Over holiday break with the time off I had, I ported all of our old videos to DVD so I could digitize and tweak them. It was so fun for me to reflect back on the earlier years when Connor was little. Here's one I put together today. Brett and I had a hard time understanding what he was saying back then — it was so funny!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
A ladylike affair...
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Today, I met up with some work friends at this great tea house called, The Secret Garden Tea Room & Gift Shop. It's set in a Victorian mansion in Sumner and it sort of felt fancy to be having tea in teacups and be in such a quaint place and setting.
Note: Don't be too judgmental about their poor website. I did at first, but realize they're not in the website business, and they focus on what they're good at—Tea and good food!
I had never been to a place like this before. As you could imagine, they have every kind of tea you can think of. Great sandwiches and soups and salads too. For lunch, I had a vegetarian quiche with Gorgonzola cheese (a recent favorite of mine) and Orzo Pea Salad with a delicious scone, accompanied by caramel toffee tea. It was all delicious. They have a "Frosty Cranberry Salad," which is slightly frozen and is a sweet and tart concoction some of the ladies who ordered it seemed to enjoy. I might have to try it the next time I go. (c:
Dessert (which I didn't need but couldn't resist). I had their Chocolate Tea Cup. As the name implies it's a chocolate teacup filled with coffee mousse—it was decadent.
Good conversation and good company; it was nice to regroup to catch up. The venue was spot-on and I will definitely have to revisit it again!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Northwest outdoors in the winter...
It's 2010 and before we venture back into the corporate world again, we've been out and about despite the cool temperatures, and taking in some of the sights around the northwest outdoors. Above is a photo from our visit today to Flaming Geyser State Park which runs along the Green River. As the name would imply, we didn't see any "flaming" geysers, but we did see some bubbling ones. I think in the summertime you see the flaming ones, but it's wetter here so this is understandable. We've also taken in some great views of our grand Mount Rainier for you to enjoy from a trip we made just after Christmas.
Wishing you all a prosperous and successful new year!
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