3 Day Weekend

Wow, how I love having three days off in a row. This should be a law for everyone to enjoy.
I started my new job last Monday so it's been quite a wonderful and busy week. The weekend has been great too - Andrew and I took it easy on Friday night and had dinner out then came home to watch a movie. That was our TV time together for the week except for the hour that we always devote to Project Runway on Wednesdays! We drove to Tacoma on Sat. to partake in the festive Tiki Bar Party at Kristen and Slade's house. Last night we headed west 8 blocks to Joe and Heather's for some good food and conversation around the fire. We are in the final countdown of the wedding so we are crossing off all of our to-do's as we go :) We created the programs this weekend and did a BUNCH of shopping, writing, etc. and have 3 vendor meetings this week too. Did other bride-to-be's have crazy wedding dreams while sleeping too? Last night I dreamt that the rehearsal dinner was in someone's basement apartment with dim/blinking lights, no windows, frozen pizzas, and I drove everyone through my old neighborhood (HV) to get there. I have been having dreams similar to this for some time now but during my awake hours I seem to be pretty calm about it all....

A Niece Is Born!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Corey and Catherine on their new baby daughter, Madelyn Nyawera Anderson, 7 lbs, 14oz., 21 1/4 inches born today at 2:23PM!!!!! I am still awaiting pictures via computer of my new niece! I love her so much already and am very thankful that she and mom are happy and healthy!!! Thinking of you back home and cannot wait until I can hold little Maddy!!!

Happy Birthday Skipper!!

Happy Birthday to my hubby-t0-be!! You are so fine.
We had a great night of happy hour and dinner. One of Andrew's bday wishes was to try to actually be in bed by 10:30 so I am trying to make that happen tonight. Of course we had to make time for the giant cookie eating contest first. Happy 33rd!

A Two Rainbow Kind of Day

Today we took a mini road trip to Birch Bay State Park
http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Birch+Bay
to attend a post-wedding bbq for one of Andrew's friends that he has known since 4th grade.
We could see Canada eh from where we were and had a great time despite the rain!
We made a pit stop on the way home to have a beer at Jeff and Erin's Olympic-themed gathering.
This was one of those perfect Saturdays where you wake up and get coffee and the house is clean and the time slows down just right and good friends are near to laugh with. And then two rainbows fall over Seattle after a quick down pour and we make a wish and give thanks for it all!

Got it!!!

I have an announcement....I got the CRC II job at Fred Hutchinson! I accepted my offer on Monday and will begin the new job on 8/25. I am very excited to start the new challenge and feel that a whole new world of opportunities has just opened up for me. I want to say thanks to Andrew for always keeping me positive through my 'hopeless' spell when I had not heard back from them in weeks and weeks...and weeks!!
I finally got my gig on Lake Union!

One More Thing...

Since my mom left yesterday, I am extra eager to have the rest of my family in Seattle!! Is it less than 50 days now?!

Summer BBQs Rule

Thanks to our friends for making our Sunday evening so great!!

Big News!!

My dear mother made it to Seattle over the weekend and we had a SUPER time with her here!! It's been over 20 years since she has flown and it was her first toe dip in Pacific waters so we were so happy and proud that she could be here to explore the west with us! THANKS for all your love and support MOM!!!

At the top of the Space Needle

Mom and me

The toe dip!

Welcome Summer

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