Country Western Bee-day

For my birthday this year, we had a FEAST at the house! Unfortunately, the chosen day was a dreary and overcast setting for a BBQ. Fortunately, it didn't rain the entire time. :) 

I got to wear my awesome Stetson all day, with my denim overalls!! I actually wasn't planning to dress up, until Gavin and Lisa arrived in their country attire. And then Mike showed up dressed like a cowboy... so then I went upstairs to change, and it was immediately more fun.

My faves of the day:

• Dinuguan
• Chili and cornbread
• Crawfish
• Poke 
• Ginger molasses cookies  
• Pistachio and taro froyo
• Chicken pasta salad 

And there were a LOT of other dishes. We ate so much that we could barely drink! That was probably a good thing.. 

I'm really sad that I didn't get any pictures with my strawberry cheesecake, which JR made from scratch!! Hopefully by next year I can train Matt to take my birthday pics. I'm incredibly thankful to have so many friends in Seattle, and I was delighted to help others find friends here. Nick and Steph just moved up, and I was so excited to introduce them to everyone - especially to Wilson because he's also from the Bay. 

Looking back at my previous birthdays, I sure have simmered down over the past few years. I'm happy to be where I am now, though, and am an even more firm believer that everything happens for a reason. 

Crawfish Berfday

For my last 20-something birthday, I decided to do a crawfish party... since I love crawfish so much! I thought a lot of people would be out of town or busy this weekend for EDC and Father's Day festivities, but actually a lot of people showed up!!!

It was a feast for sure, but we were pretty accurate in estimating how much food to have ready. The 10 lbs. of crawfish boil was exactly enough, and there was plenty of other BBQ to keep people satiated! I was especially tired because Matt, Chelsie, and I hiked Poo Poo Point (Chirico trail) in the morning, but I managed to stay awake until night time! I got to use my new presents during hiking (the hiking pack and Hydro Flask)!! They were just what I needed. Anyway, I think night time was longer than anyone expected me to last, LOL.

I wasn't expecting to, but I got even more presents! Chels gave me this really awesome single serving smoothie/slushy maker.... OMG so perfect for summer. And she included the sweetest card! David V. also brought over a whole box of sweet cherries. YUMMY!!!! I've already used both of these gifts together to make a deeeericious and healthy smoothie. I can't wait to make more through the summer!

Until now, I was kind of unsure about celebrating my birthday in Seattle. I'm so glad that I did this year, because I was able to usher in the new year with so many great friends that I've accumulated since I've moved! This was a very happy birthday, indeed.

And it's not even my birthdayyyyy (yet)

The birthday festivities started early this year...

Andy is so good at giving meaningful gifts! He sent me a CD album from Striking Matches, with a really cute note. And he totally nailed it, as usual, because I can't even decide which song from the album is my favorite. I've been listening to it every day!! I also got a super glitzy card from Menie, LOL. I love it. =)

Matt gave me a bunch of thoughtful gifts that I definitely needed for my gardening, hiking, and working out hobbies. I'm already planning to use my new HydroFlask, SOL Republic ear buds, and hiking pack on Saturday morning for Poo Poo Point! The seed set will probably need to wait until fall, since it's been so freaking hot! I've also been wanting to paint more, so he also got me an acrylic set for canvas art projects!!

AND my coworkers took me to London Plane for lunch, AND Jill baked me a brownie cake. It, is, so good. AND Marissa even got me birthday bubbles. This is the best birthday ever.

And, of course, my mama and brother gave me especially generous gifts this year. I am so lucky!

Nan + Alex + arugala

Nan and Alex (and Charles) came to Seattle, and we just kept eating... and drinking... and eating more. And all of the weight that I lost in the past month and a half... IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE! *sob*

The notable meals were Bear and the Bee, Walrus & Carpenter, Red Cow, Serious Pie, Stoup, and Reuben's (beer is a meal right?). For partying, went to TIA LOU for Nick's belated birthday. Two bottles and a few long islands later, it was everyone's birthday... especially David's. Oy vey, cleaning up the apartment is a nightmare. Probably won't have people over for a while. We also did our usual food spots like Brouwers, Boiling Point, and Menchies. I think they had a good time. I think they must also feel fat...

Milan-Torino at Bear and the Bee

The spread at Boiling Point.. Alex got the Taiwanese spicy one LOL

Red Cow gave us smoked trout for their 1 year anny

The oatmeal stout nitro from Reuben's

Awesome wall decor, also at Reuben's

And Stoup!

Bottle service!!

 Bottles all gone! 

Not pictured... the seven pizzas we ordered at Serious Pie. And they were SERIOUSLY GOOD! But Matt and I ended up taking the leftovers which didn't help... with the feeling fat. In fact, I felt so fat, that I actually cooked today. And we're really into arugula right now because we had some at Serious Pie.

And more arugula. Save me, arugula! From all the gluttony I have committed!

Sam's 7/11 belated birthday

What better idea for a dirty 30 birthday, than having a Beyonce-themed hotel slumber party with all girls?!?!? Sam's birthday was SO FUN, and I'm really happy that she invited me. We had so many snacks and drinks, and we played games and chatted the night away. In the background we had music going, and the space was perfect. Everyone was super comfy in their jammies! And I laughed so hard that I cried ... a few times. That so rarely happens to me now!

There was some talk of this becoming an annual thing. I hope it happens every year. I am so there!!

Home for the holidays part 1

In the years after moving, I've avoided traveling during the holidays... until now... and now I remember why!! Flying home was kind of horrible. The Alaska counter lines to check bags were backed up so much that you couldn't walk through the crowd. Yes, lineS, because after waiting for the kiosks there was another line to give tagged bags to an employee. What! I ended up waiting in a shorter line outside of the airport to have the skycab take my bag. Ugh. Getting through security was expedited so I didn't miss my flight, but I really barely made it. A few hours, a couple crying babies, and lots of turbulence later, I landed at the airport with my ride bailing on me and my checked bag "lost". Wtdh!

Fast forward a few hours, and I'm at the Secret Santa party after a nice long nap, surrounded by wonderful friends and eating delicious food. Oh how things can change in a day! The gift exchange was pretty fun, and David and I were each other's secret santas!! We must be some kind of soul mates! I got the neck pillow that I wanted, and know that I'll make great use of it on the way to Tahoe next week. Alex also gave me a sharks power bank which will also be super helpful for the road trip! Everyone seemed to like their gifts, and I'm so glad I was able to join the party in person this year. Alex's prime rib was good, and Ryan's garlic noodles were super tasty! Nan's deviled eggs with truffle oil and black salt were DIVINE. Too many great dishes to list. Tiana makes the best party favors, she gave us all jars of body scrubs and moonshine... AWESOME!! Canoodling with Bear and Butter made me wish I had brought Forrest. =(

On Sunday, I attended Anna's wedding and it was perfect. I loved that the party was intimate - not too many people but also not too few. The banquet center at Crystal Springs golf course was a great venue and the space worked perfectly. The ceremony was funny and lighthearted because the priest had jokes. And Anna looked so beautiful in her white dress!! I'm so glad that I got to sit next to Anita and chat with her. I feel like neither of us has really changed! The cocktail hour had some delicious fruity punch, which Amy, Regina, and I mixed with vodka LOL. It was such a good idea! The food at dinner was just okay but catching up with people that I haven't seen since college.. was the best. I sat with Amy, Anna, Regina, Kevin, Charles, Isabelle, and Daisy (and their dates). I also got to see Christine, Jane, Lauren, and Kanomi (and her adorbs babies) and it was great to see everyone happy and well. After dinner, I mingled with Andrew and Drew, and we drank some more. It was like a time warp!

On Monday, I worked from home and had lots of time to catch up with my mom. The tow truck that was scheduled for 6 AM never came, and four tow companies later the car finally left at 7 PM. CRAZY! Tuesday was a short work day so I got to have lunch with Dillon, Alex, and Saori. We then decided to play corn hole, and I was "all time qb" LOL ... such a bad idea. I got wasted! Came home for dinner and a nap, then went out to meet Charles, Jon, and Huey's other friends at Vesuvio Cafe for Huey's birthday. We had some drinks and then decided to go to Town Studio karaoke. Memories! Charles and I had lots of fun singing out hearts out and I realized just how much I have been missing karaoke in SF. I LOVE IT!!!! Huey had a rough night, and he stayed over at my mom's and now he is banned. Too much birthday fun.

On Wednesday, Alom joined Saori and myself for lunch at Ramen Yamadaya. I liked it! The broth was really good. After lunch, we picked up the car from the repair shop and it was great to finally have a way to get around again! I had mini dinner at home and then celebrated Christmas Eve with the Huangs for dinner. They are totally like my second family, considering that I spend most holidays with them!! As always, lots of good food, and welcoming Huangs. =) After dinner and gift exchanges, some of us headed over to Gary's to watch The Interview. It was pretty silly, as expected, but there were also a few really funny lines (from Franco of course).

On Christmas day I got a late start, but had a nice breakfast with my mom before meeting the Huangs + Gary at Family Billiards. More memories! They went to a bar after so I walked to Alex's and ate cheesecake. Andy, Alom, and Ryan came back from crabbing and we hung out for a bit before I went home for dinner. Christmas dinner was salmon, green beans, zucchini garlic pasta, and my favorite boiled chicken! So good, and so healthy. My mom's boiled chicken is the best. After dinner we had a talk with my mom about grown up things like the future and her getting older. It was pretty sad and serious but I'm sure she'll live a long time. I headed over to Andy's and hung out with him for the rest of the night. Gabe dropped off the most delicious tamales and stew! And we had already had coffee cake with frothy nespresso (LOL).

Andy gave me a gorgeous jewelry box for Christmas! Then we watched Bridesmaids and freaked out about mold with Alex. Andy is not joining us for SG so I won't see him again until after 2015! Secretly hoping he somehow decides to surprise us in Tahoe...

Wedding weekend in SF

Matt and I flew in Thursday night and we got some late night donuts with Andy, David, and Henry! Good ol' Allstar Donuts for freshly baked goodies... MMM mmmm. We then headed to Buckshot and played darts. I am ... so bad at darts. But I had tons of fun trying to keep up with the guys. David is REALLY good. While we were there, someone ordered an Ike Turner, but ended up not wanting to do the slap. Dangit, how disappointing. I hope one day I get to see one. :)

Friday, after work, we went to Pa'ina for HH with Brian, Alom, Nan, and David. The food was bad. The drinks were alright, not great. Boo! We immediately went to Playground and got more drinks (and better food). We rushed over to the Real Escape Room, more than slightly tipsy, and met up with the rest of our group. The funniest part of the night was probably trying to find the place to meet for the game... because no one initially read the sign at the entrance. So we were going up stairways to dead ends, trying to go upstairs by using the elevator but we didn't have a required access card, and we actually thought the game had already started!! When we got into the real game, it was SUPER fun, and everyone got into it. We did relatively well, and the game coordinator also said we were very close to escaping the room. We were working on the very last clue as time ran out. I seriously can't wait to do the other room in December when I'm back in town. SO INTENSE!!!! After the Real Escape Room, we checked out Andy, Alex, and Nan's new place. It's a huge upgrade from their previous apartment, and a lot nicer than I thought it would be. We drank more and played games, and it was great to catch up with everyone.

On Saturday, it was really hard to wake up. We finally rolled out of bed after noon, and went to get lunch at Sapporo-Ya in Japantown. Matt had never been to Japantown, so we walked around the mall and looked at the stores. Lots of stores have changed since I've last been! We went back home to take another nap.. we were really exhausted from staying up the night before, and got ready right before it was time for dinner. Alex and Nan drove us to Zen Peninsula for the wedding.. and the inside of the venue was really nice! We got to take pictures with Christina and Vic as soon as we walked in, and we ended up at a table with only 4 people. The other 2, our new wedding friends, were really fun, and we did our best to work through the food. We finished the Remy bottle! And had tons of food leftovers. The wedding was organized and the activities were entertaining. Best of all was seeing people I haven't seen for 7-8 years. Catching up with friends like Tony, Tony, and Dan was my one of my fave parts of the night, only second to watching Christina and Vic gush (and kiss). I haven't seen them in so long, and I TOTALLY missed them. It was a beautiful wedding, and the proposal video made me cry like a baby. The photo booth and dancing were fun too! Such an awwwwwesome dinner.

After the wedding, Dan drove us back home and we changed to get ready for Dima's birthday at Bruno's. Charles joined us, because I guilt-tripped him (HAHA) and dragged him out of bed. As per usual, there was plenty of drinking and good music to be had at Bruno's. And we enjoyed every minute! But that made Sunday morning brutal... wedding drinking + Bruno's = hangover central. We stopped by the slosh ball game on Sunday before we flew out, but neither of us played. However, I did fly my first kite!!! Gary S. helped me with it, and to my surprise it was hard work. My arm was getting tired!

My Tale of Two Cities

Last weekend I went back to San Francisco to visit. I attended My and Ya's beauuuuutiful wedding! This was my first wedding ceremony in my adult life, and I'm sure there'll be a few more to come. We had a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge over water from a cozy hilltop church. We also had 80* Tiburon afternoon sunshine, I'm pretty sure I gained a shade after sitting through that. The vows were so touching, I was laughing and crying and my body was so confused. Calvin officiated, and it made the ceremony even more entertaining! I loved being there, and I could see how happy they were. Ah, WEDDINGS! The dinner was fun too, and the photo booth was pretty awesome. The speeches from the bridal party were lacking but the dj was good! And with lots of alcohol and a Chinese banquet you know I'm happy!!

On Sunday, I watched football with David, Alex, and Gary - they're all in my league. And I kicked David's butt after he tried to trick me into benching Gore! Good thing I'm not THAT gullible. It was a nice relaxing day and I actually felt like I lived in San Francisco again. Normally I feel rushed, and I feel like a visitor, but Sunday was a taste of what I formerly knew as home. I also got to see Tupac and friends, and then Bear later. I LOVE DOGS!! And and and Gary's roommate made us Rolo/Ritz sandwiches!

Monday I had lunch with my mom and my brother, we went to the Pancake House on Taravel and the food was sooo greasy. But we had a good time chatting, and that actually was the first time I'd been in Sunset in over a year.. maybe even two years? For dinner Monday night we went to Shabu for Chad and his mom's birthdays! That was fun, and I ended up sitting near Erwin who I haven't seen since middle school probably? We laughed a lot and I got to spend time with Andy. After dinner, we went to Andy and Alex's apartment to watch Mean Girls. YES!

Before leaving on Tuesday, I got to visit BMW and see my old coworkers! It was SO NICE to finally drop in and catch up because it's almost all the same staff. And I really miss working there! Well, I don't miss the pay or the customers, but I have so many fond memories of those coworkers. David picked me up to get lunch at Prime Dip and we brought it to Alex's to eat with him. Lobster dip! So good.

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SF + Seattle + NY + Vancouver = MDW

Last weekend, for Memorial Day Weekend I was lucky enough to see my friends from SF! For all of the May babies, we had a huge group head up to Vancouver to party. The i5 bridge in Mount Vernon collapsed on Thursday night, but luckily everyone else seemed to have canceled their travel plans. We actually got to/from Vancouver from Seattle faster than we would on any normal weekend!

We went to Celebrities nightclub for Laidback Luke on Friday night. On Saturday, the Seattle people went to Ramen Santouka and Bubble World. We also walked around a lot after lunch to explore! After heading back to the hotel to get sleepy Charles, we decided to venture out and find a liquor store. We ended up walking really far and visiting two liquor stores where we discovered something amazing called Spicebox! Like Fireball.. but better. With 3 bottles of Canadian whiskey, we headed back to our hotel to get wasted. Charles and I went to get dinner before we headed with Sean to Empire (which used to be Fabric, I totally recognized it!). I got to party with all of my beautiful SF friends in a club that was essentially ours! Love love love my Al Pals. The drink of the weekend was Red Dragon, something else and 151 mixed shots. I also got to see Zach, who I haven't seen since I worked in San Mateo.



Sunday we walked around a bit more downtown and then headed back to Seattle. The traveling and partying was definitely exhausting, but we made it out to see Starkillers at Foundation Sunday night. I'm really glad we went, because I seriously had a blast. I'm so lucky to have friends in two cities, and I love that they love each other. THE BEST!

Summer Shenanigans

So now that summer is in full force, I've had more going on and less time to update this here blog! This weekend was a pretty productive one - made sangria, planted broccoli and tomato seeds, cooked up a batch of corned beef, went to Jozelle's No Pant's birthday party, grilled lightly seasoned chicken hearts, ordered Vibrams for hiking, made pate, and started watching United States of Tara! PHEW.

Over the past few weeks there was the Capitol Hill Block Party, hanging out at Juanita Beach, bbq at the Zante's house, wing cook-off between myself and Victor (I won, btw) and so much more. I LOVE SUMMER IN SEATTLE!

Visitors & Belated Birthday Dinner @Crush

Last weekend, Christina and Victor were in town! I haven't seen them since.. 2005 maybe? They're both in great shape and as lively as ever! Christina invited me to her brother's BBQ at their friend's house in Bellevue, so I headed there Saturday afternoon with my own Victor. We got a chance to catch up on years gone by, and we played ladder golf. I actually had a really fun time with the ladder golf and will definitely buy a set if I ever get a backyard.

Charles came up from Long View in the evening and we had dinner in Kirkland. We went to Volume later that night with a small group and decided to get champagne bottles for no apparent reason. Whatever, no big deal. LOL. Chinese food after as per usual and we called it a night early!

On Sunday Victor and I had kbbq with Charles, Sunny, and Amber. The best part of the conversation was Sunny doing an impression of his Korean father - it was absolutely hilarious. I still laugh when I think about it now. That guy has always got some ridiculous story up his sleeve, love it!

Sunday night Victor, Charles, and I went to Crush for dinner as a belated birthday for me. The food was awesome and the service was even better. Getting dressed up was fun! And the quiet, intimate atmosphere was different (in a good way). My favorite part was dessert, where for the first time in my life I was encouraged to order EVERYTHING on the dessert menu. Charles is awesome! Best belated birthday dinner ever.

My 26th Birthday - Part 1

This year, I had my first birthday in Seattle! And 26 just so happens to be one of my lucky roulette numbers.

It started off just after midnight, when Alex and Andy called me to sing the happy birthday song. I seriously love them, so so sweet. The first person though, to wish me a happy birthday at 12:00AM on the dot was Victor! And then Albert, and then my beautiful serenade from my Al Pals. I went to sleep a happy girl.

And consequently, I woke up a happy girl! Heard Like a G6 on the radio on my way to work. THAT'S MY SONG!!!! The day went by without a hitch, probably because I was in such a good mood. It was also the first day of summer, and BOY WAS THE WEATHER GORGEOUS. After work I felt like getting crawfish - ended up texting people last minute to see who was free.

When I got home from work, I found a box of Trophy cupcakes on the stove. I got really excited, and immediately thought "IS THAT FOR ME??" -- thankfully it was. Otherwise I would have been waaaay disappointed, haha. Matt got me cupcakes <3 a="" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4t_ozaOi_Y1pBb1B8h7IdlCLaXQCAxCYC6hAa66LEsgvebxUcRiKSHxXi3DhJIE0ShxHB2L_7uODbqzTepfvkn0XggI7CSdJXdkbXDfOqsaNH5NQPlAgNYA4DC-vd0Qa6FPsFGflyLI/s1600/194819_10101382274677273_1721487280_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">



Had dinner at The Cajun Crawfish and people actually showed up! Paul, Dang, Theresa, David, David, Matt, and Victor were there - I totally thought it was just going to be me Matt and Victor (the obligateds, haha). Even though it wasn't a Red Crawfish kind of experience, it was still good. No garlic noodles unfortunately, but they had deep fried frog legs that were amazing.

After dinner Victor gave me the Game of Thrones book set (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) which I am SO VERY EXCITED to start reading, if you can't tell? Haha. This birthday was really low-key, but I enjoyed it so much. This year was about the little things, and quality not quantity. But as per usual, the partying must go on... this weekend, I just picked up tickets for Paradiso on Saturday..... TO BE CONTINUED!!!!

PrE-DC, Preparing for EDC Las Vegas

The last time I went to EDC, I was like 21? And it was in LA, where there were real bathrooms and where it was hot but bearable hot. This weekend I'll be at EDC Las Vegas, where it's 90 degrees at night, there are 5x more people than there were in LA, and I'm barely 25 anymore. Oh, and the kicker is, I'll be at the mercy of port-o-potties.

I am absolutely dreading it.

Since I'm going in with low expectations, I'm hoping that I will actually be okay. I'm hoping that I won't leave immediately after having to use the port-o-potties, and I'm hoping that the overstimulation won't discourage me from attending day 2 and day 3. Yes, I bought a 3-day pass. What did I get myself into?

I am, however, greatly looking forward to partying it up at Surrender with my Al Pals and Julian tomorrow night. It'll be the Vegas that I know and love, with the people that I miss and love! Other things I am anxiously awaiting are our dinner at Del Frisco, and capastramis at Capriotti's!

No matter what, this will be an amazing trip. I've decided to party like it's my birthday. I mean, it's basically my birthday. I can't wait to see what the next five days will bring!

Rehab: Week 1

Last Friday I went to get my shoulder checked out - my doctor gave me two sets of rehabilitation excercises because she says I have a torn rotator cuff and minor shoulder separation. Yikes, no more snowboarding for me... until I get health insurance, HAHA.

Anyways, I've been doing the excercises every other day. She told me to do them every day but my shoulder was so sore after the first day that I decided to stagger my rehab days. I'll start doing every day for week 2. But so far so good! My range of motion has increased significantly and my shoulder feels a lot less tense. It would be nice though, if I had health insurance and could just go in for physical therapy. Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing it right?

And then to recap... on my last post - it's not that bad, and I'm over it. I really like my new Seattle friends, and aside from that angry moment I am truly happy with my new Seattle life in its entirety.

I'll close with a picture from Matt's surprise birthday at Volume last weekend.

I just got back from a last minute trip to SF -- you know, HAD to see my Sharks play at least once this season! Flew in Thursday afternoon and hung out with Julian in San Mateo. Got my ramen fix at Himawari because Santa Ramen had just closed. It almost worked out better though, cuz karaaagee chickennns! :)

Had some delicious french pastries at Santana Row with Julian <3 .="" class="separator" div="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Then met Alex up at the Firehouse in SJ before the game to have a pre-game pre-game! The game was fun, stuffed my face with nachos and sipped my beers. I SOO MISS SHARKS GAMES! HP Pavillion feels like home. Too bad we didn't win that night, or Saturday night, and too bad the Sharks got eliminated ..

On Friday I had lunch with my parents, then hung out on the rooftop at my brother's place. It was so gorgeous! Great time catching up, I'm glad everyone is healthy and doing well. I haven't seen them for a whole four months, but the time feels shorter to me. On Friday evening, I went to Alex's for dinner. His house feels like home too! His mom made me eat a lobster claw, my first lobster claw ever. It was seriously ridiculous. I got to watch Bear and Tupac play, it was kind of gross to eat around them with the fur flying but they're still too cute.

We went to Priscilla's birthday after, and she ended up in tears!! I think they were happy tears... I hope. Anyway, I'm really glad she enjoyed her birthday, she totally deserves it! And it was very nice to see Andy and Janet and other people I haven't seen in forever. Saturday I had dim sum with my mom and brother, and I sort of just lazed around until the Sharks game started. A disappointing finish led to a dinner of leftovers - seems fitting. Saturday night was Alesso at Ruby Skye, and I actually had MUCH MORE fun than I had anticipated. The music was great, but the company was greater! Felt good to be back, and my calves are still sore from jumping around with Loan. My crack of dawn flight Sunday morning was not fun at all. When I got back though, the weather was gorgeous. Matt and I decided to make use of the rooftop with some wine! We continued the drinking at Vic's for bbq, and the night ended around a fire with smores and perfect weather.

This past weekend could not have been better. Loving life!

Snowboarding, Menie, and Charles

Finally made the trip! Snoqualmie was tiny, but it was perfect to break me in after two seasons of not boarding. Unlike Boreal, it was clean. HAHA!

Lunch time at the resort, which also means boozing time. I got peer pressured by Matt and Eric, but I have to admit that it was an entirely different experience to drink and board.

Like feeling compelled to do this. And being daring enough to try and pick up speed in the terrain park. I failed miserably by the way, lost control and ending up on my back gasping for air. It was a really bad tumble but I'm perfectly fine. I should probably call it quits before I break something.. amazing day trip though!

Black Bottle Postern in Bellevue for Menie's birthday dinner before Blue Martini. This was my second fave dish, my first fave was Victor's Roasted Tomatoes. Mmmmm.

Pesto wood fired pizza for lunch on Sunday with Charles. The weather was perfect and we sat outside near the Kirkland Waterfront.

BBQ at the Zante house after Charles left. This weather is amazing, it's getting me all hyped for summer! Looking forward to bbqs and sunshine in Seattle <3