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  1. Spring Whirlwind

    May 4, 2010 by Katie

    The past month has been full of concerts, shows, dinner parties, work, meetings, church, run here run there, go go go….

    Our First Seattle Sounders Game

    I don’t even know much about soccer futbol, but the atmosphere was electric and we had lots of fun. I can’t wait to go to another game soon (preferably on a warmer night).

    We hosted a housewarming party and introduced our new home to our friends.  There were some who we haven’t seen in awhile, many who we see quite often, and our awesome realtor—Ray.

    There were date night highlights of a John Mayer concert and laughing ridiculously at Conan O’Brien on his comedy tour stop in Seattle (with a surprise performance from Pearl Jam).  It was magnificent.

    When Todd was involved as a Young Life leader back in Kansas City, he became close to several of the high school students in the group.  One of them, Eric, will be interning in Seattle this summer so we had him over for dinner when he was in the area recently for some pre-internship prep.

    Spring is (almost) here! The yard is colorful and foliage-filled, but the warmth has yet to arrive.

    Stig & Guster are growing everyday, their kitten-ish features slowly fading into looking like adults.  Don’t be fooled by their looks though, they’re still extremely active and playful.  Even crazy, at times.  It just so happens they’re most wild & rambunctious when we’re trying to sleep.

    With all that’s going on, I don’t foresee things slowing down anytime soon.  We have several events & travels coming up soon, with one BIG trip for me this summer. Can’t wait to tell you more about that later.

    But for now, we hope you’re enjoying spring wherever you are.  Remember to take a moment to stop and smell the lilacs—I think those purple wonders are God’s most perfect perfume.


  2. Cherished Time

    April 23, 2010 by Katie

    Spring Break, Part 2. Told through pictures.

    Visiting the Columbia Tower.

    Getting the keys to our first home.

    Introducing Ben to Vivace.

    Cherishing time with my sibling.

    Pizza & Game Night. And lots of laughs.


  3. Family Invasion

    April 15, 2010 by Katie

    Since it’s been a month, I figure I should recap our Spring Break 2010 experience before much more time passes.

    No, we didn’t jet off to some tropical island for sand & surf.  Instead, my family came to Seattle to spend a few days with us.  Even better.

    Thankfully, mom & dad come visit us often, but my brother Ben and his wife Kim haven’t been to Seattle for over 2 years.  (gasp!)  We were really excited to have them take some time off work & school to make the trek up here to the Northwest.  It’s always wonderful to have all 6 of us together at the same time.

    I think they were surprised to find Seattle sunny and warm(ish) when they arrived.

    No visit is complete without a ferry ride.

    And that was day one of Spring Break. More tame adventures to come.


  4. Bye Bye Birdie

    March 10, 2010 by Katie

    Impromptu date nights are always fun, especially on a snowy winter evening.  That’s right…we had snow.  It’s been a balmy 50 degrees all winter and then, BAM! Hail and snow.  I didn’t get too excited since it wasn’t much, barely even a dusting. Like powdered sugar sprinkled on lemon bars.  By a very stingy baker.

    Anyways…..we decided to have one last dinner at the original Red Robin in Eastlake before it permanently closes later this month (due to the old building needing lots of work or something ridiculous like that).  Sad sad news.

    There’s just something special about dining where it all started.  The cool retro signs and decor set it apart from every other Red Robin.  Not to mention, it has great views of Portage Bay during the day and the fun atmosphere is supercharged with young families and college kids from nearby UW.

    Nobody ever said date nights had to be intimate and quiet.  Or fancy.  We rode the bus.  And didn’t even get to sit by each other on it.

    (please excuse the bad photos…didn’t want to get milkshake on our good camera)

    Where the burger goodness started, over 60 years ago

    According to the website:

    1940s: Red Robin started as a tavern near the University of Washington in the 1940’s. It was called Sam’s Tavern. Sam sang in a barber shop quartet and loved to sing the song “When the red robin goes bob bob bobbin along…” Sam eventually changed the name of his tavern to Sam’s Red Robin.

    1969: Over the years Sam’s Red Robin simply became Red Robin. It was transformed from the tavern into the first Red Robin restaurant that opened in a 1,200 square-foot building perched on a Seattle hilltop.

    There’s your history lesson for the day.

    My first visit to a Red Robin was somewhere in Arizona when we went to cheer on K-State at the Fiesta Bowl back in college.  Oddly, I think I’ve only had a hamburger once in all the many times I’ve eaten at a Red Robin.  I like the wraps and chicken sandwiches.  Accompanied by the tasty fries, of course.  And even more odd, Todd always gets a crispy chicken tender salad.  No tomatoes.  He says it’s like the best salad ever.  I’ve tried to duplicate it, but can’t get my crispy chicken tenders to be as crispity crunchity.

    Don’t cry because it’s over…..smile because it happened.

    Ok, at least there are 14 other locations in the Seattle area, but this one was special.  Miss you already.


  5. Tenpin

    February 18, 2010 by Katie

    Wednesday nights are a favorite of ours.  This is the night we meet with a group of friends from our church for small group—mostly doing bible study or related lessons, and just sharing our recent life struggles & triumphs.

    Every once in a while, we ‘let loose’ and have a night of fun (not that our regular group times are ever lacking in fun and laughter).  Last night, about half of our group decided to meet at TechCity Bowl and show off our mediocre bowling skills.

    Team Canada (Jason) vs. Team U.S.A. (everyone else)

    I love these gals & guys. They’re part of a group of friends we’ve made through our church over the past couple of years, and I can honestly say that life would be pretty rough without them. We’ve all been transplanted here from cities across the U.S. and Canada, each of us far from our families and friends back home, so we’ve become each others’ Seattle substitute family.

    Speaking of Seattle…..stay tuned for some exciting news coming up in the next couple of weeks.