Thank you for the cards, text messages, comments and phone calls (and delicious cake :))) I love you all so much!

Growing up is such a barbarous business, full of inconvenience... and pimples.

-Captain Hook

It's My Birthday Weekend

I'm not even going to lie-

birthdays were a huge deal growing up. Mom adorned the house with streamers and the "birthday banner" while I slept. The "birthday candle" was always burning on the counter when I went down for breakfast. On my sister's 21st she came home to find 21 boxes hidden around the house- all with 21 things inside (i.e. $21 giftcards, ) You get the drift. Well, I'm carrying on the tradition.

So far so good.
I got out of my meeting an hour early, no awkward drivers at the 5-way stop by our house, and freshly-baked cookies when I got home!
3 for 3!

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Tom Morello plays tonight at the Crocodile. Along with: Steve Earle, Wayne Kramer and the Blue Scholars. Profits benefit New Horizons Ministry (A church that serves homeless youth.) Only 15 bones.

*I took this photo at an alternative middle school in north Seattle. (It was Rage inspired.)

Haphazard Post Including Images From My Weekend

My grandmother's pin from the 1920's



The deer here aren't afraid of anything. Even me. I found this one chowing down on shrubs in the backyard. She looked up at me for a second aiming my camera at her, then went right back to eating.

Is there any better place than the library?

No. There is not.
Happy Monday

My mother was once asked (at the Alameda swap meet)
"Is that a tooth?"
"No." She replied. "It is an imperfect pearl."
Inherited from my great-aunt Rene.

So this afternoon the three of us (the 'tooth', my mother and I) set off for Fremont.
Destination: Dusty Strings.
In search of sheet music for my mother's new harp.

I shan't be pulling the levers there but I shall be a very good back-seat driver.
Margaret Thatcher

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Sometimes I miss our times in Stilly.

I confess. I'm in a love/love relationship with edamame. I could eat it every hour-on the hour- for the rest of my natural life. Straight from the pod (nothing special) maybe a little salt.
This is good- considering the bag we bought at Costco last night is bigger than my torso.

Tonight we found out that Erik's cousin Robert is in the hospital with a staff infection in his knee. At least they think it's a staff infection. The doctor keeps calling in the other doctors to "take a look." Hmmm...that's reassuring.

Robert is one of the most genuine people I know. He doesn't waste his time trying to impress anyone (except for his darling wife- he pretty much fell head-over-heels for her.) If your truck broke down way out in the sticks and you needed a ride- he would be there to pick you up. (Erik knows this first hand.) He's loyal and trustworthy and he's not afraid to tell you what he thinks.

Get well soon Robert! We love you.

He said it...not me:

A few summers ago in La Serena, I walked along the beach with a friend.
She told me:
Don't look for seashells- let them find you.
Here are the items that found me today.

"boots" on the floor of my classroom

a purple flower on the playground

chilean pesos at the bottom of my dresser drawer

I'm driving. Twisting around the lake and watching runners' sillhouettes as
they jog by the water. The sight is so beautiful (glassy water-blood orange sun) that I must park , get out of the car, and take pictures that don't do it justice. I must have 25 sub-par pictures of the exact same scene. I don't know why I do it.
Perhaps I want to preserve the moment to look back on later- perhaps I want to jump in the photo and stay there forever (Erik will come too)-or maybe I only want to watch other people hustle- to be still while they run.

People...Seriously.

Apparently the baby dolls at our school are not very photogenic.

This Weekend...

Seattle Phil performs this afternoon- 3:00 @ Meany Hall (UW campus.

Now do you see why we've been hesitant to have children??? :)

Jamie! I just found this picture of the two of us at my wedding shower!

When I read NieNie's post yesterday I immediately got a craving for squeaky cheese.

She inspires me waaay beyond cheese curds.

My blogpal over at A Lovely Lifestyle has tagged me in this survey about our loves! Want to know more about the world's greatest man? Here you go...
(thanks Niki! this was fun.)

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Cartoons or short films. Anything animated.

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
"Salad? That's rabbit food." -Erik


3. What's one food he doesn't like?
Guacamole- more for me :)

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. His drink would be?
Mac & Jacks

5. Where did he go to high school?
The same as me (for a year). I was a Freshman and he was a Junior. We had been dating for 6 months when my family informed me that we would be moving to Seattle (2,500 miles away.) but obviously things worked out. haha

6. What size shoe does he wear?
Oh crap. I should know this.


7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Hmm. Well he "was" collecting bobble-head dolls. Until he married me. Don't feel sorry for him- he made a choice.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
(I'm gagging as I type this) Italian salame, feta cheese, and green olives...IN THE MICROWAVE! eww


9. What would he eat every day if he could?
green olives- he can and he does.

10. What is his favorite cereal?
I don't think so- its biscuits and gravy for him.

11. What would he never wear?
a Pop-Tarts tattoo
oh wait...


12. What is his favorite sports team?
Some hockey team. The Redwings maybe? Is that a real team?

13. Who did he vote for?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

14. Who is his best friend?
Duh. Me. (Oh Josh- you know its you)


15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
Run late

16. What is his Heritage?
He once told me that his name was spelled with a 'k' because he was from a line of vikings. and i believed him (serves me right)
Actually, there is some Cherokee Indian in his family.


17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?
One that says "Happy Birthday" in Japanese


18. Did he play sports in high school?
nope

19. What could he spend hours doing?


20. What is one thing you appreciate about him?
I appreciate that he has given me 2,984,729,384,723+ reasons to appreciate him.

He is hilarious. He is patient. He is kind. He's strong. He's caring. He can open any jar with his brute strength. He loves his momma. He's creative. He is trustworthy...He's my favorite.

I don't care what my age-babysitting is still so much fun.




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