my weekend in pictures.

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{the kate spade mobile was in downtown seattle this weekend!}

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{feeling a little love from anthropologie.}

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{our favorite thai restaurant is no longer in business. rip typhoon.}

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{feeling a little love from TJ’s.}

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{the weather was so wonky this weekend. it was rainy. it was sunny. and then there was a rainbow!}

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{we busted out some wedding wine for our dinner party on saturday!}

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{sadie & her new friend rocky.}

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{s’mores ice cream sammies – delish!}

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{thanks for the gorgeous flowers shelley & mark!}

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{look what i spotted on a stroll thru the neighborhood this weekend: cherry blossoms!}

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{we decided to switch up the duvet cover to navy blue this week.}

how was your weekend? we were sort of lazy bums this weekend & didn’t get much done other than catching up on tv shows – it was fantastic!

M

my weekend in pictures.

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{the nubble lighthouse in york, maine.}

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{this quote grabbed my attention while strolling thru small-town connecticut.}

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{a vintage billboard in connecticut.}

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{we visited brown university while driving thru providence, rhode island.}

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{jetblue is the official airlines of the red sox. just one more reason to love it!}

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{aaron got a crazy fork for dinner.}

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{we had to bid boston adieu. until next time beantown!}

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{look who we finally got to see! a week is just too long to be away from loved ones.}

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{so proud of sadie for getting a gold star!}

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{we lunched with a good friend at a new burger joint in capitol hill – 8 oz. burgers. delish!}

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{we came home to a bit of spring!}

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{i am adoring all of the valentines & birthday cards that are gracing our mantle.}

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{we couldn’t bring her ice cream from ben & jerry’s factory in vermont so we brought her a cookie instead. she loved it!}

i think the weekend goes by even faster when the first half of it is vacation & the second half of it is real life. how was your weekend?

M

my weekend in pictures.

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{only great things come in packages from crate & barrel! we had rewards points & i couldn’t resist picking up another oxo container.}

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{mailed our valentines!}

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{mount rainer was out in all her glory this very sunny weekend!}

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{picked up a little snack at uwajimaya: bubble tea & manapua – it was like i was back in hawaii!}

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{sadie checking out all the yummy dog snacks.}

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{i am loving the bvlgari & san pellegrino collaboration!}

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{cocktails at big picture redmond – who wouldn’t love a bar & a movie theater!}

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{sadie hated her cone this weekend. thankfully she hasn’t needed to wear it very much.}

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{the sun makes walking so much better!}

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{feeling the early birthday love!}

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{lunch at whole foods – veggie quesadilla & dry vanilla bean soda. have you tried dry soda yet? i am so proud that it is a local seattle product. the vanilla bean & lavender are my favs!}

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{pagliacci for dinner.}

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{patiently waiting outside TJ’s for aaron while he shopped for super bowl snacks.}

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{since when did jolly rancher have a pink lemonade flavor?}

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{the only beer i drink!}

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{by the time eli got awarded MVP, sadie was so done with the super bowl.}

seattle has been absolutely gorgeous the past few days with all of the sun, it’s hard to believe we are still in the beginning of february! i hope punxsutawney phil wasn’t right about six more weeks of winter, i don’t think i can stand anymore dreary weather.

how was your weekend?

M

my weekend in pictures.

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{friday night dinner at our favorite little mexican restaurant}

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{sadie adores the pet store down the street. little did she know i was buying her a comfy cone for her upcoming surgery on wednesday.}

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{welcome to WGU aaron!}

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{a nutella & banana crepe from whole foods makes a tasty snack – delish!}

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{shopping for some old favorites at the new bellevue uwajimaya}

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{we got my grandmother a japanese iron teapot & then brewed some earl grey tea that we brought her from paris!}

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{saturday night dinner & movie with my grandmother.}

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{a yummy sunday brunch: rice, natto, egg & furikake.}

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{i was crafting most of the weekend. i will be posting the projects soon.}

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{i spent the weekend catching up on gossip girl. i am in the middle of season 3 & can’t believe i wasn’t watching this show from the beginning. such a guilty pleasure!}

it was a very mellow weekend around the lower house. how was your weekend?

M

my weekend in pictures.

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{espresso over ice cream at serafina}

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{aaron is going to be a groomsman in andy & hailey’s wedding!}

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{me, aaron, hailey & andy at the waterwheel}

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{the denim bar at madewell}

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{peppermint sipping chocolate – much more sophisticated than hot cocoa}

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{sadie giving aaron a hug}

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{oysters on the half-shell at anthony’s}

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{she’s not mad or mean. sadie just grins & shows all of her teeth when she knows she was naughty & knows she is in trouble}

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{february vogue}

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{cake for breakfast!}

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{beautiful paper at daniel smith art store}

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{yep, that’s a micron computer!}

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{the pretty chandelier at ann taylor}

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{sunday dinner was safari themed}

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{mini cupcake post-dinner}

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{our friend’s dog daisy mae sitting on the couch contemplating life.}

my mom finally got into town – only one day delayed from the snow – and we had a great time catching up & doing a bit of early birthday shopping, yay! such a wonderful weekend!

how was your weekend?

M

my weekend in pictures.

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{made it thru friday the 13th! also, tax season is right around the corner.}

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{my daffodil bulbs don’t realize it is still january}

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{appetizer before dinner out with friends. TJ’s has the best appetizers!}

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{all dressed up with somewhere to go! sadie was sad she didn’t get to join us.}

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{we took beth ann & jenna to emmer & rye in queen anne – highly recommended!}

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{dinner out is not complete without a stop to molly moon’s. earl grey & scout mint ice cream on a waffle cone, please!}

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{sadie hunting squirrels}

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{the perfect breakfast: banana bread, cup of tea & catching up on blogs}

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{sadie & i braving the weather pre-snowpocolypse (see below)}

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{can’t beat dinner from marination station}

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{we almost got stuck in downtown. thank goodness my husband knows how to put on chains!}

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{our little balcony covered in snow. we got at least four inches on monday!}

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{sadie & a snowman}

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{aaron putting on the chains, again, to try to get our car up our driveway & into the garage.}

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{our neighborhood was a winter wonderland!}

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{our street was closed.}

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{i saw on pinterest that green onions will re-grow if you put the white ends into water. we thought we’d give it a try & it is totally working!}

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{sunday night was movie night. that’s juno!}

how was your weekend? any snowstorms in your area, or only the pacific northwest?

M

my weekend in pictures.

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{a new coffee table; still getting used to the tolls on the 520 bridge}

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{sadie stalking squirrels}

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{weekend project – details to come next week; learning how to sew a french seam}

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{the u village is magical at night; cheers to no-booze january}

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{getting ready for valentine’s day; sadie sporting her night light}

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{my husband makes a mean fire; snuggling in with hot cocoa}

how was your weekend?

M

my weekend in pictures.

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{3 ounces: the perfect misha-sized cup of coffee; sadie’s newest trick; merengue mushroom – delish!}

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{a plant in our house is growing – there’s hope!; the space needle; aaron talking on his new phone headset}

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{returned the rental car – finally!; green tea does the body good!}

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{a beautiful sky just before a rainstorm; picked up a few things at west elm for my latest DIY}

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{thanks TJ’s for the delicious cookies; a pancake stack for breakfast; sadie perusing the bone selection}

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{happy 2012 with dick clark!; living room sans christmas decorations}

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{bring on the bubbly – happy new year!; aquaphor is saving my skin this winter}

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{who stores extra plastic hangers in a box? we do!; spent an afternoon cleaning up the garage – phew!}

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{finally hung my JD!; thai food & a movie on new year’s night}

how was your new year’s weekend?

M

my weekend in pictures: christmas edition.

 {the christmas tree at my parent’s house}
 {bentley the beagle on his favorite spot on the stairs}
 {and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care}
 {white elephant gift exchange on christmas eve with family & friends}
{my sister-in-law decorates the mounts with christmas bulbs} 

 {skeeter lounging on the couch}
{some holiday baking} 

 {say “cheese!”}
 {the christmas dinner table}
 {my christmas place setting}
 {aaron got a blister from cutting butternut squash}
 {yum, that’s a good looking turkey}
 {it is amazing how attentive the dogs are when there’s turkey around}
 {sadie loved her christmas pheasant. thanks auntie kelly & uncle jason!}
 {skeeter in her new christmas scarf}
 {our little family curled up on the couch watching some football}
 {aaron & me with the christmas tree}
{the whole family (minus a few)}

how was your christmas weekend?
M

my weekend in pictures.

{oysters on the halfshell at mccormick & schmick’s} 
{packing for vegas & id-de-ho} 
{making a cup of tea} 

(my husband makes a mean breakfast burrito} 

{santa in his helicopter} 

{loving all of the christmas cards on the mantle} 

{sadie got her christmas present early} 

{soup & sammie at specialty’s in the u village} 

{new issue of vogue} 

{i am a poultra-pesca-tarian meaning i am a vegetarian who eats chicken & fish. i also eat bacon & the ocassional rib.} 

{my grandmother with an enormous piece of carrrot cake} 

{on the road! idaho, here we come!} 

{i found a mustache on the ground at the rest stop} 

{aaron & sadie in yakima} 

{sadie & me stretching our legs} 

{that sign says “welcome to oregon”} 

{getting onto I-84 straight to idaho!} 

{we had teeny snow flurries in the blue mountains} 

{sadie was in the car & aaron had locked me out} 

{we nearly ran out of gas} 

{thank you durkee, OR for having a gas station!} 

{sadie enjoyed having her bed on the car trip} 

{a pretty sky}

{christmas lights at my parent’s house} 

{my parents got a puppy. meet skeeter!} 
how was your weekend? are you heading home for the holidays?
M