Weekend Update...

...with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers

I wish my weekend involved Amy and Seth...in fact, if I could choose 10 celebrity best friends, these two would definitely be on that list.

Despite the fact that Amy and Seth will most likely never play a roll in my weekend, I had an excellent weekend. Saturday night was spent celebrating Court and my birthdays at the back bar at Bastille in Ballard - if you've never been, go now...or for your next date night or girls night. The food is delicious and the ambiance perfect.  The night was spent with a few of my favorite girls - Court, Rothie, Delane, Jamie, Ruthie, Cabe, Michelle and Crystal. Dinner, drinks and catching up with these girls was the perfect wrap-up to my birthday celebrations.

Saturday morning I had a photoshoot, ran errands and saw a movie with Steve...errrrr...Jackass 3D. I'm not gonna lie, it wasn't the most thought provoking, inspiring or educational movie ever, but it was pretty darn funny.

Sunday we went to our first Hawks game of the year and had a great time...mainly because of the win, but also because we got to spend some time with our friends Lynne and Joey and ran into a bunch of other people we knew from college. Thank you Marge for the find on the undercovered seats! The rain on Sunday was the type of weather that I think out-of-towners believe to be the typical "Seattle weather." Thankfully, our seats were undercover, but the walk back to King St. Station was WET - torrential downpour kind of wet, but it was all worth it to see our team clench the top spot in the NFC West.

A favorite game to play during the game is "Where's Marge?" Marge works for the Hawks, therefore, she's at every.single.home.game - always to the stadium bright and early and always dressed to the nines. She is usually in the same spot, so finding her isn't too difficult, but this time we had our 300mm zoom lens so we had to take of pic of her in action.

Musical Trifecta

Most everyone knows that Seattle is a hot spot for musical talent and venues. And after living in Seattle for years, I finally had the chance to check out the famous Crocodile and see three spectacular bands perform, last night for the Seattle Heineken City Arts Festival (10/20 - 10/23).  A huge thanks to my sister Megs and her boyfriend Branden for letting Jamie and I weasel our way up to the front row.

First up was Lucy Schwartz. Her sound is a bit old soul/low-key/jazzy-pop combined with drums, harmonica, piano, guitar and percussion.  She has a beautifully unique voice and puts on a crowd pleasing perfomance.  Next time she's in the area, I'll definitely be back to see her.

After Lucy's trio performed, the hottest band to come out of Seattle, in most recent memory, The Head And the Heart, put on an awesome performance. If I were an A&R manager for a record label {dream job!}, I'd sign this band in two seconds...seriously...mark my words...they're gonna be big. They opened for Vampire Weekend a few weeks ago at the Paramount!  They remind me a lot of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Check out Jamie's post from a few weeks ago on this newfound musical love here.

Next up were the shows headliners, The Weepies.  The singer-songwriter/husband-wife duo put on a great mellow folk style show.   The cheery lyrics, acoustic guitars and tambourines made for some fun audience interaction.  Unfortunately, as the night went on, and after 3 hours of standing, this pregnant mama and Jamie called it quits mid-way through their set and I missed my favorite song by them, World Spins Madly On (check it out here). 

BUT on the plus side of an early departure, as we walked out of the Crocodile, we crossed paths with this musical icon as he stood amongst the normal folk, enjoyed the same awesome tunes as us.

{ New Scent }

For my birthday this week, my co-worker Justin bought me a new perfume that I had never smelled before - Gucci Guilty - which just came out last month. One spray of this Guilty pleasure (pun intended) and I was hooked on a new scent. Gucci Guilty has notes of mandarin, peach, pink pepper, geranium, lilac, patchouli and amber (ideal scent for fall and winter)...no, I didn't sniff out those notes out myself, I got that from a bit of googling.


When it comes to perfumes, I'm usually a one or two scent kinda gal, but the perfumes I've most recently purchased and will have around for quite some time are as follows:



1. Bvlgari - Amethyst
2. Carolina Herrera - Carolina
3. Nanette Lepore -
4. Versace - Versus
5. Calvin Klein - Euphoria
6. Thierry Mugler - Alien

* If you're looking for a scent to add to your Christmas list, I would highly recommend Gucci Guilty.

* 31

Turning 31 yesterday was better than I ever could have imagined...

I originally looked at 31 as the 10 year anniversary of my 21-run and then felt really old when I thought about the difference between 21 to 31 being the same as 11 to 21...have I lost you yet? And now I'm 31 and my husband is 28! Age ain't nothin' but a number, right? In my 31st year, I'll be celebrating a lot, but most importantly the arrival of my first child. I used to think (maybe around 12 years old) that I'd be married no later than 25 and probably have 2 or 3 kids by 30...boy have times changed. The thing is, I'm perfectly content with how my cards have been played and can honestly say that I'm now counting down the days until my 32nd birthday when I can celebrate with my 6 month old.

I was completely spoiled rotten this weekend by my adorable husband...a new lens for my new camera, massage at a spa downtown, dinner at the Space Needle, a night at the Edgewater Hotel, shopping, coffee and flowers at Pike Place, brunch with my in-laws, relaxing at Carkeek Park and dinner with my family. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to my loving family and friends for the sweet messages over the weekend - I feel so blessed and fortunate to have each of you playing a special part in my life.

Me and my birthday twin - Miss Addi - at her 3rd birthday party Saturday morning. I love her wavy hair, huge smile and dimples. She'll most likely be taller than me by her 5th birthday.


My handsome man

Our room at the Edgewater


View from dinner




Complete relaxation - perfect end to the perfect day

Sunday morning sunrise, looking west from our room






Carkeek Park

Huge shout out to the Sun Gods for providing the most picture perfect fall back-drop for my already ideal weekend.

Flash back...me...31 years ago with my parents at Evergreen Hospital...I think my mom might be clenching her teeth wondering what she's gotten herself into.

Favorite Eastern Washington Town...

Once again...Pullman did not disappoint

Everything about the weekend was perfect...the drive over, the RV tailgating lot, the good friends, the new friends we made, a not too shabby showing by the Cougs, Sellas, new crimson and gray attire, Cougar Gold cheese, the Coug, Valhalla, the view from atop the library, the completely renovated CUB, walking along the mall, the leaves, the smell of the Palouse air...ahhhhh I love this place and am so happy that we finally made a trip back. I may have even enjoyed Pullman a bit more than usual considering I was sober for the entire weekend...Steve made up for my soberness.

Of course we had to pick up some gear for our future Cougar





You know you're old, when you'd rather stay in on a Friday night to play your favorite game than go to the bars



Marge, Searight and me walking into the game



The highlight of the game - at one point we were BEATING the #3 team in the country!



Steve may have been the most popular fan at the game with his partially homemade Incredible Hulk hand





Marge and Jeremy



In honor of one of the best Cougs of all time and my second cousins husband, Drew Bledsoe, Steve had to sport his jersey



Valhalla with Steve James and Scott - so fun to see some of my old co-workers from the bar



Searight and Jeff





Pretty sure this photo was taken right after Steve had repeated the same story to Eric and Jumbo for the 50th time...ahhh the things you realize when you're the only sober one around



The mall on a Sunday morning



The newly renovated Martin Stadium



Dupus Boomers - the new full service restaurant and bar with 40 beers on tap at the CUB...apparently this is the new place to study









Heading home...



Need I say more?



Thank you Pullman for another successfull weekend...hopefully the next time we're back, the football team will be just a bit better