2 Years Down....Eternity To Go

Best decision of my life...marrying this man.

Photography compliments of Heather Mildenstein Photography. You must go here.

Leavenworth

This weekend Jake and I joined some of his family for a wonderful white weekend in Leavenworth. Leavenworth is a Bavarian inspired town with a delightful downtown area that transports you to Central Europe. We stayed at the Sleeping Lady just south of downtown. The package we got included breakfast and dinner, the food was mouthwatering. We enjoyed ourselves and relaxed.
Here is the gang.

A small Eskimo child that was on our cabin doorstep.

I NEED ONE OF THESE. They are clothing warmers/dryers {or bum warmers}.

Sledding was thrilling and fun but so cold at 7 degrees.

This is Zack's run before he racked his back.




Round Robin was awesome.

An icicle dagger.

24 Hours of Air Traffic

Jake here. Don't know how accurate this really is, but it looks cool. Each yellow dot represents 1 airplane.

A Change Of Temperature and Heart

Yay for snow days in the great state of Washington. People shut down anything and everything for snow days here. Schools have been closed down for 2 days and will most likely be closed tomorrow. I am thrilled, seeing as I needed a break and can not kick this 2 week cold.
This was the snow on Wednesday.

{A little snippet for those who know I LOVE Target, you go down the street and past the trees, voila!}

This is what we woke up to today. This was taken through the screen, sorry!
When we lived in UT for a few months I literally shed tears when we in Park City and it sprinkled snow. I am infamous for hating snow. We walked around last night running errands and I realized that maybe I can appreciate snow. It really is pretty and makes everything so light out. Seattle is gray a lot of the time so a nice white blanket isn't so bad.

First Christmas

While this is not our first Christmas together this is the first year of decorating our own place. We opted for a fake tiny tree since our place is so small and we are going to be in CA.



Cost Plus World Market has the most amazing ornaments every year. I got this last year for 60% off.

Help I'm Alive

Aj here. I heard this song on KEXP driving home from school. I am a big fan of female musicians (chic rock) and not ashamed of it at all. Emily Haines of Metric is very talented and I appreciate her creativity. Hands down Canada produces not only great bands but I feel they have the strongest outpouring of female musicians (Metric/Haines are Toronto based). Jake and I went on our honeymoon to B.C. December 2006 and were blown away by how much chic rock was on the radio (so did Jake- he is not the largest female musician fan).

Here is an interview with Haines sharing where her inspiration for this track came from. The track, Help I'm Alive, will be on the new Metric album due release early next year.

I tried really hard to find a better way to post the song. This is the best I could do. Compliments of a dedicated fan.

down, but not in the dumps

Why hello friends. I see Jake has been keeping you busy with posts. I have not had much to blog about lately, so I just didn't. I love my students, a whole lot in fact. However, my job seems to be draining every aspect of my life and I have had no ambition or anything blog worthy. My job has got me down, but not in the dumps. I am in dire need of this Holiday break!
On to a happier note, we got into the Christmas spirit last night. Our condo is very tiny (470 sq feet) and no room for a real tree. We are on a hunt for a small one. Till we find one we just hung our stockings and ornaments on ric rack draped across our book shelf. {Pictures to come later}. I also followed Erica's words and got the Hotel Cafe Holiday album from itunes - amazingly jolly.
Last night I finished making my first baby blanket for my sister in law Becca. Here it is. All you sewers don't look too close! I never ever ever use a pattern and you can absolutely tell.

sorry for the poor photos.
Happier posts to follow. I pinky promise.

Benjamin Button

Pretty sweet new TV spot for Benjamin Button featuring Arcade Fire.

Arrested Development

Jake here. Click here for some sweet Arrested Development goodness.

The Economy Really Is In Trouble.

American Airlines now charging fees to non-passengers. Read about it.