July 2010
15 posts
Because I am a huge nerd, I might a little map of our trip route… We got in so much great sailing and saw so many fantastic places! I already can’t wait for next summer’s trip.
Our last night, Thursday, was spent at one of my favorite places - Rosario. We had our first mooring buoy experience - look how cute our boat Sea Eagle is on the little buoy!
We loved our last day there before we had to head back to Bellingham the next day. We swam in the marina pool, ate dinner at the resort and enjoyed some after-dinner wine back at the boat. Perfection! It was also great...
On Wednesday we found ourselves on Jones Island. We initially just stopped to do a hike around the island, but it was so wonderful there we ended up staying the whole night! We bbq-ed, went crabbing and just all around LOVED Jones Island. Here is Kevin in front of our cutie boat on the dock at Jones…
After having an overly exciting Monday on the water while whale watching in 30 knot winds… Sarah and I were rewarded the next day with lots of sun - but not so much wind. You win some, you lose some!
After dropping Sake Bomb off at the Orcas Island ferry, Kevin and I headed to Lopez to stay the night at Fisherman’s Bay - the most challenging little marina to get to. We put our...
After picking up Sake Bomb, we stayed in cute little Roche Harbor (aka: our wedding venue!!).
On Monday we headed out to do some whale watching on Haro Strait. We were greeted with 30 knot winds which resulted in two very uncomfortable girls and two boys having the time of their lives. We saw lots of orcas so I suppose it was all worth it!
After staying the night at Sucia Island, we headed down to Friday Harbor to pick up Sarah & Jake (aka: Sake Bomb!)
On the way from Bellingham to Sucia Island!
30th Birthday - Party 3 of 3...
For my final birthday party on my actual birthday, we had a little mini Duck Dodge birthday celebration. I was so stoked that my birthday actually fell on a Duck Dodge sailing race, which is pretty much my favorite summer activity. Most Duck Dodges have a theme and this theme was ‘80’s Night’ which was perfect for a birthday girl born in the 80’s!
Birthday girl on the...
30th Birthday - Party 2 of 3...
For my birthday dinner Kevin took me to Maximilien, a cute little French restaurant in Pike Place Market. We had oysters, escargot, champers, Bordeaux, canard, boeuf, creme brulee - pretty much everything that a girl obsessed with all things French loves!
4th of July in Seattle - Not Quite Summer...
Well the usual gripe of Seattleites that ‘summer doesn’t start until after the 4th of July’ was VERY true this year. This year’s 4th of July was filled with promise - we were boating out on the lake ready to swim and enjoy being in Seattle. However our little city had other plans. Long story short - it was gloomy, then sunny, then drizzly, then DOWNPOUR, then drizzly,...
30th Birthday - Party 1 of 3...
Normally I am a person who plays down my birthday. I intentionally tell people not to do anything, I don’t let anyone at work know… and I end up feeling terrible every year! This year, mainly because I have the most wonderful fiance ever, I did the exact opposite. I had TWO parties and a wonderful dinner out. If you’re going to go all out for a birthday it might as well be...
Patriotic Cupcakes
I usually leave the cupcakes to my girl Jamie, but I couldn’t resist when I had an idea for patriotic cupcakes and multiple 4th of July occasions to bake them for! I’ve already made two batches of these cupcakes, one for a red/white/blue themed Duck Dodge and one for a 4th of July feast at my office today.
For the cupcakes, I made a white batter and then divided the batter into three...
