Just call me Betty Crocker

Tonight my adventure in the kitchen is baking a cake! Jen is having a party to celebrate Cinco De Mayo a few days early! I am baking a cake for the party and I am excited to see how it turns out! My simple ingredients include:

I will be posting a picture of my end result! Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Guilty Pleasure

One of the best aspects of my job is the location. My favorite thing to do on my hour lunch break is going on walks. I am in a prime location in Kirkland to walk along the waterfront and have the most spectacular view while I am out and about. Whether it be sunny, cloudy, hot or cold my walks always clear my mind and give me a little bit of exercise before I head back to the office.

The biggest struggle of my job is the fact that I sit at a desk all day long. My walks make it a little easier to get through my day!

A day in the tulip fields!

On Sunday, My Mom, Dad, J and I headed up North to see the beautiful tulip fields, which are my favorite flower! We had fun goofing off, taking pictures and enjoying the sunshine! What a perfect morning for us to go on this little adventure!

Just Keep Swimming

WE GOT 3 FISH!!! As much as we want a dog we decided 

we should begin with something a little more simple with 

less responsibility. Here are our new precious pets... 

Tamra, Stoney and Hunter! 

::Friday Perfection::

How refreshing does a Margarita sound.

Friday's and Margarita's go hand in hand. Enjoy your weekend!

Laughing Out Loud

The best part of Mac computers is their Photo Booth application. This fun little Microsoft extra allows you to take pictures of yourself look absolutely hilarious. There are many choices of picture quality to choose from such as; black and white, sepia, comic, colored pencil and much more! Then the fun part.. you can choose to basically transform your face with features such as bulging, denting, twirling or squeezing! J and I have had countless night's where we have laughed endlessly because of the "product" of our photo session!

Warm Weather Trend

Some of you may consider Cocs to be a fashion nightmare but those who do have some good style are a fan of the beloved Crocs. My taste in shoes vary month by month, season by season. My favorite season (summer of course) is when my multiple colors of Crocs come out for some solid summer fashion.

Have you ever tried a pair of these comfortable beauties on? If you have not, then do not be quick to judge.. go out there and get yourself a pair of Crocs!

No Shoes, No Problem!

Let me start out first by saying how amazing my dad is. He came over to our apartment on Saturday and shampooed our very much needed carpets. So for the fee of one Vanilla Bean Frapacinno from Starbucks he was ready to go! He even offered to do it again, how lucky are we. Thank you Dad!

We now have a new rule which we hope you will glady obey. NO SHOES. Please take them off when you come inside our lovely little place. White carpets and shoes do not mix well together and we want to prolong the soft white color of our carpet as long as possible. Thank you!

On Sunday, our newly cleaned carpet motivated us to dust the entire apartment and do loads and loads of laundry. It feels so nice to begin the week surrounding myself with not only cleanliness but some sun as well!

~Nan and Steve~

What a fun filled weekend I had! The highlight was sure to be Nan and Steve's beautiful wedding. The wedding was on the Skansonia Ferry Boat in Seattle. This stationary boat was so gorgeous, unique and antique looking inside. Every detail was so nice and the wedding was just amazing. The weather could not have been better, I am so thrilled for Nan and Steve. Congratulations to you both!

John, Jen, Chris and I- the fabulous 4- trekked to Seattle together for the wedding. We met up with about 14 members of our church and shared great laughs, drinks, pictures and dances together. The cupcakes were a hit, no one fell in to Lake Union, Mary and John made a friend; a goose, the flower arrangements were perfect and we even managed to have enough TP to decorate the newlyweds house!

Despite the broken door, broken champagne glass and broken chair we successfully managed to have a great time and not get kicked out of the wedding!

The Lauren Conrad Side Braid

The side french braid is something I keep trying on myself. Lauren Conrad, being my inspiration, always looks so adorable with her side braid. With that said, this weekend I am going to a wedding and will be trying this trendy look on myself. Wish me luck!This blog I found has all the details on "How to do it yourself!"
http://www.cupcakestastenice.com/archives/890

POST WEDDING UPDATE: I attempted the side braid myself but had no luck.

Ahhh

My dream... will soon become a reality! I can't wait!

Mariners Baseball

Today, the Mariners play their first home game of the season at Safeco Field. I am very excited to go to Mariner games this season with my friends and family. And I will finally be able to drink a beer in Safeco. Whoo!! With Griffey back, we are crossing our fingers that the M's make Seattle proud!

Words To ::Live:: By

“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”

~J&K Dinner Dates~

J and I celebrate our Lenten "No Meat Fridays" at Spuds in Juanita. Today marks our last dinner at Spuds during Lent. We just love this little tradition that we have started the past two years. The food is good, the company is great and we just have so much fun together. It is a great way to unwind from a busy week at a place like Spuds.

We love the three piece halibut- we share- and get some ketchup and tarter and lifes good!

Spuds also helped me discover my new love for tarter sauce.

::Job Wanted::

A receptionist position just opened up at my work and we posted an ad on craiglist for applicants. The job is very entry level, no legal background knowledge necessary, and pays pretty low. It is the perfect job for a college student that is looking for part time hours.

The job advertisement was posted this morning around 9:00 and we have already received 152 legitimate applications for jobs. Many of these people are willing to commute an hour for work, and have many years of professional work and education experience.

It is so sad that so many people are in desperate need of work in this economy they will settle for lower paid and qualified jobs just to be employed.

I keep you, your family member and friends in my prayers that you maintain job security or if you are unemployed and searching for a job you find something that fits your lifestyle.

Number 24

If you know me you know my love for Britney Spears. Her Circus concert tour stops in Washington tonight and I am not going. Spending $75.00 for a ticket was a little out of the budget this year making this my first missed Britney Spears concert. Dang.

I called (stalked/harassed) 100.7 the Wolf this morning trying to win tickets. They were looking for caller #25 and I just happened to be caller #24. They had me hold just in case number #25 got disconnected. Well... so it be, caller #25 won and I am still empty handed.

Everyone who is going to the concert tonight, enjoy the Circus!

The Giving Tree

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

Time went by. The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad

"Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy.

"I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore." The boy replied, "I want toys. I need money to buy them."

"Sorry, but I don't have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily.

The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me" the tree said.

"I don't have time to play. I have to work for family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?"

"Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house."

So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me!" the tree said.

The boy said, "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?"

"Use my truck to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy."

So the boy cut the tree truck to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you." the tree said.

"I don't have teeth to bite" the boy replied.

"No more truck for you to climb on"

"I am too old for that now" the boy said.

"I really can't give you anything. The only thing left is my dying roots." the tree said with tears.

"I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years." the boy replied.

"Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, come sit down with me and rest."

The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

Enjoy Life

May your day be filled with love, happiness and laughter! Appreciate all of the beautiful things that surround you, and most important; remember to smile!

The Best of Friends

On Sunday, we were lucky and got to see S, D and little C. Luckily, the weather was perfect so we got to play outside with C! I do not know who was having more fun outside, us or him. J and C are so adorable together. The bond these two have as uncle and nephew is so special. They truly are best friends.

Happy Days!

My case of the "Mondays" are not to bad today because I can see sun and feel warmth when I go outside. Sunny days cure the Monday blues! I went on a nice walk along the waterfront with Mom during lunch today, and when I get home tonight J and I will be going for a walk as well and BBQ'ing some turkey burgers! What a happy Spring day!

Weekend Warrior

Finally, we have reached the highly anticipated Friday! The beginning of the beautiful weekend. I have lots of little things going on this weekend, one including unpacking from our trip. It kinda took us a while to do that one.. Other then that I am going to enjoy some Seattle sun.

Last summer J and I invested in some tennis rackets. We used them once. Had fun. Ran around like crazy people chasing after a ball. My racket is pink! This year we are going to start our training early... Spring is here therefore we are going to play tennis! Wish us luck!

::Esty::

I love all of the handmade crafts, clothing and accessories Esty has to offer! This site has quickly become one of my favorites to browse through. It is like an online grage sale/store for artists and designers to sell their work. Check it out!

Summer Dreamin'

Why is it that when you come home from a vacation all you want to do is go on another one. Looking out my office window all I see and hear is rain. This is where I am dreaming of right now.

But for now I will just dream. At least I have some very fun summer plans to look forward to. Camping trips, cruise to Mexico and Cannon Beach!

Here are my favorites of J and I in Vegas. Why do vacations go by so quickly... Vegas, we already miss you!