starbucks – emerald city diaries

my weekend in pictures.

{on our way east out of the city on friday morning sadie & I got stuck at the bridge opening at the ship canal bridge. sadie didn’t mind at all that we had to sit in the sunshine for a few minutes.}

{started some spring cleaning by tackling our office closet. at least I made some progress on it.}

{celebrated baby blakely & her mama-to-be this weekend!}

{dinner date at purple café with our friends rhett & lindsay saturday evening.}

{it was an official date night at the paramount theater to see the lion king. this was my very favorite movie as a kid & the musical is phenomenal. just the opening scene – breathtaking!}

{it was rain, rain, rain this weekend after a gorgeous & sunny week.}

{coffee date with my mama!}

{enjoyed some rum cake straight from little cayman. thanks mom & dad!}

gosh, how is the weekend over already? it poured rain for most of the weekend which stunk because it was so beautiful at the end of last week. bummer. while I am excited about the spring-look to seattle – flowers, bushes, & trees starting to bloom – I am SO ready for spring weather! my mama was in town which is always a treat, but seems to make time fly even faster. how was your weekend?

my {long} weekend in pictures.

{aaron teaching sadie a few new tricks.}

{my mom & i took some out-of-town friends to the chihuly exhibit at seattle center on friday afternoon.}

{a picturesque space needle with chihuly glass.}

{mom & me with a chihuly chandelier.}

{our ride to the uw v. bsu game, courtesy of the steiners! what a gorgeous day to be on lake washington.}

{tailgating husky style. otherwise known as boatgating. & no, i did not captain the boat, i just borrowed his hat!}

{a view of lake washington from the newly-renovated husky stadium.}

{no visit from my mom is complete without a trip – okay trips – to panera.}

{sadie meets friends everywhere we go!}

{me & my uncle bill who was visiting this weekend.}

{sometimes a latte is just the pick-me-up you need to get you through a long weekend.}

{family dinner tonight – mom, jerry, aaron & me.}

we had family & friends in town visiting mostly for the season opener game at the renovated husky stadium. while i was sad that the broncos had a tough loss, i am pleased that the huskies did so well. if boise state has to lose, at least it is to my other favorite team! #gohuskies

it was a lovely weekend in seattle with picture-perfect weather! we did get some down-time in – which is unusual since it is called labor day, right? – which was much needed & thoroughly enjoyed. it is hard to believe that it is already september & that it is back to the grind… #wheredidsummergo

how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{friday morning breakfast at starbucks: oatmeal & a latte. the best! #breakfastisbetterwhenyoudon’thavetomakeit}

{my parents were & we took them to boom noodle, one of our favorites!}

{of course we had to hit up nordstrom for the half-yearly men’s sale!}

{my mom adores the veggie salad at nordstrom café so i took one for the team & joined in for a lunch date.}

{loving my new saltwater sandals. i had at least one pair as a kid & loved them! so nostalgic.}

{last weekend aaron & my dad took down all of our storm windows. this weekend aaron worked on prepping the window frames for some new paint.}

{i had fun making a birthday card with fun paper & washi tape.}

{the view of the city skyline from i-5. #iheartseattle}

{we got to catch up with old friends from law school & meet new friends at my friend sarah’s birthday party this weekend. happy birthday sarah!}

{i finally got back to my beloved sunday morning yoga class after taking off the last month to do a body pump challenge (which i finished, yay!). #namaste}

{got some new fabric delivered for a project i am hoping to get started on this summer. so excited!}

{not that i needed an excuse to visit west elm, but there was a sale & we may have bought something. okay, a few things. can’t wait to share!}

{we finally got to the grocery store on a sunday which makes monday evening so much better. loving the shopping bag we got from our friend jerry – all the way from london, so fancy!}

{we attended a small law school reunion dinner party at oddfellows to see & catch up with our friend sarah – different sarah – who was in town for a wedding. it was so great to see everyone though!}

{we can’t go to capitol hill without visiting molly moon’s especially since it was right around the corner. one of the summer season flavors is a vegan coconut chunk – amazing & the best part is no tummy-ache!}

we had a fun & productive weekend with half of it being gorgeous & the other half of it being grey. & by productive i mean aaron got a lot done. i, on the other hand, still have a to-do list a mile long. #itnevergetsshorter

how was your weekend?

my weekend in pictures.

{saturday afternoon marked my first starbucks drive-thru experience. yep, for real.}

{aaron started patching the holes in our ceiling where our old lights were.}

{we went to out for quinoa pasta & ended up with a basket full of snacks for the superbowl. darn you whole foods!}

{on sunday morning we took a family stroll around greenlake.}

{sadie wanted to swim with the birds.}

{highlight of the walk: the bald eagle perched high up in a tree.}

{mini vegan, gluten-free pizzas. not too shabby. february 1 marked the start of gluten-free month. cheers to diet restrictions & eating more veggies!}

{despite the 49ers not winning the superbowl, i did enjoy beyonce’s half-time show & the brief reunion of destiny’s child!}

{aaron thinks this gal in the budweiser commercial is my doppelganger. i am on the fence.}

we had a pretty relaxing weekend without a lot of solid plans which was a nice change. how was your weekend?

giveaway winner!

& the winner of the rodarte + starbucks giveaway is:

congratulations rachel! please email me your shipping address to aaronandmisha@gmail.com.

thank you to all of you who entered!

giveaway!

***this giveaway is closed. please visit here to see who won!***

last week on instagram & in my weekend in pictures i shared my newly purchased rodarte + starbucks mug that i snagged on the clearance rack. i bought it to keep at the office so that i could enjoy tea or lattes without wasting all of those cups & lids!

well, aaron & i were on the same wavelength that day {great minds really do think alike!} & he surprised me with a rodarte + starbucks mug! so, instead of keeping both {i mean do i really need the same mug at work & at home?} i decided it would be a great giveaway!

so, the part you have been waiting for – to win your very own rodarte + starbucks mug all you have to do is:

01. follow emerald city diaries by clicking on the follow button to the right {if you don’t already}.

02. share what your very favorite, go-to coffee/tea drink is in the comments below.

that’s it! this giveaway will be open until tuesday, january 15th. a winner will be chosen at random so be sure to stop by next week to see if you are the winner. good luck!

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my weekend in pictures.

{couldn’t resist this rodarte + sbux mug on the clearance rack!}

{enjoyed delish indian nosh with our friends, the friends!}

{played our new game say anything. thanks david & jodi!}

{grabbed lunch at jimmy john’s. delish but a very limited menu for vegetarians.}

{spent some of saturday afternoon catching up on mags & cuddling with the sade-ster.}

{saturday night dinner & a movie with my husband & grandmother. the best! p.s. this is 40 is a good rental movie…}

{i managed to put a few things from ikea together this weekend despite the often terrible directions. stay tuned for upcoming projects!}

{we sampled some soda with our whole foods dinner on sunday night.}

{lots of tomatoes for a crockpot marinara sauce. fingers crossed it is yummy!}

we had a very busy weekend that went way too quickly! {where did the year go?} i am still trying to get the house back in order after our week away. lots of laundry & new things {i.e., christmas presents} to find homes for. how was your last weekend of 2012?

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?

diy valentine’s day coffee sleeves.

since valentine’s day is my absolute favorite holiday (yes, above christmas, and yes, because it is also my birthday), i adore all things valentine’s. while i haven’t gotten into decorating for the holiday quite like i do with christmas, i do have some projects in mind to spruce up our townhouse a bit for this lovely holiday.

this is a super easy & quick project, so much so that it is hard for me to even consider it a diy!

{original pinterest link: diy je t’ aime coffee cup wrappers}

supplies:

printed pdf of either or both templates from original blog post (above)
cardstock or thick paper (unless you print the template on cardstock)
glue stick &/or glue dots
scissors
disposable coffee cup

{first i printed the boy & girl templates}

{then i cut out each template}

{i held up the template to the cup i had (a tall cup from starbucks) to see if it was large enough. it wasn’t, obviously.}

{then i traced each template onto cardstock. i left a little room around each because i needed to add length to the ends.}

{i cut out the cardstock, adding length to the ends but not to the width.}

{i used a glue stick to attach the paper templates to the cardstock cut-outs. then i put three glue dots on the extra cardstock end that was running underneath the extra cardstock end hanging over – i think this will make sense if you are actually doing this!}

{once the glue dots were firmly holding the sleeve together, i trimmed the excess cardstock along the edge & bottom of the sleeve.}

{ta-da!}

thanks to amy over at eat drink chic blog for such an adorable template & idea! will you be rocking a je t’ aime-themed coffee sleeve to celebrate valentine’s day?

my weekend in pictures.

{scratch & dent sale at miir!}

{ratatouille crepe at la cote down the street}

{lunch at top pot!}

{veggie burger with bacon at counter burger in ballard}

{this is the result of major separation anxiety – any ideas?}

{beautiful tulips from my mom!}

{our new philip mccracken piece. now, where to put it?}

{a sunday morning stroll to madison park – i love being within walking distance!}

{sunday morning coffee run}

{Did you try a cupcake yet? – we have a new cupcake bakery down the block}

{bath time!}

{tis the season at target!}

{our “new” rugs. this used to be an 8×11 rug which we bought pre-dog, but post-dog it got trashed so we salvaged two pieces to keep our feet toasty when we wake up!}

i had a million things on my to-do list since this was our last full weekend before we leave for the holidays.

how was your weekend?