Winter Sunsets

11-30-10

We had the most gorgeous sunset tonight. Obviously my little camera phone can't capture it. But here is Katherine looking at the sunset over the bay out her office window. 

The View From Above

11-29-10

Flew home to Oakland today. It was super clear as we got into the area - I could even see the Mormon temple, CA-13, and Mount Diablo from the plane! There's Mt. Diablo as I saw it this morning. So pretty!

Ready. Set. GO!

11-28-10

Jess, Jeff and Arden (friends of Kristi's) all ran the Seattle marathon this morning because they are both awesome and insane. Here is the start of the race. You can see Jeff leaping into the air for joy. He kind of did that at the end too...they all rock! As we waited for them to cross the finish line we tried to cheer everyone else on. It's cool when you can actually see in their faces that you've encouraged them to finish the last few yards. Yay! What fun! 

So. Freaking. HAPPY.

11-27-10

There is the most amazing Italian restaurant in Seattle! It has an entire gluten-free menu. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Here is my meal: amazing pasta dish, garlic bread, and beer. I haven't had garlic bread - one of the greatest inventions of all time - in SO LONG. I seriously was BEYOND blissful. In my ecstasy I may or may not have told the waitress that I was in love with her. I ate sooo much, aaaaaaaaaaaaaah. SO AWESOME!

Black Friday

11-26-10

Strolling the streets of Seattle on Black Friday. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

 11-25-10

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!! Here are all the amazing cooks this Thanksgiving in Seattle!

Jonathan perfects apple pie a la mode! 

 Gigi makes massive amounts of amazing squash soup while Jess "helps" ;)

 Kristi, best turkey baker EVER!

Pumpkin pie from scratch made by yours truly.

WOOHOO!!!

Failure

11-24-10

Alright so I have to admit - I failed. I didn't take a picture today. I was running around after work getting ready to fly to Seattle for Thanksgiving and forgot :( However, I DO have a picture for you, from another day that I didn't post. Here is Mr. Octopus keeping an eye on the Bay Bridge. 

Can I Have Some of Your Tots?

11-23-10

Tater tot day at the dining hall. Yeah. We ate two plates that size. 

Sibling Love

11-22-10

Here is Hobbes torturing Dinah. This is what I had to deal with this afternoon. He just would NOT leave her alone. I am pretty sure it's because he stayed inside all day today - he's bored and causing trouble! I put Dinah in my room and shut the door and then played with Hobbes for a while. She seems happy with the arrangement but he still keeps trying to get in there with her. Typical little brother. 

Hair Cut

 11-21-10

I have been way past due for a hair cut. The last time I went in was...JULY. bahaha. Well I finally made an appointment and went in for a cut, since my hair was driving me nuts and looked kinda like poo. I totally love the girl who cuts my hair. She completely understands wanting a low maintenance cut, and works with my hair, and points out what she likes about what it's doing on its own. Anyway. Here are my before and after shots. Just in time for the holidays. Woohoo! 

Fuzzy!

11-20-10

I am taking care of Jess' classroom tarantula while she's gone this week/weekend!! He's so fuzzy!

Cinderella

11-19-10

My friend, Nicole, and her son are in a local production of Cinderella. A bunch of us went to see it last night. Here is the stage. Oooh, magical.

I am the Shadow on the Moon at Night...

11-19-10

The moon was gorgeous tonight! Obviously not quite as gorgeous in a picture, but still kinda cool, I think.

Survival

11-17-10

This is the best way to get through long meetings at work.

Parking Ramp

11-16-10

Someone put a little scarecrow and pumpkin in the parking lot near the Y. hehehe. I LOVE FALL.

Another Gorgeous Day

11-15-10

Someone needs to tell the Bay that it's fall, because it seems to have forgotten! I'm not complaining, though! Took another walk today at lunch time. Can you see the fat cat peering at us from behind the stairs?

Yummmm!

11-14-10

Pot pie is my favorite food in the entire world, but I thought it was a thing of the past. Not so! I found a mix that makes gluten-free crust, so I made gluten-free pot pie! The purpose of this pie was two-fold. a) I love pot pie. b) I want to make a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, but wasn't sure if the crust would turn out. So this was my pre-Thanksgiving test run. The crust is really good, and was really easy to make! And the pot pie turned out pretty darn good, though not as good as my mom's. Someday!

Cozy

11-13-10

He stole my snuggie!

Sweet Revenge

11-12-10

My co-worker, Steven, made a very foolish bet with me about whether or not raccoons have salivary glands. Obviously they do. He had to buy me ice cream as punishment for being so wrong. So of course I invited Kap and Katherine and made him buy them ice cream as well. Not the greatest picture, but here Kap and I hold up our sweet rewards. 

Dance Forever

11-11-10

The Red Shoes.

Birthday MONTH

11-10-10

I got Jonathan's birthday present to me today! It's this awesome "snood." A snood is like a scarf, but it's all connected the whole way around. Fun! I love the colors. Thanks, Jonathan!!

Walking

11-9-10

It was a rough day at work today, so I took a walk. Here is what I saw:

 Classic

Somewhere to sit 

Forgotten 

Contrast 

Fuzzy

Look, Ma! I'm Flyyyyin!

11-8-10

Leslie and I went to Alcatraz today. The seagulls really like to fly alongside the ferry.

Buddha

11-7-10

This was my birthday present from Jenny and Abe. Awe.Some.

Happy Birthday to ME!

11-6-10

I saw 57 banana slugs today on my birthday hike. I guess they all just wanted to say happy birthday...or something. 

Sk8er Bois

11-5-10

Walking along Telegraph in Oakland, I spotted some ex-skaters. 

Pretty Sunset

11-4-10

Gorgeous sky in Alameda this evening. It was so warm and wonderful, too.

Awwww

11-3-10

Milan got a new haircut and a snazzy new scarf! He's soooo cute!

Cats are Annoying

11-1-10

Why do cats always want to lie ON your things, especially when there is plenty of empty space to occupy?

Warm and Fuzzy

11-1-10

I miss my brother! And my feet were cold. So I put on the fuzzy monkey sock/slippers he gave me! I felt better :)