Weekend Wrap-Up: 7/17 - 7/19

It was my last weekend in Seattle prior to the big trip so it was a busy one, here are the highlights:

• Had my final Pilates lesson, at least until my soon-to-be-certified teacher finds a permanent place to teach.
• Enjoyed a cup of coffee and a chat with my Pilates teacher at Victor's Coffee.
• Had lunch with my brother at The Brooklyn.
• Completed a merchandise return from Land's End at Sears because I figured it was easier than sending it back.
• Got a pedicure.
• Got lost in Trader Joe's because they moved everything around to optimize the space.
• Enjoyed a wonderful meal with our "Cooking Club" at a home on the Magnolia Waterfront.
• Woke bright and early for the trip up the hill to do laundry.
• Had breakfast at Queen Anne Cafe.
• Picked up a few things at Bartell Drugs including Vitamin B and Garlic in hopes of repelling the mosquitoes and other biting critters who just love me.
• Picked up BBQ fixins at the grocery store.
• Completed some household tasks.
• Tried out the recipe for "Poolside Punch" which we fell in love with at the Grand Floridian in December 2007.
  
• Spent the afternoon playing cards and enjoying the deck with Kat and Don.
• Don grilled up a feast of chicken breasts and fresh veggies.
• Woke early and started packing and organizing and knocking things off my to-do list.
• Had breakfast at the Bay Cafe.
• Vacuumed and washed the car.
• Met Kat in Bellevue for an afternoon showing of The Proposal.
• Walking to Barnes and Noble an picked up my much anticipated copy of Best Friends Forever.
• More organizing, packing and ironing.
• Added 140 songs to my iTunes Library and iPod.

How was your weekend?

Labor Day Weekend Wrap-Up

Better late than never, here are the highlights from my Labor Day weekend:

• Spent Thursday visiting some clients on the Olympic Peninsula.
• Supervised as Dave plank grilled some fresh salmon for dinner on his new Weber grill.
  
• Watched the OSU football season opener against Stanford, which they lost, painfully, with Dave, Kristen and John.
• Cancelled our planned day trip to Mount St Helens on Friday since the *cutest nephew in the world* had a virus so instead Barney and I relaxed at home.
• Did the usual laundry bit on Saturday morning. Only noteworthy aspect was the absence of the idiot barista at Peet's, maybe they got smart and got rid of her? We can only hope.
• Took care of John while Kristen and Dave went to a wedding on Saturday. Actually Barney did most of the work as he is the babysitting assistant ever.
• Drank some beer and played some cards at RedHook with Don and Kat on Sunday afternoon.
• Tried out yet another off-leash area, this time at Woodland Park, and have decided that Barney is just not ever going to fit in the "off-leash" scene and that's okay.
• Celebrated Labor Day with Don and Kat with a barbeque on Monday evening.

How was your weekend?

Weekend Wrap-Up

It was a busy and productive weekend, here are the highlights:

• Got an early start to the weekend with an early dismissal from work at the conclusion of our annual Summer Picnic on Thursday. I was chair of the picnic again this year so by the end I was cold, muddy and exhausted but glad it was a success.
• Ran home long enough to shower and change into clean clothes and then went to pick up my new dog, Barney. Snapped this pic moments after picking him up.
  
• Headed back home to get Barney settled in and fed and then we were off to my friend Kipp's for dinner along with Barney and Kayla (Kipp's dog) play-time.
• Woke early Friday morning (one of the benefits of dog ownership) and enjoyed a bit of lazy time around the house.
• Ran to Costco, Pet's Mart and Safeway to pick up dog supplies and other items I needed.
• Read my book while waiting in line at the ferry from Fauntleroy to Southworth.
• Loved watching John (the cutest nephew in the world) follow Barney around their yard. They were instant buddies.
• Enjoyed a fun evening and yummy dinner at Kristen and Dave's.
• Completed the usual Saturday morning laundry bit but this time with Barney in tow. He loved meeting all the people and dogs atop the hill.
• Ran to Fred Meyer to pick up some more household stuff including a shelving unit for my utility closet.
• Cleaned everything out of the utility closet, set up the shelves and reorganized it. The before can be seen here, the after seen here.
• Cleaned the rest of the apartment while Barney slept in the sunshine on the deck.
• Decided not to cook the dinner and ordered a pizza. Watched some Olympic coverage and relaxed with Barney on the couch.
• Took Barney to the off-leash area at Golden Gardens on Sunday morning so that he could sniff and play with other doggie friends.
• Made another trip to Pet's Smart (to make an exchange) and a quick stop at Target and then we were home for the rest of the day just in time for the rain to start.
• Relaxed the afternoon away by watching the Olympics and taking a nap with on the couch.
• Grilled up some pork chops and fresh veggies (including tomatoes from my garden) for dinner while Don and Barney got acquainted with each other.
• Enjoyed a good bottle of wine and dinner on the deck in the rain.

Quite the whirlwind. How was your weekend?

Weekend Wrap-Up

It was a HOT one in Seattle. The highlights:

• Attended to some appointments on Friday morning. The best thing about a 4-day work week is that you have an entire day to schedule appointment and can be leisurely about it.
• Completed many of my household chores while sweating in my 80+ degree apartment on Friday afternoon.
• Enjoyed a quiet evening at home. Watched the Olympics, read and surfed the internet.
• Saturday morning was all about, that's right, Laundry!
• Watched more Olympics, gotta love em, read and relaxed on Saturday afternoon.
• Completed a very successful outing to the Costco Home store in Kirkland. I picked out my new mattress in less than an hour.
• Attended a gathering for friends and alumni of Westminster College at a lovely home in Bellevue.
• Enjoyed a lakeside patio dinner with Don, Kat and Nancy at The Beach Cafe at Yarrow Bay Grill.
• Walked around Fisherman's Terminal on Sunday morning, it was nice and cool on the water.
• Had a yummy breakfast at The Bay Cafe.
• Spent the bulk of Sunday afternoon in my bedroom enjoying the air conditioning while I gave myself a mani/pedi, read, watched old episodes of Gilmore Girls and the Olympics.
• Ventured into the non air conditioned part of the apartment to fix some dinner. Grilling was the only option due to the heat.
• Watched even more Olympic coverage while I ate dinner.

Now it's off to prepare for the week ahead, then bed. How was your weekend?

Weekend Wrap-Up

It was only an hour shorter that usual but it seem a whole lot shorter than that. Here are the highlights:

• Enjoyed a quiet night at home on Friday night which included cheese and crackers for dinner, catching up on old episodes of Las Vegas and watching the movie The Break-Up which contained way too much yelling for the mood I was in.
• Woke early Saturday to head up the hill and do 5 loads of laundry.
• Learned what a London Fog is at Peet's Coffee & Tea when ordering my own "regular" drink.
• Sat at the corner table by the window and watched the world go by while my clothes tumbled around next door.
• Ran home long enough to put my laundry away and hook up with Don to run to errands including Fred Meyer and Home Depot.
• Spent the afternoon cooking and drinking beer with Don.
• Packed up the corned beef and Irish soda bread we had prepared and headed to our "Cooking with Bacchus" evening.
• Felt like a bum when I stayed in bed until after 9 on Sunday morning only to feel worse when I realized that thanks to daylight savings time it was after 10.
• Bitched while I walked through the house changing the time on all the clocks, electronics etc. I hate the whole daylight savings bit.
• Felt the full effect of the writers strike when I realized that except for a couple of shows I am archiving my TiVo is empty.
• Headed to Don's in the late afternoon Sunday to hang for a bit while he prepared dinner for us of grilled orange chicken and baked potatoes.
• Speaking of Don he has become quite the baker of late. Shortly after my arrival yesterday he pulled a cake out of the oven. It's the third cake (that I'm aware of) that he has baked this year. I don't mind his baking AT ALL and hope that it continues!
• Tossed and turned thanks to the time change and/or a late nap and/or god only knows what, and ended up with only about 4 hours of sleep which has left me a bit wiped today.

How was your weekend?