There has been a recent addition to Ye Olde Intarweb that is sure to elevate everything in a ten IP radius from uncouth to serene. I'm talking about a food blog, one of the best out there, which is quickly becoming one of the most searched independent resources for chefs everywhere.
The place I'm talking about is No Slivers Here, and it's being run by none other than my lovely and talented wife. She's cracking culinary codes, she's the countess of the cucina, and she's got a recipe (with pictures) for every occasion.
So do yourself a favor and head over there. Your taste buds will thank you for it.
Naten
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Weekend Update
It's been awhile since we updated you on our lives. I guess we'll start with the weekend of the 23 of May. Here in Seattle it was blazing hot, a nice change from rain and snow! We had a busy weekend. We started the weekend off by going canoing at the Arboretum at UW's campus. It is always fun. We love all the animals that are out swimming and flying around. Unfortunately a lot of the other UW students had the same idea as us so we had to wait for a canoe. It was worth it though. Now, on to the pictures.
Our view while we waited for a canoe.
There is a heron in there! Click on the picture to make it bigger.
Turtles! There were so many of these guys around.
Our view at lunch.
Anyone care for a yacht? They had to raise the Montlake Bridge for this monster!
Here is a closer view of the yacht. Ahh to be rich!!
Who are these people?
Our view while we waited for a canoe.
There is a heron in there! Click on the picture to make it bigger.
Turtles! There were so many of these guys around.
Our view at lunch.
Anyone care for a yacht? They had to raise the Montlake Bridge for this monster!
Here is a closer view of the yacht. Ahh to be rich!!
Who are these people?
After canoing we went down to Renton to see our friend Dana and her little girl. She has gotten so big! Dana and her daughter were staying with some relatives who have a pool, so why not go on over for a BBQ? Thanks guys! Here are a few pictures of Ary. Nate even got to feed her, but I wasn't fast enough to get a picture of that!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Birthday Nate
It's Nate's birthday today! He is the big 32! I think I can start calling him an old man! Te he! We started the day with an early breakfast with his parent's at The Brown Bear Cafe here in town and then saw his parents off to the airport. They were here to celebrate Nate's birthday but also to celebrate Mother's Day. Right now he is at the EmeraldCity Comicon. Nope, I didn't go! I thought I would let him revel in his nerdiness and try and hob nob with some celebrities. I'm sure he will let you all know how it went. We hope you have a great day with your mother or with your children if you have some!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
It's time!
Time to move! Those of you living in apartments or who lived in one years ago can probably relate! I'm done listening to the upstairs neighbors T.V. Are you deaf? What are you watching anyway? I'm done listening to you snore! I'm done listening to you walk around up there. We make mooing sounds at you. We know you probably can't hear us. While laying in bed one night we heard you go to the bathroom and then the toilet flushing. Now today, we heard you sneeze. I yelled, "bless you," just in case no one else did. So it's time to move out. So who is going to loan us $25,000 for a down payment?
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Long Time No Blog!
Well, we're back! We found some free time following some very full weekends. Our next 3 weekends are booked too! Here is a small smattering of what we have been up to lately.
Easter weekend we bucked the trend and didn't spend the holiday with either of our relatives. We were invited to spend the weekend with our friends, Brooke and Kyle, at Brooke's parents condo in Lake Chelan. We had a great time but we wish that it wasn't so cold. Needless to say, it snowed in the pass going to Lake Chelan and coming back home. We spent Saturday going to local wineries and tasting their fabulous wine. There are several wineries in the area but we only made it to 6. Kyle was a fabulous driver/chauffeur and Brooke was a wonderful navigatress! On Easter morning we went to a local winery that has has a restaurant. They had an Easter Egg Hunt for kids and then after that was done there was a Cork Hunt for the adults. How awesome is that? It gets better though! Each cork that was hidden in the vineyard (3 rows of vines) had a color on it which corresponded to a prize. My cork got me a bottle of wine, Nate's got him a logo wine glass, Brooke got a bottle of wine and Kyle got a sweatshirt. Some members of our party were sneaky and found more than one cork. So Nate and I left with 2 logo glasses (Thanks Brooke!). Our favorite wineries were KarMa, Tsillan Cellars, and Nefarious Cellars. And now, on to the pictures.
There is champagne in that bottle. Karma is opening it Memorial Day weekend.
Look at all that champagne!! The stands holding the bottles came from Italy.
Brooke and Kyle, our gracious hosts, outside of Karma winery.
Us! Doesn't it look cold!!??
This is Lucy. She nicely greeted us outside of Nefarious Winery. We just about took her home.
Inside Tsillan Cellars (think Chelan). Look at all that wine!
Such a poser! How's the wine honey?
Outside of Tsillan Cellars. It felt like we were in Tuscany. They hold weddings here too.
The view of Lake Chelan from the condo balcony. Check out the snow!
Remember the Cork Hunt? They were hidden in those vines in the background.
Dessert for the weekend made by yours truly!
Our loot from the weekend. The wine in the middle is the one that I won.
And one of Nate's wine glasses. Cheers!
Easter weekend we bucked the trend and didn't spend the holiday with either of our relatives. We were invited to spend the weekend with our friends, Brooke and Kyle, at Brooke's parents condo in Lake Chelan. We had a great time but we wish that it wasn't so cold. Needless to say, it snowed in the pass going to Lake Chelan and coming back home. We spent Saturday going to local wineries and tasting their fabulous wine. There are several wineries in the area but we only made it to 6. Kyle was a fabulous driver/chauffeur and Brooke was a wonderful navigatress! On Easter morning we went to a local winery that has has a restaurant. They had an Easter Egg Hunt for kids and then after that was done there was a Cork Hunt for the adults. How awesome is that? It gets better though! Each cork that was hidden in the vineyard (3 rows of vines) had a color on it which corresponded to a prize. My cork got me a bottle of wine, Nate's got him a logo wine glass, Brooke got a bottle of wine and Kyle got a sweatshirt. Some members of our party were sneaky and found more than one cork. So Nate and I left with 2 logo glasses (Thanks Brooke!). Our favorite wineries were KarMa, Tsillan Cellars, and Nefarious Cellars. And now, on to the pictures.
There is champagne in that bottle. Karma is opening it Memorial Day weekend. 
Look at all that champagne!! The stands holding the bottles came from Italy.
Brooke and Kyle, our gracious hosts, outside of Karma winery.
Us! Doesn't it look cold!!??
This is Lucy. She nicely greeted us outside of Nefarious Winery. We just about took her home. 
Inside Tsillan Cellars (think Chelan). Look at all that wine! 
Such a poser! How's the wine honey?
Outside of Tsillan Cellars. It felt like we were in Tuscany. They hold weddings here too. 
The view of Lake Chelan from the condo balcony. Check out the snow! 
Remember the Cork Hunt? They were hidden in those vines in the background. 
Dessert for the weekend made by yours truly! 
Our loot from the weekend. The wine in the middle is the one that I won. 
And one of Nate's wine glasses. Cheers! Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Valentimes
No, it's not a typo. These are indeed the times of Valen. Who's Valen? Unimportant! In that respect, he shares a lot with St. Valentine. Not many know who he really was, what he did, or what that has to do with love, but boy do we celebrate it.
Of course, not everyone celebrates Valentine's Day. It's a holiday that puts a bright shining spotlight on your relationship. If you're not in one, then the spotlight hits the bare space where your relationship is not. Oddly enough, there are folks who don't want to be reminded that they don't have someone in their life to cuddle with them and tell them they smell funny. Ignorance is bliss, as it were. I was never one of those folks.
Even after my girlfriend broke up with me and married another man, I still celebrated V-Day and gave out mini Kit-Kat bars to friends. Even when I spent the evening watching a friend's kids so he could have a night with his wife, I didn't be-moan the situation. You see, when God was handing out hearts, he gave me a jumbo popcorn bucket of Hope instead. Then he made me obstinate and pig-headed. This allowed me to always enjoy the idea of love, even if I wasn't in love.
My first Valentine's Day with Becky was only the second time in my life I'd been able to celebrate it with someone. This year, marks our third together. While we're not made of money, we do know how to show ourselves a good time, so Becky's whipped up a grand cake for the occasion. We'll pop a bottle of cab-sav with our steaks and deftly avoid the mad rush that always descends upon restaurants on this day.
So, in a nutshell, your kernels of wisdom are: love means more than money, and don't glare at lovers just because you're not getting any.
Of course, not everyone celebrates Valentine's Day. It's a holiday that puts a bright shining spotlight on your relationship. If you're not in one, then the spotlight hits the bare space where your relationship is not. Oddly enough, there are folks who don't want to be reminded that they don't have someone in their life to cuddle with them and tell them they smell funny. Ignorance is bliss, as it were. I was never one of those folks.
Even after my girlfriend broke up with me and married another man, I still celebrated V-Day and gave out mini Kit-Kat bars to friends. Even when I spent the evening watching a friend's kids so he could have a night with his wife, I didn't be-moan the situation. You see, when God was handing out hearts, he gave me a jumbo popcorn bucket of Hope instead. Then he made me obstinate and pig-headed. This allowed me to always enjoy the idea of love, even if I wasn't in love.
My first Valentine's Day with Becky was only the second time in my life I'd been able to celebrate it with someone. This year, marks our third together. While we're not made of money, we do know how to show ourselves a good time, so Becky's whipped up a grand cake for the occasion. We'll pop a bottle of cab-sav with our steaks and deftly avoid the mad rush that always descends upon restaurants on this day.
So, in a nutshell, your kernels of wisdom are: love means more than money, and don't glare at lovers just because you're not getting any.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Holy Wow!
I know! You should be shocked to see an update from us! We apologize for being MIA in the blog world. We will try better to update it a bit more frequently than we have in th past.
This past weekend we went bowling with some of my friends from high school. There were 12 of us there bowling. I think the best part of the night was the money! I won $2.75 and Nate won .25. They set the pins up with colored ones randomly (I thought it was random) placed among the ten pins. If you got a strike or left one of the colored ones you go money. Some people around us were winning $50.00. We would love some of that money! A great time was had by all. Nate and I might have to stick to bowling on the Wii. Who is buying us one?? The next outing is planned for the end of February for a night of watching hockey. I've never been to a game but I'm pretty excited!
On a side note, Nate and I celebrated 18 months of wedded bliss last night. We made ravioli that tasted great but presentation was much to be desired. Maybe you'll see pictures if we try it again.
We'll leave you with pictures from bowling.
Are those not the sexiest shoes you've ever seen? I love how mine look well used!!
This past weekend we went bowling with some of my friends from high school. There were 12 of us there bowling. I think the best part of the night was the money! I won $2.75 and Nate won .25. They set the pins up with colored ones randomly (I thought it was random) placed among the ten pins. If you got a strike or left one of the colored ones you go money. Some people around us were winning $50.00. We would love some of that money! A great time was had by all. Nate and I might have to stick to bowling on the Wii. Who is buying us one?? The next outing is planned for the end of February for a night of watching hockey. I've never been to a game but I'm pretty excited!
On a side note, Nate and I celebrated 18 months of wedded bliss last night. We made ravioli that tasted great but presentation was much to be desired. Maybe you'll see pictures if we try it again.
We'll leave you with pictures from bowling.
Are those not the sexiest shoes you've ever seen? I love how mine look well used!!
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