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Sunny Sayulita January 22, 2010

Filed under: mexico, travel — Kelli @ 9:43 pm

Greetings from Sayulita!

It’s 80 some degrees here and fantastic.  We’ve surfed some, but the waves are bigger than expected so we tire quickly. On one hand it’s so great to surf in warm water.  On the other, we are so not used to paddling!  So, we don’t last long.  But it’s super fun nonetheless.  The time we thought we’d spend surfing, has instead been spent in extended siesta on the beach :)

We’re staying at Casa Kukana, which is a little off the beaten path. The grounds are beautiful.  So far, after a day at the beach, we’ve enjoyed a refreshing dip accompanied with a Pacifico in our infinity pool that overlooks the ocean.  The trade-off we’ve made for the amazing view is the mini hike to get into the town.  We’ve decided though it’s excercise needed after all the wonderful, fresh food we’ve eaten.

Like the fresh-out-the-back-of-the-yellow-truck churros we dined on tonight.  D.Lish.

 

Seeing Stars January 18, 2010

Filed under: mexico, travel — Kelli @ 11:01 pm

This is the Sayulita surf report for the days we are there. Awesome!

 

Crushing January 12, 2010

Filed under: house — Kelli @ 9:19 pm

My high hopes of a lush new house were crushed last night when we met with the realtor.  Turns out, the market is at an ALL TIME low.  Like, lower than I thought, low.  So low, that where my neighbors turned down an offer of $260K for their house in July, I can’t even START at that much.

AND!  And, the fees to sell are $20K! I did not take that into consideration.  I knew there were fees, but holy hell, that’s almost 10% just *gulp* gone.  Gone and not put towards a new down payment.

Soooooo…we pay out the backside for the PMI.  Or settle with something A LOT farther away from the lake.  Poop.

Hmm…wonder if we could do it without the realtor? Fee free. Anyone you know want a great townhouse in North Seattle?  It’s a great time to buy!  With the tax credit, you’re practically stealing it!

 

When the Cat’s Away… January 10, 2010

Filed under: friends — Kelli @ 3:57 pm

…the ladies will play. Thanks for kickin’ it this weekend girlies! I love how many people I got to randomly see and catch up with. And Case got her nails did for the very first time (I know, right? I couldn’t believe it either.). Yay!

 

Que Bueno January 5, 2010

Filed under: family, friends, oregon, travel — Kelli @ 8:10 pm

Happy 2010, friends!

My apologies for the furlough.  Its’ been a lot busy with little to write about.  Funny how that works.  Here’s the holiday re-cap:

For our two year anniversary, Kevin took me on a surprise overnight date! Poor Kevin, after last year (which was a super surprise – like I had no idea it was even happening surprise), I told him it’s expected now. He set the bar too high for himself. Lucky me, he loves surprising me even more than I love being surprised! This year, he arranged for us to soak in the pools and get a massage at Banya 5 and stay the night downtown. Yay!

In Spokane, were new traditions of horrible gingerbread house assembly – horrible because Auntie didn’t read the directions first…sneaking the candy was the best part anyway!  And old traditions at the Edburg’s Rockin’ Christmas Eve.  Christmas weekend flew by but I was lucky to get to visit with everyone I had hoped.

For New Years, the annual Brick House, Crock Pot Cookoff Party commenced in Lincoln City, Oregon.  Like walking off the plane in Honolulu, something about this crew gives me a perma-grin I can’t seem to shake.  I can’t imagine a better way to celebrate a great year, and ring in the new, than with these guys.  Well, except Kevin and I would have loved to surf! Stupid winter storm watch, flash flood, BS.  And, yup, my meatball subs with homemade marinara took first place in the crock pot cookoff.  Can I get a “Three-peat!”  Kevin tied with Ambrose for second with his mommy blog Orange Cranberry Bread Pudding!



Much love to you for the best 2010 has to offer. Already, it looks to be full of weddings and babies. I can’t wait!

 

3 weeks January 2, 2010

Filed under: family — Kelli @ 11:13 pm

Here’s Kevi Kev exactly three weeks in with the Palsy. If you didn’t know better, he looks totally normal. We know better though…just a little bit more to go! He said he doesn’t really notice it much now except when he laughs really hard. Muwhahahahaha!

 

WTF Blanket December 17, 2009

Filed under: random — Kelli @ 9:04 pm

How did the Snuggie become like a top ten Christmas gift? You can call it a joke gift all you want, but it’s totally not. Everyone secretly wants one but would NEVER admit it.

Now, we did not buy one.  Nor did I think I even wanted one.  But, now that I own one, I’m quite pleased with our new Husky Snuggie.  We won it at an “As Seen On TV” gift exchange.  I will admit, I stole for it…but it really was one of the better prizes. Really.

If you haven’t seen it, you gotta check out this Snuggie parody. It’s hi.lar.ious. And I can answer my phone easier. So there! 

 

Two Two! December 16, 2009

Filed under: family — Kelli @ 11:03 pm

Two whole, awesome years, today. Happy Anniversary, babe! Two years later, I still think you’re super dreamy.

 

Bell Boy December 13, 2009

Filed under: family, random — Kelli @ 3:58 pm

There’s no easy way around it.  Kevin has Bell’s Palsy.  When the right side of his face didn’t work Saturday morning, we found ourselves at the ER.  The good news, it should go away.  The bad news, they don’t know how long he’ll look like Lyle Lovett (For the record, I did not come up with that!).  Could be a few weeks or a few months.  Most often it’s just a few weeks so we’re hopeful.

Don’t you worry though, he doesn’t hurt.  Except for when he eats – his mouth gets tired.  And his eye dries out because he can’t blink very well. Otherwise, he’s just fine.

This is how babe smiles now.  He’s still adorable to me :)

 

Figgy Me Silly December 7, 2009

Filed under: food, music, random — Kelli @ 12:00 pm

My work participated in the annual Figgy Pudding caroling competition, a benefit for the Pike Market Senior Center and the Downtown Foodbank.  Despite our best vocal efforts, I think we frightened more downtown shoppers than got them to donate.  The mayor donated to us though! 



We sang all of the classics, over and over and over, including  “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” which is what peaked our figgy interest…just what the heck is figgy pudding?  Neither Kevin or I have had it so could not understand why they  insist on getting some figgy pudding and not going until they get some.  I mean, according to the song, you pretty much can’t have a Merry Christmas if you don’t have figgy pudding.

So we made some.

And were not impressed.  It smelled good while baking…but it really doesn’t deserve two whole song verses.

We also made a Fig and Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Tenderloin and Fig-Pecan Macaroons which were both pretty tasty.  And we went to Cupcake Royale and tried their Figgy Pudding cupcake, which was much, much, much much, better than what we made. 

In conclusion, we don’t want your figgy pudding.  So don’t bring it right here. 

We do though, [in tune, please] Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!