It has been 120 days since we signed our name more than a dozen times promising to pay a large chunk of dough for our cute little house. It has been 120 days since I’ve had a day off. There are still 16 more days to go before we say goodbye to our basement apartment...
We’re experiencing our first “real” week of summer here in Seattle. The temperatures finally hit above 75, blue skies are everywhere and even though my car broke down on the side of the road yesterday, I’m happy to take things slow, travel by bus and soak up the sunshine. Hallelujah for sunshine! Unfortunately, Steve and...
We closed on our new house nearly two months ago and we’ve still only packed about 4 boxes. That’s right, we’re not even close to moving yet. Our little fixer-upper is turning into a real beast and I find myself sounding more and more like Snuffleupagas everyday (“ohhh, dearrr…”). I want to show you pictures...
Auntie Jamie: Are you a kitty? Ty: No. I’m a baboon. Auntie Jamie: Oh. What is your brother? Ty: A butterfly. Auntie Jamie: What is your mama? Ty: A tiger. Auntie Jamie: How about Steve? Ty: A duck. Auntie Jamie: What am I? Ty: A lion. RAWR!
My poor brother has a lot of sisters. When he called home to tell us that his beautiful wife, Kim, was pregnant with their first child, we were excited, of course, but more than that we simply could not wrap our heads around the idea of our brother becoming a father! Would he hold and...
Very early last Friday morning my mom arrived at my house with a packed car ready for our 12 + hour road trip to Idaho. We had been planning and postponing the trip for months and finally all the stars aligned, the sun was out and we were off. We stopped for coffee, which we’ve...
Oh, Internet. Have you missed me? I’ve been missing you terribly. I’m just gonna put it out there, that the last week and a half has been…out.of.control. In case you haven’t heard, I broke up with Microsoft and started courting Amazon. As a Legal Assistant Temp, I move a lot of paper work, read a...
