To kick off Easter weekend, Brian and I met downtown for happy hour at Dahlia Lounge followed closely by a second round at Lola – both are Tom Douglas restaurants and both were absolutely fabulous, the bars especially are the perfect setting for happy hour! Now we just have a few of his places left… [Read more…]
April 1, 2012
After a great work trip to Minneapolis for some planning meetings with my fabulous frolleagues, I continued the fun into the weekend back in Washington. On Saturday, Brian and I went skiing at Snoqualmie Summit East for what was likely our last trip out here of the season since we have plans for the next… [Read more…]
March 25, 2012
To round out an already entertaining weekend, Brian and I decided to check out Woodland Park Zoo for the first time. It’s hard to believe, but there is a full-blown zoo just a few miles north of our apartment. It was another lovely day so it was pretty busy, but we still enjoyed meandering through… [Read more…]
March 25, 2012
One of my absolute favorite things about living in Seattle is that you can easily access some of the best snow in the country in under an hour, yet rarely have to contend with snow in the city itself. This weekend was a perfect example of why that’s so awesome. On Saturday, we drove out… [Read more…]
March 23, 2012
It’s hard to believe but our wedding is just one year away! To celebrate, we went out for a delicious sushi dinner at Shima in Wallingford where we had some of the best sushi ever! No trip to the Wallingford neighborhood would be complete without a visit to Molly Moon’s for some of their amazing… [Read more…]
March 20, 2012
After a busy few weeks at work, Brian and I were both in need of a winter weekend adventure so we packed the car up and headed to Mt. Baker, one of our favorite ski mountains out here. After checking into our cozy trailer at Glacier Guest Suites (which wasn’t nearly as sketchy as we… [Read more…]
February 25, 2012
This past week, we were graced with the presence of the fabulous Michelle! She was in town for a work conference and extended her trip to stay with us through the weekend. Here’s a run-down of all the fun things we did: Tuesday: Michelle arrived in the afternoon and we met up with Brian for… [Read more…]
February 12, 2012
Well, after many years of trying, Brian finally convinced me to give backcountry skiing a whirl. We rented an alpine touring ski set-up from a local ski shop and hit the road bright an early Sunday morning. We went to Sauk Mountain – yes, like Sauk Centre, MN where Terence grew up – in the… [Read more…]
February 9, 2012
This past weekend, we had our second visitors of the year when my college roommate, Laura, and her boyfriend, Brian, came out to Seattle! Upon picking them up at the airport Friday evening, we learned that it was the first time either of them had been to the West Coast so the pressure was on!… [Read more…]
January 22, 2012
What a week in Seattle! The snow started falling Tuesday night and kept up through Thursday. While only a few inches accumulated in the city, the suburbs got nailed and then the city iced up when it started raining Thursday night. Since this kind of weather only occurs once a year in Seattle and the… [Read more…]
April 10, 2012
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