The Christmas Lights Are Up!

How exciting! It was so fun to see the xmas lights go up on our first home. I think it looks soooo pretty all lit up. Inside it is a construction site- we've chipped off the fireplace tile, primed/painted the fire place mantle, and are in the process of painting/installing all new trim and doors... hopefully all by the time Santa comes. :) We'll post pics on what we've updated. Til then, Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Merry Christmas from the WSU Cougs!!!!

Oh how we love this season.... chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jack frost nipping at your nose, and THE COUGS BEATING THE HUSKIES ON THEIR HOME TURF!!!!! Go Cougs!!! Yup, this year's Apple Cup goes to the WSU Cougs- as it should. Just an early Christmas present for all you Coug fans.

By the way, this was the 100th apple cup. So fitting. Sorry dogs.

Happy Black Friday!!

So we braved the crowds and headed down-town Seattle for some stress-free window shopping and the annual tree-lighting ceremony. We went with our brother and sister-in-law, Jeff and Sally (Nick's brother). We always have so much fun hanging out with them. The girls went and did some shopping while the boys did their own thing ( I think it involved a large plate of nachos) and then met up right before the tree-lighting ceremony. It was so cute- they had a children's choir and some random singers from the CD "Christmas in the Northwest" (cheesy songs like "walking in Seattle latte land"- seriously) They lit the Macy's star and had some pretty decent fireworks too. Then we ended the night with an appetizer dinner. I love going down town, and even though I work smack dab on Capitol Hill, I rarely make the trip just for fun- so it was great to enjoy the city and spend some time with Jeff and Sal. I love this season- the cold air, the store window displays, all the decorations- what a perfect holiday night.

Remember this guy??!

You guessed right- that's Coolio. You know, the hip hop mega star who had his career high in 1996. You may know him for "Gangsta's Paradise" or the line "1234 get your woman on the floor". Yup- he's one of the classics.... and Nick and I got to shake his hand. haha, we went to the Movin' 92.5 House Party (Seattle radio station that plays hits from the 90's- which I LOVE), and it turns out that one of my friends from nursing school has a fiance who is the director for the radio station. Long story short, we got hooked up with some amazing seats and back stage passes. This concert was basically a 90's party and the artist list included Naughty by Nature, Coolio, Candy Man, Tony Tony Tony, and a couple others. So rad. Bomb dot com.

That's just how we roll people.