Talking.

Mommy: "What does the elphant say, Ian?"
Ian: "Ppppppppppfgh."
Mommy: "What does the snake say, Ian?"
Ian: "Hssssssssssss."
Mommy: "What does the cow say?"
Ian: "Aha aha aha aha aha." (Like a dog panting. He does this for pretty much every animal.)

And there's a little insight into my daily life.

Good Times in Seattle.

My wonderful husband Aaron surprised me this Saturday with an AMAZING weekend in Seattle!

It all began at Cafe Ladro in Edmonds, eating a DELICIOUS Spinach and Feta Croissant, and yummy NF Almond Latte.

I am in love with Cafe Ladro. They make PERFECT lattes! (But I've been working on my coffee art so I have to say I'm a pretty big competitor). :)

Then we took off for Seattle. As some of you know, I am a very impatient person, so this was REALLY hard for me to not have ANY idea what we were doing!

We parked under Pacific Place Mall and headed inside. And of course, Aaron had to stall for about 10 minutes before actually telling me what we were doing. I grew up listening to the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas cassette tape, so I was thrilled to find out we were seeing the movie! SO funny. And Jason Lee wasn't as annoying as he usually is.

I was STARVING by the time the movie was over so thankfully lunch was right in the mall! Aaron took me to one of my favorite cuisines EVER, SUSHI!!!! If you haven't been to Todai Sushi, I just have to let you know you're missing out.

It was todai for. Haha.

On our way to the hotel, I saw a HUGE sign for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker, gave a sly grin to Aaron, and that's all it took to break open the secret. THE NUTRACKER! Woohoo! I had never seen the PNB Nutcracker. Only the Olympic Ballet Nutcracker, which I actually performed in once as a Buffoon. I'm so famous. :)

We went to this little bar for appetizers and drinks called "Moxie." It was great, except for the really slow delivery on the food. Sheesh. But I actually tried this Rhubarb Soda that was pretty good, and had some really yummy fries. (Once I told the waiter I would just go get Dick's fries, he suggested their own fries and I must admit, they just may be better than Dick's fries.)

After Moxie, it was off to the Nutcracker. We were on Tier 1, great view. Loved the Ballet, and was SO thankful for this fun date and opportunity to see one of my favorite shows EVER.

So anyway, great show, fun date, good times. We also went to McMenamins afterward and had spicy wings and some good nacho dip stuff.

Thank you Aaron!!!!!

OH I ALMOST FORGOT! Last but certainly not the least was a fun random meeting with my long lost sister, Becky. :) Aaron and I were eating complimentary breakfast downstairs in our hotel, when who should walk in, but Becky and Hans! I was so excited to see them!

Ok anyway, now I'm really done.

A New Blog!

Hey Everyone,

I have added a blog to my long list of things I now have to check and update online. I was about to actually quit blogging entirely, but then I felt like something good can come out of blogging.

I'm starting a Verse of the Day blog. If you go to this new blog and read my first post called, "Introduction," you can read why I'm doing it.

In short, I feel like blogging as a morning devotion and prayer can really be fulfilling for me, and a really good way to start the day. I also feel like God uses my words so often, I really should write them down.

Here's the link:
www.verseofthedayblaine.blogspot.com

And if you like it and want to share it, please feel free.

Back in 2003, members of my church were going through this book, "The Purpose Driven Life." I remember it affecting me so much. Even though I had committed my life to following Christ, it had never occurred to me that I should be asking God's Will in the world around me, instead of just His Will for my life. Finding our purpose in the big story, instead of being so self-centered.

I was actually learning all this just as I started to date Aaron, now my husband. It was a good time to learn this concept and have it really affect my life, because I think it transformed the way I viewed my wedding, marriage, my move to Blaine, and my perspective on my future.

I've always been driven to follow Christ and listen to where He's leading me. But it makes more sense to live with Him AS our purpose. That we're not just following Him, we're joining His Purpose.

Quiet Mornings and Google Quizzes

The rules are for each question type your answer into Google Image Search. Pick one image from the 1st page results.

1. Age at your next birthday

2. Place you'd like to travel to.

3. Favorite Place
Lake Serene on Highway 2.
4. Favorite Objects

Blankets and Beds.
5. Favorite Food

Greek Food!
6. Favorite Colors


7. Nickname

8. Place you were born

Snow!!!