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We went to San Francisco over the weekend, and upon our return I...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:06:56 -0800

We went to San Francisco over the weekend, and upon our return I realize I only took ONE picture. Argh! Don’t you hate when that happens?

Anyway, this is our one picture memory from San Francisco - us in front of the Bay Bridge. And yes, Kevin is in fact growing a little beard. Pretty cute, right? According to Vogue, beards are in. I am glad Kevin can be so trendy.

Did anyone else just completely LOVE seeing Tina Fey on the...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:00:00 -0800

Did anyone else just completely LOVE seeing Tina Fey on the cover of this month’s Vogue? It is just so refreshing to see someone so outside the cover girl norm. Tina Fey is representing a new kind of female celebrity that crosses boundaries of all kinds and proves that someone really can become famous by being genuinely smart, funny and entrepreneurial. The article about her could not have been cuter and made me love her even more. Team Tina!

Yowza. $34k AVERAGE in Seattle?! What the what? Does that...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:09:20 -0800

Yowza. $34k AVERAGE in Seattle?! What the what? Does that seem high to anyone else?

(via brit): Weddings by the Numbers

This just happened!

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:44:00 -0800

Over the weekend this happened:

(photo by the talented Michelle)

Okay, let me back up a bit… :) In my last blog post, I mentioned that Kevin and I were going on a very random luxurious weekend to Alderbrook Resort. I was under the pretense that this was a ‘free’ weekend given to us by a partner at Kevin’s firm who bought the weekend package at an auction and then couldn’t use it so he gave it away to us. Turns out that there was no partner, no auction package - that was all a little fib. Kevin knew I would be SO onto him if he took me on a random, out-of-the-blue weekend away. Well played, Kevin! I had NO idea. I even tried to invite friends to go with us not once but twice - after all the package included a TWO bedroom waterfront cottage - we had room for friends! Luckily the friends I invited were in on it so they didn’t take me up on my offer! When we got checked into our cottage, I took the picture below of our view and uploaded it to Facebook. What I didn’t notice was that little white tent at the end of the dock that we would be under in about 15 minutes…

Kevin suggested we walk around to explore the resort before it got dark, so we walked around and out to the dock. Just before we got to that little white tent (which still didn’t tip me off), he got down on one knee and gave me this:

Yes, the url is part of the proposal thankyouverymuch.

After he asked, and I said “of course!” Kevin had celebration drinks waiting for us.

We sipped on champagne to celebrate before making a few quick calls and texts to friends and family (along with a few ecstatic Facebook updates) and then headed to a wonderful dinner at the resort.

Kevin filled the next day with breakfast room service, massages and a manicure/pedicure for me. Before we left the resort, we headed out to the dock to take a few pics at ‘our spot’ before headed back to Seattle.

The happy Krevin with our cottage in the background…

I just can’t take my eyes off that bling!

And… before I wrap up, just one more GPOMR (Gratuitous Picture Of My Ring) because A. I like to look at it; and B. because Michelle takes great pictures!

This weekend Kev and I are headed to Alderbrook Resort for a...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:15:00 -0800

This weekend Kev and I are headed to Alderbrook Resort for a night of luxurious pampering. We got a fantastic deal on our stay here and I couldn’t be more excited!

A few weeks ago someone in Kev’s office sent out an email offering up his weekend package at Alderbook Resort which he purchased at an auction and could no longer use. Kevin just happened to be the first person to respond so we got it for the bargain price of $100! The package includes a one night stay in their 2 bedroom waterfront cottage and a couples massage appointment. I’m really looking forward to our luxury weekend! I’ve even already picked out my dinner -ahi tuna with wasabi creme fraiche - yum…

To start of Valentine’s Day, I made Kevin Heuvos Motulenos...

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:30:00 -0800

To start of Valentine’s Day, I made Kevin Heuvos Motulenos with fried plantains, his favorite breakfast that he ate daily while we were in Cozumel. They turned out fabulous!

(via fuckyeahthebeatles) Happy Valentine’s Day!

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:23:00 -0800

(via fuckyeahthebeatles) Happy Valentine’s Day!

Meat Free Monday...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:20:00 -0800

Last Monday Jamie sent me a post about what my boy Paul’s been up to - he started an environmental campaign called “Meat Free Monday” encouraging meat-eaters to take a day off meat. I’m mostly meat free but I still have intense cravings for certain meaty comfort foods. A craving for a burger or meatloaf can sometimes put me over the edge and send me indulging in a carnivorous treat.

Monday just happened to be one of those days of meat cravings after a not-so-great day at work. All I could think about all day long was meatloaf and mashed potatoes - my ultimate comfort food. But I just couldn’t indulge on the one day Paul asked me not to! So, I went searching the webs for a great alternative.

You might remember when some friends and I made The ‘Meat’ Mountain. Which was good, but made entirely out of faux meat, which doesn’t always feel so healthy. I was looking for something less fake. So I found the best recipe for meatless meatloaf I’ve yet to find, based mostly on lentils. I added more onion and carrots to give it a bit more texture. It was great, and completely sufficed my meatloaf and mashed potatoes cravings. Excuse the crappy iPhone picture, however it would be tough to make meatloaf look pretty even with an incredible camera.

Oh, and just in case you were wondering - Paul did write a song about Meat Free Mondays, why not?

On Saturday, Sarah and I went to the Columbia Winery to see...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:05:00 -0800

On Saturday, Sarah and I went to the Columbia Winery to see Creme Tangerine perform (again!) and also to see Ken Mansfield, the former US Manager of the Beatles.

It was a fabulous afternoon - Creme Tangerine played down in the cellar of the winery surrounded by barrels of wine and we had unlimited tastings during the show (and a free tasting in the winery afterwards!) Then Ken talked about his experience with the Beatles - it was so great to hear his stories! Ahhh… only one degree from Paul now!! Ken was with the Beatles for a number of years and was even on the rooftop during their famous last performance together.

…When we were getting our picture taken with Ken, the bass player from Creme Tangerine leaned over, while playing, to get into the picture. We had no idea until later when we checked out the picture - so cute!

At the Creme Tangerine Beatles Rooftop performance - so much...

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:13:25 -0800

At the Creme Tangerine Beatles Rooftop performance - so much fun! Already looking forward to next year.

I just saw this adorable TeaSub today on Cup of Jo (one of my...

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:12:00 -0800

I just saw this adorable TeaSub today on Cup of Jo (one of my fave blogs) and knew I had to have it! I am a sucker for anything Beatles related, and especially on today - the 41st anniversary of the Beatles’ famous last performance on a London rooftop.

Speaking of, I am so excited to head down to Pike Place and watch Creme Tangerine (my fave Beatles cover-band) perform to celebrate the anniversary! We had such a great time last year, and I am so excited to do it again!

Here it is, our Krevino wine label! I’ve gotten in to...

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:05:00 -0800

Here it is, our Krevino wine label! I’ve gotten in to painting lately, so I took part of my latest painting and used it for the label.

I am so excited to see that Krevino wine all bottled up!

Anyone seen Nights in Rodanthe? I did. While the movie...

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:00 -0800

Anyone seen Nights in Rodanthe? I did. While the movie wasn’t great, I of course cried like crazy (damn you Nicholas Sparks!)

The house featured was the coolest aspect of the movie - it is a huge, kinda creepy, old house right on the beach in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The house is as ocean front as you can get, and after the last few hurricanes that hit the Outer Banks, it was basically IN the ocean…

So, the owners of the house were forced to move the house. Check out the video above of the move - pretty fascinating to see a huge house like that rolling down the street! Here’s a nice re-cap too.

Krevin's Blend is Born...

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:01:14 -0800

Krevin (Kris & Kevin) is proud to announce that we officially have our own wine - Krevino! Awesome name, right? And yes, I did already buy the url. :)

For Christmas, Kevin got me this great kit that enables you to blend your own wine and then order a case of it! The kit comes with everything you need to make your own custom blend, specifically to your tastes. On Friday night we got together with a couple of our wine connoisseur friends to make our custom blend, Krevino.

The table is set with our blending wine, glasses, our tasting note cards, and of course lots of cheese…

Tasters hard at work…

Blending Krevino!

At the end of the night, we came up with our perfect Krevino blend. It was really amazing to get a little insight into the wine making process. Changing the blend by just 1 ml really does make a difference, we definitely respected the whole blending process a lot more! Next we get to design our label for our custom wine - updates to come!

Above is the wine-making kit we used, Fusebox by Crushpad - super cool product and fantastic present (thanks Kevin!!).

Mexico Recap...

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:35:00 -0800

I’m finally getting around to going through pictures from our Mexican vacation we took a couple weeks ago. We had such a great time! The weather didn’t always cooperate for us - but when you’re in Mexico at all inclusive resorts does it really matter?!

The first three days of our trip was spent in Cancun. We stayed at a resort in the bustling and touristy hotel zone. This was our great view from our room of the lagoon and ocean…

The lagoon in the hotel was home to six dolphins. Each morning we woke up to see these guys splashing around and performing tricks with guests…

From Cancun, we rented a car and headed to Chichen Itza and made it just in time for the nightly light show at the ruins…

Our hotel at Chichen Itza was amazing, you could see ruins from our hallway!

We also loved the feel of the hotel, it was a Spanish/Moroccan theme and included lots of nature around the grounds - like peacocks just roaming around begging for a little bite of your taco…

We had a great time exploring the ruins at Chichen Itza with our fantastic tour guide Jorge, who was happy to also be our personal photag…

We left Chichen Itza to drive to Playa del Carmen, and stopped at a gorgeous cenote in Dzitnup along the way…

Playa del Carmen was a zoo! I’ve never seen a beach so crowded at all hours, there were always multiple huge beach parties going on…

After spending New Year’s in Playa del Carmen, we headed out to Cozumel on a very, very rocky ferry. The ferry ride was quite treacherous, but we were rewarded with our gorgeous room in Cozumel complete with a swim-up terrace…

We ventured around the main town in Cozumel, San Miguel, and took lots of cheesy tourist pictures…

We even went for a paraglide ride! The view of the crystal clear water around Cozumel was amazing…

We enjoyed snorkeling with lots of fish right off the hotel’s dock! When we saw this stingray, we decided it was time to get out of the water and watch him safely from the dock…

After our unpleasant ferry ride to Cozumel, we opted to take a cute little plane back to Cancun instead of trying the ferry again. The plane only held about 20 people and looked liked a flying minivan! I loved the view as we left Cozumel…

Happy {belated} New Year! After spending Christmas home in Walla...

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:39:00 -0800

Happy {belated} New Year!

After spending Christmas home in Walla Walla, we set off to warmer climates to kick off 2010. We spent New Year’s Eve in Playa del Carmen, Mexico and had a fantastic dinner followed by a night out on the town.

I hope your New Year’s was fabulous!

Sippers!

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Have you been to Sip yet? If you haven’t been I highly recommend it. It is a new wine bar/restaurant located across from the beautiful Seattle Central Library on 5th and Madison downtown.

We headed there on Thursday to enjoy some sippers and dinner with a couple from work. It was fantastic! Great food, fabulous wine selection, live music, gorgeous space. To top it off, Thursday is “Ladies Night” and we got half-price wine flights! What a deal - and as you can see, their wine ‘flights’ are more like full pours - yowza!

Christmas Fever!

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0800

Guess what? I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE CHRISTMAS!

In light of my Christmas fever, Kevin and I devoted an entire day to things all Christmas…

In the beginning of the day on Sunday we volunteered for the Forgotten Children’s Fund by wrapping Christmas presents at Pacific Place. We got to wear santa hats, which was a huge plus in my book! Btw’s… If you need gift wrapping, go get your presents wrapped there - it is quick, easy and all proceeds go to a great cause! Located just outside Barnes & Noble in Pacific Place.

Next we ventured out downtown to finish up Christmas shopping. Yep, that’s right - we FINISHED! Unbelievable, I can’t believe the efficiency in which we got all the shopping done.

In the evening, we had tickets to see White Christmas. So naturally, I dressed up in Christmas themed attire, duh!

I’m a really lucky girl… I’ve already gotten...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:44:00 -0800

I’m a really lucky girl… I’ve already gotten my 2nd Christmas gift and it is only December 8th. :)

When I came home from work yesterday Kevin had stuck these perfect little MittenBerry gloves in my stocking. I think he intended on waiting until Christmas to give them to me, but it’s been 20-30 degrees in Seattle and coincidentally yesterday I complained about the horrible combination of gloves and iPhones. So it just seemed too perfect that the MittenBerries came in the mail yesterday!

If you’re looking for a perfect gift for that friend that can never stop emailing/texting/tweeting - even in the freezing cold - look no further!

{www.mittenberry.com} Aren’t they cute?!

Thank you Terry for a wonderful weekend of crafting and...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Thank you Terry for a wonderful weekend of crafting and baking!

(And thank you Michelle for the picture!)