No! Forget I said that!
It has been fun lately, and now with the house finished Adrienne and I have had a wee bit more spare time to enjoy our state, our city, our friends and our family. And really, all this fun really just reminds me of how truly blessed we are (not to sound like a cliche, but it is absolutely 100% true). The last two weeks have been spectacular - minus a few mishaps, like AJ's bike getting stolen :(
But! We overcome such mishaps and continue to embrace the fantastic summer that the PacNorWest continues to dish out. Below are some pictures that showcase some of the funness of it all, and I hope illustrate how very fortunate we are to be surrounded by those that make life so rich.
First, two weeks ago I finished the coolest thing I have ever build - a wooden map of Washington State. It now hangs above our deck outside!
Next, we finished the summer ZooTunes series with our great friends Simon and Faith, Jen and Zach listening to AJ's newest favorite - Brandi Carlisle.
Next, a quick jaunt to CA to celebrate my grandparents' 90th and 95th birthdays. Remarkable!
Got to visit with my uber special little nephew, Derin.
AJ, mom, and I snorkeled with 100s of leopard sharks in the cove at La Jolla - the best I've ever seen, and I have been many times!!
And we had a cuzzie reunion - Jesse, Kenny, Erin, and John.
And every other free moment was spent at the beach in Carlsbad!
But! A quick trip to LA was in order to see my friend's new house and baby! So, I started the trip in style - brekkie and a Bloody Mary with Auntie W at the harbor first!
I got to see Mr. and Mrs. Cheeseball (aka Ryan and Aura) in their new awesome LA home.
Their smiling little guy, Xander, was the real highlight!
Their puppy dog Ivy is pretty cool too...
Back to San Diego for a martini/beer lunch with the grandparents!
And one more quick visit with the parents and D-Dizzle - then off to the airport!
Then my buddy Simon took me to a Seahawks game the day after I got back to Seattle - what a treat!
AJ and I rode our bikes downtown to do yoga in the park, but alas there was none. Not to worry - we went on the Big Wheel instead!
The views were spectacular, for sure!
Back at home for dinner, AJ poured us martinis with infused violet liquor - from the garden, and homemade!
Followed by dinner with AJs's pressed flower pasta - yes, homemade and flowers from the garden.
Then, we got a last minute invitation to go to the Huskies season opener in their brand new stadium - with of course tailgating on a boat!
Go HUSKIES!!
Lots of purple!
Meanwhile, AJ harvested the garden hops and made a homebrew while I bottled my Carmerere wine.
And lastly, this morning we made it out to the forests for our first mushroom forage of the season. Our mushroom instructor told us that fall mushroom season begins after the second good rain in August. It felt weird to be foraging in shorts and sunglasses - but alas, we had great luck!
So...there you have it. On top of that, we managed to spend an entire day in the garden getting it ship-shape, sanded and repainted the front steps, and ran a blood curve on our cat to see if she's still diabetic. Prognosis - she looks to be in remission! So it has indeed been a good two weeks... I hope yours has been too.
