sadie – Page 10 – emerald city diaries

my weekend in pictures.

{sadie loves cats. even though i think she is completely scared of them.}

{a scrumptious dinner at lunchbox laboratory.}

{typical night at our house this weekend: aaron playing xbox, misha & sadie cuddling on the couch reading the hunger games.}

{an awesome coke machine. vanilla root beer? yes please!}

{an entire box of red vines for me!}

{we saw this means war. better than i thought it would be!}

{the beautiful chihuly glass at lincoln square.}

{sunday brunch: filled pancakes. yep, those are hershey kisses in the middle row.}

{sadie waiting to go on a car ride.}

{pre-bought our tickets to see the hunger games when it comes out. movies are the best on the IMAX!}

{aaron & sadie stop to pose in front of the space needle.}

{our newest kitchen addition: a dutch oven. now, where to store it?}

{aaron had a minor oral surgery last week & everything is healed up! all done with the antibiotics & stitches out tomorrow.}

{enjoying tea & the hunger games. sidenote: do you see a pattern here? i know, i am obsessed. i really didn’t pay attention to the hunger games at all until earlier this week. now i haven’t been able to put down my kindle until i am thru the third book!}

{my grandmother wanted to throw away this beautiful ceramic stool. so glad we were there to take it off her hands!}

ugh. that is all i have to say about daylight saving time. you would think the one hour time change wouldn’t have that much effect, but it sure has – slept in late sunday, went to bed late sunday & could barely get up this morning… you would think i had completely changed time zones & was jet-lagged. nope, still in seattle & trying to figure out why in the world daylight saving time makes sense. at all. anyone?

i have to share a joke that i was recently re-introduced to as it captures my thoughts on the time change perfectly: when told the reason for daylight saving time change the Old Native American said, “Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket.”

how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

sorry for the delay in posting today, the busy weekend overflowed into my monday!

{gummy calcium supplements, yes please!}

{i tried out a fishtail braid in my hair.}

{aaron brought me breakfast in bed on saturday!}

{there are beautiful spring bulbs blooming all over our neighborhood!}

{sadie was enjoying a bit of sun & fresh air. she is eagerly waiting for the weather to be warm enough that we can leave the car window open all the time.}

{we went to matt’s for one half of dinner & a movie.}

{the oysters on the half shell were delish!}

{we saw the artist. i really enjoyed it – the costumes were fantastic! can i just wear 20’s fashion all the time? have you seen it?}

{eleven eleven – make a wish!}

{brunch at the barking frog in woodinville.}

{fresh dungeness crab was one half of sunday night reef & beef dinner.}

my mom was in town visiting this weekend so it was fun to catch up & hang out with her. aaron started feeling sick late saturday, but is on the mend. how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{the nubble lighthouse in york, maine.}

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

{a vintage billboard in connecticut.}

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

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

{aaron got a crazy fork for dinner.}

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

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

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

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

{we came home to a bit of spring!}

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

{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?

dog mail.

dear mom & dad,

i just wanted to let you know that yesterday was the WORST. DAY. EVER.

i didn’t get breakfast or a long morning walk. you took me to that crazy office place where i had to get onto the scale in front of all of those other dogs. i would have been embarrassed, but it turns out i lost a few of my holiday pounds! then you left me. you LEFT me at that office all day! i don’t remember most of my day, i just remember being so sleepy and in pain. and then you came and rescued me. finally!

when i got home, it was nice to receive some extra special attention. you even moved my bed into the kitchen so i could lay down with you when you were cooking dinner. well, not my dinner, i still get that kibble stuff. we should talk about that.

any-hoo. all i know is that i have a cut in my belly that i am not supposed to lick, or else you say NO! and also that my teeth are different. they are so clean, what happened?

after dinner was my favorite part of the day. i got to sleep on the couch with you. yep, you heard me. SLEEP. ON. THE. COUCH. i never have been able to do that before. heaven!

i really thought things were looking up after the couch thing, that you had really come to your senses. but then this happened.

there are no words. only that there is no way that dog on the tag is that happy. they don’t call it a cone of shame for nothin’.

love & kisses,

sadie

my weekend in pictures.

{friday night dinner at our favorite little mexican restaurant}

{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.}

{welcome to WGU aaron!}

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

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

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

{saturday night dinner & movie with my grandmother.}

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

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

{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?

my weekend in pictures.

{espresso over ice cream at serafina}

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

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

{the denim bar at madewell}

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

{sadie giving aaron a hug}

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

{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}

{february vogue}

{cake for breakfast!}

{beautiful paper at daniel smith art store}

{yep, that’s a micron computer!}

{the pretty chandelier at ann taylor}

{sunday dinner was safari themed}

{mini cupcake post-dinner}

{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?

snopocalypse 2012.

seattle is snowed in. even if you don’t live here, i am sure you have heard. we’ve made national news. all week. yep, i have watched brian williams the last two nights tell the nation how pathetic seattleites are; we are paralyzed with just 5 inches of snow on the ground. the l.a. times called us “snow wimps“.” to l.a. i say: i would love to see how you would deal with 5 inches of snow in your city.

with that said, our governor has declared a state of emergency. thousands of people are without power (thankfully not us!). rain is in the forecast, which means that flooding is certainly on its way. no good. sea-tac airport has closed & the airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights. {update: two runways are open! this is great because my mom is flying into town tomorrow morning… hopefully!}

sadie & i have been homebound since sunday & aaron has been home the last two days from work. conditions are just too bad for us to leave; while the main road in front of our house is being plowed & salted, the side streets remain icy & snowy making it impossible for us to get out of the garage.

we have been enjoying the time together, catching up on movies & t.v. shows that we can never seem to be up to date on. we trekked up to the T.J’s which is just 10 long blocks away (mostly because it is uphill) earlier in the week to load up on groceries. we are on our way out for a lunch date to the bakery down the street that has, surprisingly, been keeping hours despite the snow. our two favorite things: fires in the fireplace & electric blankets.

i don’t think we have ever been so excited to get rain which is forecasted for later in the day & the remainder of the weekend. but until then, we are enjoying the winter wonderland!

{yep, she’s eating the snow. it is her new favorite treat!}

are you staying warm & snow-free this winter?

my weekend in pictures.

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

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

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

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

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

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

{sadie hunting squirrels}

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

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

{can’t beat dinner from marination station}

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

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

{sadie & a snowman}

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

{our neighborhood was a winter wonderland!}

{our street was closed.}

{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!}

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

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

my weekend in pictures.

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

{sadie stalking squirrels}

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

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

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

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

how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

how was your new year’s weekend?