Category Archives: Holidays

Counting the days until christmas

December 3, 2012

The other day I was poking around on some blogs and saw a take on the advent calendar. It was still a few days away from the first of December so I decided I would put one together. I saw this picture on pinterest and used it as my example.

I then went to the store and picked out some items that were inexpensive/we needed in the house/were tasty to eat/good for you/smelled nice. Some things were for Walker and some for me but most we could both enjoy. Examples include chocolates, candles, a nut cracker, and clif bars. I also included a few cute notes for Walker.

I then wrapped them all up, tied them with string, attached a date to each package and hung them up randomly on the hanger. I then hung the hanger in my Christmas corner.

I realize December has started but I’m sharing this at the request of my friend Steph and if you like the idea maybe you can count down the remaining days until Christmas. Have fun!

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Fun in oregon

November 27, 2012

It was so much fun to get away for a bit. We had such a great time visiting with our friends and I really enjoyed being out of the city. I joked with Walker that he should just leave me in Eugene.

They took us for a tour of the University of Oregon (where one goes to law school and the other works). The campus was so pretty. What I was super excited to see was Hayward field. The field that Steve Prefontaine ran on. I remember watching the movie about him back in high school back when I was running track and it stuck with me.

Later that weekend we also made it to a winery with the most beautiful views and ended up touring a local brewery in the evening. Nice safety goggles! Ha!

On our way back to Seattle I insisted we pick apples at an orchard I found despite the rain and mud. Now what do to with all those apples?

(Most pictures shown were taken by Walker)

We fried a turkey

November 26, 2012

Happy Monday after the holiday! I wanted to keep it light today as I’m sure, like me, you’re still exhausted from the weekend. I did my best to relax yesterday but with the holidays in full swing that was more difficult than I would have liked.

I mentioned Walker and I went Oregon to spend our Thanksgiving with friends. It was our first adult Thanksgiving. By that I mean it was the first time the meal was fully prepared by us. Our friends were set on frying the turkey which seemed a little freaky especially after seeing those insurance commercials. We were extra careful and we were quite successful! It was cooked perfectly and tasted great along with all the other sides we prepared.

Also next Monday I will choose an email subscriber to win one of my holiday necklaces. If you are not on the list be sure to get on it!