Family filled weekend

It never ceases to amaze me at how fast the weekends go by! This last weekend Cody and I got to head over the mountains to see some family and it was a very short trip, but a good trip at that! We left after work on Friday and headed to my dad's house. They just finished renovating the downstairs and it looks AMAZING. I think they just had a few finishing touches on it but it looked good!

Saturday morning, Cody was very ambitious and went out for a 4.4 mile run..I decided to be lazy and stayed home but I was so proud of him! Later in the morning I went to get my hair done by my sis and she did an amazing job! She really did pick the right profession and I am happy with her choice...I don' t have to worry about finding a hair lady anymore! It was great catching up with her too! After the hair, it was time for Levi's party. He is getting so big! He walks EVERYWHERE and doesn't want you to pick him up AT ALL! He is such a cutie! I definitely wish I could see more of him!

After the party we headed to Cody's parent's house in Yakima. It was great because I don't even remember the last time I saw them! I got to meet Cres's girlfriend too. They had my favorite dinner going...steak and grilled asparagus..I could probably eat this every day for the rest of my life and not get tired of it! I love it! It was great just sitting around catching up with them. They redid their floors with tile and their house looks good too!

Sunday, we went out to breakfast and then shopped around for a bit. Cody and I needed to get on the road but not before a quick spin on the harley! Man, I can't wait til we get one! They are so much fun!

The rest of our Sunday pretty much consisted of driving and relaxing. We decided to end our weekend with dinner at Azteca which I haven't had in SOOO long so it was nice. They have the best chicken taquitos around!

Well, that pretty much sums up our weekend...really enjoyed seeing everyone and miss everyone already!

Weekend of fun

I can't believe it is already Monday! This past week flew by! Traveling during the week definitely throws me off my game! My trip to LA was fun but very quick. Cody was nice enough to drive me to the airport at 5:15am so I didn't have to take the bus. I slept the whole flight there and after going to the hotel and realizing that I couldn't check in early I headed to the office. I am glad I got to meet everyone there and it was great working 1 on 1 with the HR ladies over there! I definitely feel more comfortable being the lone HR over here now! For lunch that day they took me to Hal's for lunch which is a pretty nice restaurant. I ended up getting the steak and managed to only eat a couple of the amazing fries! I was very good! haha That night after work I went to check in and got bumped to the penthouse sweet! It was HUGE! It had a kitchen, balcony, fireplace, huge tub...it was awesome! I just wish I could have shared it with someone...thinking next time my mom will have to just fly over and stay with me on my trip! :) I ended up walking on the boardwalk for a little bit but because I am a wuss I didn't walk far. I get too scared being all alone in a place I don't know! I also had a complimentary dinner so I ordered their spinach ricotta mac and cheese..definitely NOT healthy but I had to try it...honestly, it wasn't that great and I didn't eat much of it. The next day we had a wine o clock at 3:30 at the office where they had a huge spread of wine, nuts, fruit, and cheeses...and NO, this isn't an every day thing! haha It was great to just relax and have some wine before I caught my plane. I got back to Seattle at 10:15 and was so happy to see Cody and Mia!

The rest of the week was pretty boring but this past weekend was pretty fun. Cody and I spent Saturday up in Marysville at the oulet malls and I didn't even buy anything! They had some good deals but I was just in the mood to browse and walk around. We went to dinner at Pen Thai by our house which was amazing..I love Thai! Yesterday it was GORGEOUS outside so after church we took full advantage and took Mia to Kirkland to walk around. She loved it and it was so pretty out! I love Kirkland! Ended the day with a bbq that consisted of buffalo burgers, cucumber salad, and 2 huge glasses of ice tea with lemon..I am addicted to that stuff!

All in all it was a great weekend! This week will be pretty busy and on Friday we are heading to Tri-Cities for Levi's 1st birthday! I can't believe he will be 1! That is the downside to living over here! We don't get to see him grow up!!

Have a good week!

Definitely time for an update!!

WOW! I am realizing that I SUCK at updating this blog. I decided that I would sign on and try this whole blogging thing again. However, I can't figure out how to update the layout or anything like that! OH WELL!!

SO much has changed since my last post!! Cody and I are doing great! We are still living in Bothell in our little apartment but have plans to hopefully become homeowners this summer! We still love being in Seattle...probably love it more now then ever before. I think this is because we have sort of found our niche here now! We have made some amazing friends and we don't feel like we are the "loners from a small town" anymore! We have definitely begun building our lives here and plan on continuing this journey in Seattle!

Some recent updates...while I absolutely loved my job at SL Start, I recently took a new job at DDB. The position is a Human Resource Coordinator position. It is right downtown Seattle (2nd and Madison) so I take the bus every day. I was kind of nervous working downtown and taking the bus but I absolutley love it! The bus allows me to read my kindle, listen to music, and just relax. My stop is 2 blocks up from where I work and I pretty much take a power nap every day on my way home..this works out perfectly for hitting the gym after work! :) Now that the weather is getting nicer, I plan on exploring downtown on my lunch breaks. Last week I decided to go for a run down by the water during lunch since our building has showers, and it was BEAUTIFUL! There is so much around here! I definitely plan on doing this more as it gets warmer!


Besides the new job, I guess not a lot has really changed. Cody is still working in Bellevue, and like I mentioned before, we hope to buy a house before summer is over. I am so excited to be a homeowner and actually have room for our stuff! We still have wedding gifts boxed up!! I can't wait until we have our own yard for Mia and plenty of space for our things!! We also have begun to appreciate the great outdoors of Seattle. One of our favorite things to do when the weather is nice is take Mia to a park somewhere and just walk around. Just last weekend we went to Greenlake to walk around it with her...as much as we have always planned to go there, this was our first and what a great place it is! In the summer we definitely plan on renting the kayak's and paddle boats to take out on it! We also have become fans of local markets and are going to try and visit all the ones around us (there are a lot). We have been introduced to some great hiking places through friends and hopefully will be doing that again soon as well! One thing that has really turned around for us is that we FINALLY found a church that we absolutely love! We were going to random churches our first year here which makes it hard to stay motivated to go every week. But, through friends, we found one in Kirkland that we love and go to their Saturday night service. We are so hooked on the pastor there that we hate missing a week!

I am so excited that summer is coming! We have so many plans! We are running an 8k in May and are going to start looking for some road bikes so we can bike into town on the trails! We will see if we can find any for good deals! Keep your eyes and ears out for us!

I think that is plenty of updating for now..I plan on updating more often and hopefully be able to even post some pictures of the adventures we plan on going on!

Thanks for reading and God Bless!!