Luke Skywalker (er, I mean Roma) is defeating the Dark Side...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
I'm on Spring Break
Except I'm not in school.
Bjorn's dad is a professor and he does get Spring Break so they headed to Mexico... and I headed to California. My brother and sister in law are in Australia, so I'm out here with my mom to hang out with Roma.
We started off in Los Angeles on Thursday night where we met up with the California Versluys' to get the kid and the car. Long story short, I spent almost two and a half hours at In-N-Out Burger while people and luggage were shuttled from and to the airport.
After dinner in LA, we headed to Bakersfield to spend a few days at my grandma's house. We had brunch with my aunts, got pedicures, took naps, and played Scrabble. (ahem... I got a whoppin' 321 points...)
Today we drove the 3 hours to my Aunt Netti and Uncle Dan's house outside of Solvang. They have a GREAT house. Their 5 kids (Taylor, Paige, Blake, Grant, and Luke) have a ton of fun things to do... a trampoline, swimming pool, animals, go-carts. The snakes get out of their cage every once in a while -- it keeps life interesting. My aunt is such a talented hostess and a great friend. It's very relaxing at their house!
I'll be in California for another week and I'm looking forward to a bunch of relaxing and being with family. More stories and pictures to come...
Bjorn's dad is a professor and he does get Spring Break so they headed to Mexico... and I headed to California. My brother and sister in law are in Australia, so I'm out here with my mom to hang out with Roma.
We started off in Los Angeles on Thursday night where we met up with the California Versluys' to get the kid and the car. Long story short, I spent almost two and a half hours at In-N-Out Burger while people and luggage were shuttled from and to the airport.
After dinner in LA, we headed to Bakersfield to spend a few days at my grandma's house. We had brunch with my aunts, got pedicures, took naps, and played Scrabble. (ahem... I got a whoppin' 321 points...)
Today we drove the 3 hours to my Aunt Netti and Uncle Dan's house outside of Solvang. They have a GREAT house. Their 5 kids (Taylor, Paige, Blake, Grant, and Luke) have a ton of fun things to do... a trampoline, swimming pool, animals, go-carts. The snakes get out of their cage every once in a while -- it keeps life interesting. My aunt is such a talented hostess and a great friend. It's very relaxing at their house!
I'll be in California for another week and I'm looking forward to a bunch of relaxing and being with family. More stories and pictures to come...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
she said it...
"no cake, no joy. know cake, know joy."
-my lovely college roommate, becca parsons. classy gal.
-my lovely college roommate, becca parsons. classy gal.
Happy Birthday, Little Man!
Little Bjorn is 1 today!
When I started the job as his nanny, I really had no idea how much love I'd feel for this little guy and how much joy he'd bring to me. He's a happy baby and I appreciate him more and more and more every day!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Oh, sweet Seattle...
i had an amazing weekend.
One of my very best friends is going to school in Seattle, so I got to go visit her and see all of the sights. I fell in love with the city.
::friday::
Friday morning was spent full of good conversations and good coffee. We were in Seattle, we had to. We walked around a big lake and talked about life, our men, memories, faith, future stuff...
Seattle has a bunch of cute "towns" around the big city. Em lives in Wallingford. Her boyfriend lives in Ballard. The really expensive boutiques are in Fremont. We window shopped because quite frankly, a $300 shirt is ridiculous.
Fremont also has a great little chocolate factory called Theo Chocolate. Yum. It's organic, pure, creative chocolate (Chai Chocolate... Bread & Chocolate... Coconut Curry Chocolate...). I was a kid in a candy shop... literally... walking around, sampling the different flavors. I brought some home for my mom.
After browsing shops, we met up with Emily's boyfriend for lunch. Best sandwich ever... We ate on the beach and enjoyed the Seattle sunshine (I know, crazy!). Matt dropped his sandwich in the sand. A little dog came and ate the lettuce - its owner wasn't amused. Emily knows all of the fun parks, so we walked around an old park called Gas Works. She also showed me a huge troll. Yes, a troll under a bridge.
On Friday night, we headed downtown and met up with a guy I worked with at camp, Barrett Caldwell. Barrett is a southern boy working for the Coast Guard and living smack dab on 1st Avenue. It was fun to meet his roommates and to reminisce about a summer up in the mountains.
::saturday::
After a lazy morning, Emily and I headed to the University Village -- near the University of Washington -- to go to Anthropologie and H&M. I got a fun gray coat!
After the U Village, we went downtown to go to Pike Place Market. I would love living in a city with a fun open-aired market like this one. I couldn't help but soak in all of the different things there were to see... I was such a tourist, taking pictures, not watching where I was walking. It was great. I wish I lived in a place with a market. It's such a neat thing to be able to go there and grab everything. In fact, it's kind of a lifestyle -- one that's appealing to me.
On Saturday night, we headed to a little restaurant in Ballard called The Root Table. Wow, that was a neat place to eat dinner! All of the tables were roots (hence the name) and you sat on stumps. The atmosphere was artsy, laid back, and exotic. After dinner, I got to catch up with my 2nd cousin, Rebekah. I hadn't seen her since 2005 so we had much needed time together.
::sunday::
After church and eating lunch at the Ballard Farmer's Market, I headed home. A great weekend!
I took a ton of pictures...
walking around green lake with coffee in hand and best friend at side...
modern day willy wonka... organic and fair trade... and delicious
on the menu for lunch on friday... amazingness in sandwich form
our picnic spot. really? could it get any better?
great friend
yep, a giant troll
looking down troll street (avenue? lane? i don't know)
the needle
i love the fact that there's water all over the place out there!
downtown. and boats. awesome.
barrett & his football trophy from earlier that day.
you know what they say about the camp t family...
barrett's roommate, adam. a good ol' southern boy with his clemson hat and banjo...
seattle-style serenade.
::the market::
i brought some pasta home with $5 i found on the ground...
i'm working on that coffee drinking goal.
one of these things is not like the other...
great little restaurant with wooden menus.
this is my "i see you every five years" cousin... we should fix that problem.
ballard farmers market quesadillas
washington apples!
One of my very best friends is going to school in Seattle, so I got to go visit her and see all of the sights. I fell in love with the city.
::friday::
Friday morning was spent full of good conversations and good coffee. We were in Seattle, we had to. We walked around a big lake and talked about life, our men, memories, faith, future stuff...
Seattle has a bunch of cute "towns" around the big city. Em lives in Wallingford. Her boyfriend lives in Ballard. The really expensive boutiques are in Fremont. We window shopped because quite frankly, a $300 shirt is ridiculous.
Fremont also has a great little chocolate factory called Theo Chocolate. Yum. It's organic, pure, creative chocolate (Chai Chocolate... Bread & Chocolate... Coconut Curry Chocolate...). I was a kid in a candy shop... literally... walking around, sampling the different flavors. I brought some home for my mom.
After browsing shops, we met up with Emily's boyfriend for lunch. Best sandwich ever... We ate on the beach and enjoyed the Seattle sunshine (I know, crazy!). Matt dropped his sandwich in the sand. A little dog came and ate the lettuce - its owner wasn't amused. Emily knows all of the fun parks, so we walked around an old park called Gas Works. She also showed me a huge troll. Yes, a troll under a bridge.
On Friday night, we headed downtown and met up with a guy I worked with at camp, Barrett Caldwell. Barrett is a southern boy working for the Coast Guard and living smack dab on 1st Avenue. It was fun to meet his roommates and to reminisce about a summer up in the mountains.
::saturday::
After a lazy morning, Emily and I headed to the University Village -- near the University of Washington -- to go to Anthropologie and H&M. I got a fun gray coat!
After the U Village, we went downtown to go to Pike Place Market. I would love living in a city with a fun open-aired market like this one. I couldn't help but soak in all of the different things there were to see... I was such a tourist, taking pictures, not watching where I was walking. It was great. I wish I lived in a place with a market. It's such a neat thing to be able to go there and grab everything. In fact, it's kind of a lifestyle -- one that's appealing to me.
On Saturday night, we headed to a little restaurant in Ballard called The Root Table. Wow, that was a neat place to eat dinner! All of the tables were roots (hence the name) and you sat on stumps. The atmosphere was artsy, laid back, and exotic. After dinner, I got to catch up with my 2nd cousin, Rebekah. I hadn't seen her since 2005 so we had much needed time together.
::sunday::
After church and eating lunch at the Ballard Farmer's Market, I headed home. A great weekend!
I took a ton of pictures...
walking around green lake with coffee in hand and best friend at side...
modern day willy wonka... organic and fair trade... and delicious
on the menu for lunch on friday... amazingness in sandwich form 
our picnic spot. really? could it get any better?
great friend
yep, a giant troll
looking down troll street (avenue? lane? i don't know)
the needle
i love the fact that there's water all over the place out there!
downtown. and boats. awesome.
barrett & his football trophy from earlier that day.you know what they say about the camp t family...
barrett's roommate, adam. a good ol' southern boy with his clemson hat and banjo...
seattle-style serenade.::the market::
i brought some pasta home with $5 i found on the ground... 
i'm working on that coffee drinking goal.
one of these things is not like the other...
great little restaurant with wooden menus.
this is my "i see you every five years" cousin... we should fix that problem.
ballard farmers market quesadillas
washington apples!I'll be booking another ticket again soon.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Hello Seattle...
I've spent a wonderful weekend touring Seattle with my best friend, Emily. Pictures and stories to come!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sub Love
1429 11th Avenue was a great house. It'll always be one of my favorites... not because it was painted a cute yellow color, not because we had an awesome couch that could seat 20 people, not because we had two refrigerators, and not because the of the squeaky staircases.I simply loved living with 5 amazing women.
Our big yellow house got the name "The Sub" soon after we moved in (you know, we all live in a yellow submarine). It stuck.
Yesterday we had a little Sub reunion... Jamie and Becca were in from out of state and Bianca and Megan drove over from Greeley. It was a sweet time filled with stories, memories, and laughter. It was so great to see the girls again and to all be in the same place. It's been a while since we've had the chance to do that.
Bianca got married in December and lives in Greeley. She's one of the most compassionate people I know. Becca lives in Kansas City and loves doggies. She's a forever friend... always laughing or making people laugh. Megan is finishing up school in Greeley and speaks Spanish like a pro. She's super passionate about what she does and inspires others to come alongside her. Jamie is living with her husband in Iowa while he finishes up pharmacy school. She has a really sweet spirit. That's what I think of those girls.
I love the pictures that Bianca's husband took of us...
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