OMG

 I signed Blake up for Spring Flag Football this morning and I am super pumped.  I hope he loves it.  I already do.  It is a Saturday only thing where they meet, practice, then play a game.  Will he get to the Superbowl?  Who knows.  More of that in April...

While watching tons of videos on youth flag football, I came across the Legends Football League.

WHAT?

SEATTLE has their own Legends Football Team.

They are the Seattle Mist.

Tough broads playing tackle football in their bikinis?  It might be a man's dream, but I have to see this up close and personal.  I think it will be one date night that Andrew just might enjoy.  

Move over Rom-Com movies, I've got some Mist to cheer on.

Read/Over

My mother visited the other week and this was the conversation:

Melinda: Where did you get this book?

Me (not looking at her because I was picking something up): You gave it to me.  I only read books that you give me.

Melinda: I don't think I gave this to you.

Me: Where did you find it?

Melinda: On your bookshelf.

Me: You had to have given it to me.

Time passes and I walk by my mom reading this book:

Me: Oh, (laughing).  Ellen (my Mother-In-Law) bought that for me and left it on my nightstand because I had never read anything from Ann Patchett before.

Melinda: I knew this wasn't my book!

My mom read it.  So then I read it.  What is with me?  It is so weird, I seem to only read books that my mother introduces to me (now adding a Mother-In-Law into this equation).

I don't know who to blame for this?  Which motherly figure gets the blame for putting me through that book.  I hate fiction.  I hate fiction because it is really hard to suspend disbelief in the beginning and then, when I am attached to these damn characters, I find myself sobbing on the toilet while reading it.  That isn't nice.  I don't like sobbing through books.  You guys are so damn pulled together.  You have to remember that I am a sensitive soul and can't manage myself through these types of reads.

Spring Admirations

For some reason my eyes have been searching branches high and low as I drive through town.  Maybe I will be the one to see the first peek of pink on a tree branch.  I never thought I would be a Spring spy.  I love the winter and I wonder if it is natural for an animal to search for spring in hopes of more food.  It isn't like I need more food!  So here are some things I found that are adorable and yummy, just in time for spring.

$17 sheep candle holder & a discontinued giraffe cake stand.  

If I get teased, you get teased.

Shop here.

Love at first sight.  A $25 contraption for making breakfast sandwiches.  

I told a friend that I am going to wait until I find $25 on the sidewalk before buying this.  

Who can rationalize a purchase like this?

Shop here.

Museum Friday

This week has gone by so fast.  Blake has been enjoying a week off of school (mid-winter break/ski week), but I think I have enjoyed having him around the most.  I feared the Seattle Center would be horrible to navigate being a Friday.  Instead, it was easy to park and not that busy.  We had a great time and all three kids listened really well.

My Three Bears:

A section of the museum has little villages showing how the cities look.  The kids enjoyed being in Japan for a while:

That museum was fabulous and I recommend any and all parents take their kids there.  I loved the theater they have for kids and the mini rooms made to look like: paint store/work shop, restaurants, vet's office, different villages/cultures, and mini grocery store.  They did a great job putting that place together.

The walk to and from the parking garage made the kids just as happy:

Chihuly flowers:

A news helicopter flew in and landed on top of the KOMO 4 building across the street:

Aloof artists (besides the blonde in the front):

Sad Zombie

Sometimes zombies are sad.  Sometimes it is funny to have a sad zombie on a T-Shirt.

Keter Bali Chairs

My inspiration picture:

My choice of inexpensive chairs online from Wayfair:

Add in inexpensive table from Home Depot:

...and I am close to creating my vision for my outdoor patio.  Andrew put the table together and it looked crazy wonky.  He had to tweak it a bit and called it cheap, but it gets the job done.  I couldn't fathom paying more money for a table that is going to sit out in the rain.  I hope this one holds up for a least a couple of years.  The chairs were higher than expected so they don't fit under the table.  No big deal I guess?  I love the chairs because they are resin basket weave so the water will be able to drip off of them and not pool on the seat.  Next plan - have Andrew hang the patio lights.  We have had some serious storms with some serious winds so I am worried now might not be the time.

Canlis

 I left Mid-Century Modern back in California.  That doesn't mean I don't love every detail of it when I see it.  Andrew told me to Google Canlis restaurant.  This restaurant was built in 1950 to resemble a mid-century home.  It has been through a few redesigns/remodels and looks fabulous.  I can't wait to dine there one night.  It is pretty pricey so it may not be for a while (I would like to talk to Andrew about something other than my kids and not yawn the whole night).  

CANLIS