Throwback Thursday: Summer Edition

School is back in session and that makes me feel nostalgic for the summer. Since I wasn't blogging this summer I decided Thursdays were a good day to take a little trip down memory lane...

Before we moved from Seattle I finally had a chance to eat at this Mexican restaurant called The Boathouse down on Lake Washington by the University of Washington campus that everyone was always talking about. The sun was shining and the place was packed!

It wasn't the more authentic Mexican that I'm typically used to but nevertheless it was a tasty American take. Everything from the tortillas and chips to the salsa was housemade.

I ordered a chicken burrito and chose some tasty chipotle salsa then the Husband and I stalked a table.

Once seated, we sat back and enjoyed the kind of breezy view you only get with a Seattle summer.

Kisses,

K

(Photos by Krista Carson at the Boathouse in Seattle, WA.)

 

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Spring Has Sprung In Seattle/ I'm Back

So it looks like I've returned home to Seattle just in time for the start of spring!

Just look at the blue sunny sky above the monorail and needle today! Gorgeous!

The first bright spot in any of the gardens around town.

Super cool bark naturally curling up and peeling off a tree. Yes, even tree bark is ready for warm weather and sun around here!

And the best part:

Some of the cherry blossoms have started blooming! Sooo gorgeous! Before you know it all of Seattle and it's surrounding suburbs will be filled with blooming cherry blossoms in the air and daffodils on the ground! Love.

More cherry blossom porn.

Parting shot. (Though probably not my last this spring since this will be my final Seattle spring to enjoy them blooming before the move! I promise I'll say more about it as soon as I can.)

I also am finishing rounding up the shower pics, so that post will come soon. We had such a fun and lovely time!

Kisses,

K

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Belated Valentine's Date

Last week the Husband and I finally got to have our belated Valentine's date (He's been working a lot of long hours lately). We exchanged presents in the morning and spent the day at the Seattle Aquarium, wandered around the market, and enjoyed the sunshine (more on those later).

For lunch I treated him to one of our favorite Seattle treasures: Lowell's. We tried it for the first time over four years ago when we were apartment scouting prior to our move out here.

It's a local institution and the fish is deliciously fresh and local. (The Dungeness crab Lowell's Rolls are insanely good!) Normally it's shoulder to shoulder on all three floors of the restaurant but the market was slow and it was almost entirely empty on the first floor so I took the opportunity to take a few pics and linger with my love.

Especially since it might be our last chance to enjoy it. With the Husband's super busy schedule before we move in July (Oh yeah, we're moving!), my brother's wedding in June, and how insane the market gets end of spring/ early summer the odds are not in our favor.

I had a super yummy salmon sandwich! So fresh and delicious! All the accompanying accoutrements were just as good too: freshly baked panini bun, crisp local veggies, killer aioli sauce, and some of the best french fries around... Mmm!

(The Husband was all sunlit smiles.)

Husband threw me for a loop when he ordered the pulled pork sammy, we've never bothered to order anything but seafood there before, but it proved to delectable too.

(The view complete with piers and docks on the sound downtown. And including... Sunshine! Hooray for sunshine in Seattle!)

(Seattle's new ferris wheel. They lit it up pink with hearts that swirled and changed sizes for Valentines Day, so fun!)

(Me soaking up some sun in all my Seattle layers. It was chilly out thbrrr! Note me proudly wearing the sea otter sticker the aquarium gave me for filling out a survey, I lurve sea otters! Sooo cute! Getting people to fill those things out sucks so I did one to help out.)

If you're ever in the market you should stop in for a bite, you won't be disappointed!

Kisses,

K

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Going' My Way Handsome?

Today I get to pick Husband up from the airport! Even though it's only been a few days, I can't wait to see him! The sun even came out to greet him today!

Kisses,

K

(Image via Dreams and Jeans Blog)

 

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Sunday Cup

Nothing like a sunny winter's Seattle day and a good cup of coffee to make a Sunday home alone (Husband is out for the day) feel perfect.

Kisses,

K

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A Study; Inspire Me Tuesday

A study in pebbles on a clear cold winter's day.

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the colors and textures.

Kisses,

K

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A Walk In The Park, Part Two

Even though it was winter it was such a beautiful clear day.

(The Olympic Mountain Range behind Vashon Island and across the Sound.)

(A cute creation we happened upon. Who doesn't love Love?)

 

(Flora and fauna)

(Lush green winter woods)

(Winter berries in the woods.)

(Winter berries on branches.)

 

(The mountains silhouetted in the trees.)

(Massive evergreens against the blue sky.)

(Can you spot the bald eagle above?)

(There it is!)

All in all it was typically magical walk in the Paciffic Northwest!

Kisses,

K

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A Walk In The Park

I woke up this morning to the sun shining brightly in the crisp frosty air. I opened up all the blinds and let it flow over me while I drank my coffee in the quiet. Glorious.

When Husband woke up we relaxed a bit and decided to head over to Lincoln Park to enjoy a brisk stroll in today's bounteous sunshine (He's working nights at the moment).

There's nothing like a new year and sunshine in Seattle to make you giddy with all the promise and possibilities of the future, make you thankful for today, and grateful for things past.

(The Vashon Ferry Dock)

(Husband with the Olypics in the background)

 

(The Puget Sound rushing in over the beach pebbles)

(The Vashon Ferry)

 

(Vashon Island with the Olympic Mountain chain in the background)

More sunshine and mountains coming your way. :)

Kisses,

K

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