roads!}

{crossed over the 45th parallel. even though we were driving farther away from the north pole, it seemed fitting that this sign said north pole. very festive!}

{my two teams went head-to-head in the las vegas maaco bowl game on saturday. #gobroncohuskies the broncos pulled out a win but it was an awfully close & nerve-racking game.}

{i caught up on magazines during half-time. thanks for saving all your mags for me mom!}

{my mom & i made caramel this weekend. twice. it keeps coming out too hard. any suggestions on how to make soft, chewy caramel?}

{watched the seahawks destroy the 49ers. happy for the victory & happy we weren’t in seattle for all of that rain!}

{merry christmas eve from my parents’ house!}

we have had such a wonderful weekend in boise. my being so relaxed has directly resulted in the very few pictures for this weekend post – my apologies! i hope you have had a wonderful pre-christmas weekend too! how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{sadie got a christmas scarf & was posing in front of her christmas stocking.}

{it is fun to get packages in the mail this time of year that aren’t christmas presents!}

{got my stocking stuffer shopping done on friday night at the u village, including a stop at madewell. boy is it hard to walk past cute things for me that are 30% off when i am supposed to be shopping for other people!}

{the christmas cards keep rolling in – love it!}

{aaron made a delish pizza on friday night – half veggie, half bbq chicken.}

{there was lots of wrapping of presents this weekend.}

{on saturday we took a family trip down to ikea! it is amazing how fast you can get thru the store if you don’t stop & look at everything.}

{this is how sadie spent her time while i worked on some pinterest christmas crafts.}

{the holiday party we attended on saturday night included a “bite” contest – this was the first round. yum!}

{this 10 foot santa was quite the sought-after present at the greedy gift exchange. we lost the santa, but came home with a snowman right out of the 80s.}

we had a busy weekend filled with last-minute holiday errands & lots of holiday socializing with friends in town. we had a blast, but need another few days to re-coup! luckily this is a short work week for both of us. can you believe that christmas is next week? where did december go? how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{apparently malia obama & i have the same stylist: see here. even though this anthro coat was a steal i found last year, i still adore this coat!}

{aaron ice etching at his company holiday party.}

{a & m forever!}

{i think i found a chandelier for our bedroom! just kidding, this guy was about 15 feet tall.}

{we played some craps. & by played i mean watched for an hour & still have no idea how to play craps.}

{o’ christmas tree! he needs a few more lights, but we have a picture perfect christmas tree window!}

{we lunched at elemental wood fired pizza with my mom who was in town this weekend.}

{sadie snuggling in her sweater while i worked on christmas cards.}

{these are the newest additions to our christmas tree – an adorable whale & pig from crate & barrel. thanks mom!}

{when sadie gives you this face it is really hard to get anything done!}

{we wore the mustaches i won at a white elephant gift exchange to my company holiday party. #imustacheyouaquestion}

{i won rookie of the year at my company holiday party. that bottle of champagne was my trophy, apparently.}

{christmas cards done & done! #weknowthismanypeople?}

{only the best weekends end with a trip to target.}

the holiday season is definitely in full swing with no less than five holiday parties to attend this weekend! my mom was also in town which was a fun treat. we have been enjoying the holiday festivities, but are trying to balance that with a bit of rest & relaxation. how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{addressing christmas cards.}

{blog views from all around the world. isn’t technology amazing!}

{shopped the target + neiman marcus collaboration late friday night (it was already december 1st on the east coast!) & got some goodies without worrying about the herds of people at the store. #ilovetheinternet #thewestcoastisthebestcoast}

{enjoyed colored sugar sprinkles on my morning grapefruit.}

{the late fall seattle downpours have been slowly seeping into our basement. though it is not more than 1/2 inch of water in some places, we decided to get a sump pump and drainage ditches put in this week. #myhouseisamoneypit #pleasestopraining}

{my grandmother thoroughly enjoying the candy bar at peaks. she pointed to a topping & asked me what it was, i said “its rock candy. so basically sugar,” & she started scooping it into her bowl by the spoonful. love her!}

{if you can’t tell that is a purple christmas tree on top of the crane that is renovating the uw football stadium. #merrychristmas #godawgs}

{we watched groundhog’s day on saturday night. how have i never seen this movie before?}

{the cutest husky waiting outside for his owner in queen anne.}

{brunched at the 5 spot with our neighbors on sunday morning.}

we tried to keep the weekend relaxing without a lot of to-dos. it was nice to just hang out & enjoy the time off, but the rain is pretty miserable. i guess that is what we get for living in seattle. how was your weekend?

my long holiday weekend in pictures.

{rather than fix an entire turkey, we made acorn squash stuffed with wild rice & kale risotto for thanksgiving dinner. we ended up hosting a couple of friends for dinner which was fun. our first thanksgiving in the new house was a bit non-traditional, but a success!}

{priming.}

{painting. can you guess what room?}

{more priming.}

{we had so much rain this week & saturday was no exception as i headed over to woodinville for crafternoon with amanda.}

{the best kind of thanksgiving leftovers: pumpkin cheesecake & pecan pie. also, i love all things white & ceramic, can you tell?}

{woke up sunday to aaron making chocolate chip pumpkin pancakes!}

{& more painting.}

{i normally love upsets in college football, but i had to root for notre dame. go irish!}

{you know christmas is right around the corner when you get the nordy’s holiday shopping party invite in the mail! anyone want to join me?}

{cut lots of fabric this weekend. details will be up next week!}

{my two favorite people (well, person & dog) sunbathing on sunday morning.}

{the weekend is not complete without a trip to a hardware store, or two.}

{christmas trees!}

{#tistheseason}

{the first time our christmas tree has been too big to fit in the trunk.}

{aaron spend sunday evening – in the cold – putting up our first set of christmas lights. very exciting. we didn’t have time to trim the tree this weekend, but there she is in our front window!}

we spent the long weekend working on the house – think lots & lots of paint! as exhausting as it was, we are thrilled with the results & will be sharing the details in the coming weeks. we had a great thanksgiving & are looking forward to the holiday season! how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{turns out sadie likes to cruise the kitchen counters while we are gone & chew on the plastic lid to our pyrex dish. #mydogisaninja}

{the perfect saturday night.}

{spent saturday afternoon at lowe’s getting paint for our projects this week. we also got christmas lights. so stoked for this week!}

{sadie is still enjoying the huge bone she got for her birthday.}

{watching the stanford cardinal beat the oregon ducks was glorious! #gostanford}

{enjoying the christmas décor at starbucks as i waited for my gingerbread latte. #isitchristmasyet}

{we had a photoshoot at the house on sunday to film an interview for our realtor about the house. those cameras were pretty legit.}

{aaron started prepping for the big paint job on our bedroom this week by taking off our closet doors. it proved to be a bit of a challenge, but success! #whydidtheypaintthedoorhinges}

our weekend was busy, busy with lots of errands to run. we prepped for our big painting weekend this coming week & are looking forward to some time together to work on the house. how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{late friday afternoon pick-me-up. hello weekend!}

{lazy dinner on friday after a long work week. a perk of living in the city – zeek’s pizza is right around the corner!}

{sadie was already missing us as we left to run some saturday morning errands.}

{we bought a nest this weekend – sorry, terrible lighting! – as our little old house is already very cold.}

{sunday morning just isn’t sunday morning without french press coffee.}

{finally hung the beautiful wooden utensils we picked up on our trip to peru.}

sorry for the lack of pictures this weekend. we had a lazy, but also productive weekend – does that even make sense? – as the work week was long with aaron working all week at a conference for work. we have lots of house projects lined up for the coming weeks & i am already envisioning our house in christmas lights! {i know, one holiday at a time. i waited until the day after the election to start listening to christmas music, & will wait until thanksgiving is over to deck the halls in christmas décor.}

how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{on my friday evening commute it was pouring rain. yes, my kate spade loafers were full of water. boo.}

{sadie patiently waiting for us to go on a saturday morning walk.}

{there were lots of hanging leaves on our walk.}

{it is definitely fall in the emerald city.}

{saturday brunch at café campagne at the market with ben, sarah, aaron’s aunt susan & her new husband duane}

{we visited the ballard locks.}

{the lake washington canal, since 1915.}

{me, aunt susan, & sarah watching the locks move the boats.}

{we took our out-of-town guests on the theo’s chocolate factory tour in fremont. highly recommended!}

{highlight of the chocolate tour: you get to wear hairnets. yes, i am donning two hair nets as one was not sufficient to cover my top knot.}

{a blurry but beautiful shot of the emerald city from the famous kerry park. no, the space needle is not in the middle of downtown, it just looks like it from this viewpoint.}

{dinner during a movie at iPic in redmond with my grandmother. we saw flight which was pretty darn good. sad but good.}

{my grandmother in her adorable stripey jacket & christmas lights at redmond town center!}

we had an action-packed weekend with lots of family & friends. fall is definitely in the air as the leaves are turning beautiful colors & falling all over. luckily it appears our leaf raking will be minimal this fall! we are enjoying the new season thus far (especially the extra hour of sleep this morning!) but would be happy to see the rain go away. how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{we have been cooking from pinterest a lot recently.}

{attempting to catch up on my back-log of vogues.}

{yep, it is officially hot water bottle season in seattle.}

{we saved the seeds from two pumpkins to roast this weekend!}

{sadie waiting patiently for aaron to get a latte.}

{ordering my sandwich at which wich in the u district.}

{really joann’s? christmas stuff? it isn’t even halloween yet!}

{spray painting with my go-to chalkboard paint.}

{we debuted our halloween costume at ben & sarah’s annual ghouls near greenlake party.}

{me & mary alice at the party – aviators were borrowed.}

{we met up with ben & sarah for sunday morning breakfast at wholefoods. apparently my husband erik ordered my latte this morning.}

{sadie was a cuddlebug on sunday morning.}

{thanks amanda for hosting crafternoon – it was so great to see you, george, & madeleine!}

we had a fun fall weekend, but as always, it went way too fast! how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{and my legs are too short to use the footrest on the bus ride home from work.}

{a solo friday night when your husband is out of town: redbox & mani.}

{saturday was chock full of running errands.}

{i needed a pre-brunch pick-me-up. salted caramel mocha, yum!}

{saturday brunch at george’s in kirkland with meg, melinda, & jeff.}

{i finally got a wreath for our front door. joann was having 60% off halloween & fall decorations to make room for christmas stuff.}

{a solo saturday dinner when your husband is out of town: whole foods.}

{sadie was ready to go for a walk pretty much the entire weekend. we were able to cruise around the neighborhood between rain showers.}

{i am pretty sure sadie was chasing squirrels this weekend so she could she them her new halloween collar!}

{the annual halloween parade. our neighborhood. 5:46 sharp. be there or be square!}

{yum-o. aaron made lobster tails for dinner.}

i had a quiet solo weekend just trying to knock a few things off the old to-do list. both saturday and sunday morning were gorgeous: crisp fall air & sunshine! though we also had some serious rain showers & there was snow falling in the mountains. how was your weekend?