Life

currently.

South Seattle Sunset  

Watching: The Bachelor. I know, I know. It’s horrible. But Farmer Chris? Come on! He deserves to find love! Oh, and finally getting into the Netflix Marco Polo series. It was slow to start, but now I’m digging it. To think of the $$$ they dropped in making this….phew!

Loving: Fitmob, this new fitness membership that allows you access to all sorts of workout classes around town. I’m a total class whore, so being able to bounce around from yoga studio to barre class to spinning is a win for me! Gyms are notoriously pricey in Seattle so $99/mo. ain’t bad if you ask me.

Listening to: KEXP. I can’t work in dead silence so I usually have this live streaming at my desk. I’m a proud amplified member and can’t wait for their new studio to open down near Key Arena and Seattle Center.

Doing: Work son! These past few months have been filled with mostly personal time so it’s back to the professional work grind. It’ll be hard to get back into full weeks of work, but it’s time. I’ve got a million dollars to raise by April 30. No pressure.

Reading: Rick Steves Eastern Europe Guidebook. Woot! I’ve realized that I need something “big” to look forward to every year (see below.) So what’s better than knocking off a lil bucket list action? Adam and I have both dreamed of taking a few weeks off to travel Europe and now, it is time. We’re planning on going in the fall of this year. I’ve planned some pretty epic trips, but this one is going to be the biggest and baddest. I’m a bit overwhelmed just thinking about it.

2014: wedding!
2013: new house and engagement!
2012: Tulum, Mexico and Austin, Texas vacations
2011: new job!
2010: new condo!, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Panama vacations

Eating: Anything I want, which is bad after being so good pre-wedding. I gave myself free reign for the holidays but need to get back on track. The track with more veggies and salads and less cookies. I contemplated the whole Whole30 thang, but that seems like a lot of work right now.

Thinking about: As always, my garden. It’s an obsession people, I’m sorry. I’m scheduled to go and pick out some fruit trees at a nursery in Puyallup in a couple of weeks and I’m STOKED. Garden nerd alert. I’m also working on setting up some sort of netting system to keep the birds away from my starts. My haphazard system was OK last year, but I’d like something more permanent and easy to work around.

**This blog post was inspired by http://sometimessweet.com/ – check her out!

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on the hunt.

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Father/daughter time!
So occasionally, I hunt. I feel like I need to say this in a whisper though, as guns and killing animals isn’t always stuff people around here like to hear about. As much as I appreciate the liberal vibes of our dear city, I still feel like there is stigma attached with doing what I occasionally do. I tend to keep it on the DL even though I want to shout from the rooftops that I am a responsible gun owner and always eat what I catch/dig/shoot. So please don’t judge 🙂
The 4am wake up call is probably my least favorite thing about hunting, but I admit there’s this pure sense of calm seeing the sun rise quietly over a corn field. It seems like these days we are out in nature less and less and trudging through the fields and getting knee deep in mud grounds me a bit. It’s an emotional, deep feeling being out there…waiting, watching. I find that I’m way more in tune with my surroundings after a hunt. For the next week, my senses are magnified x10 – it’s kind of a super natural feeling.
When you do take that animal’s life, it’s a powerful, powerful experience. Excitement and sadness hit you all at once. You are thrilled that your practice has paid off but mourn the loss of life. It’s something that I internally debate all of the time. I hate seeing an animal suffer right in front of me but know that deep down, that’s the right thing to do – to do it myself. If I choose to eat this way, I need to be part of the process as much as I can. So I do. I roll up my sleeves, get my hands dirty and field dress those ducks. All in a days work.
The VIP duck blind.
The wait.
I think I need to work on my accuracy.
Stormy putting in work! Good dog.
Dinner for days.

 

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i’m back! (kind of.)

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Phew. It’s been a minute peeps. Sorry about the radio silence these past few months. I had this big event thing that had been taking up WAY too much of my time 🙂 Now that the big wedding is over and the honeymoon has been had, we are semi-back to normal. I say “semi” because as soon as we landed back in Seattle it was literally December and time for the holiday season. Weekends booked up in a snap of a finger and I’m looking at some time in January before we have a “normal weekend” ie. having nothing important planned. Oh how I long for those days…

But in the meantime, here are a few shots my fabulous photographer Jennifer Hutter sent me. Um, hello!? I got these via email while in Jamaica and about peed ma pants from excitement. Check out her website here if you are in need of a local photographer. Words cannot express how freaking awesome she is! Highly, highly recommended.

We’ll get the whole lot-o-pics coming up here in the next week or so! I’ll be sure to share some of my other favorites with you along with our honeymoon AND a lil wedding video footage. Woot!

 

 

 

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food for thought.

As I’m entering into my 33rd year of life, I’ve come to some big realizations lately. I don’t know if it’s because I’m another year “wiser” or if it was the change of scenery from the suburbs to the city, but either way I’ve noticed a big change in myself these past six months or so.

I thought that moving to the city would make me a more rough and tumble individual. I’d care less about others and more about myself. I’d get caught up in the hustle and bustle and burn myself out again and again, finally throwing my hands in the air, admitting defeat, and running with my tail between my legs back to the sprawling suburbs. At least that is what I thought would happen….

What I’ve come to find is the complete opposite. I feel less rough and jaded, more sincere and open to new ideas. I care about my neighborhood and find myself wanting to connect to people I don’t even know. I’m volunteering with organizations that really speak to me, even though I’m out of my element sometimes.

I’ve also made a conscious decision to not be available via email 24/7 and I don’t even think about work on the weekends. People who are constantly connected sadden me and I want to shake them and tell them that they are wasting their lives away to a stupid screen. But, I’m semi-polite, so I don’t. Granted, I myself find the need for screen time now and again, but it does not rule my world like it used to.

I’ve found new hobbies and interests that make me want to disconnect and create with my hands – sewing, gardening, cooking. I’m constantly brainstorming how to make our home better, more inviting and efficient. And, there’s no way in hell I’ll ever move back to the suburbs. I’m a city gal for life!

The funny thing is, my outer self really doesn’t reflect all of these changes stirring inside. I still dress the same, and for the most part, act the same. I drive the same car and am as obsessed with my dog as much as ever. I still have a weakness for cupcakes and don’t mind binging on a reality TV show now and again. I continue to fight my greying hair and my flat bum. But my insides, my deep, most inner insides are evolving, morphing and re-working themselves into a new me.

Maybe this is what becoming an adult really means. Who knows. I sure don’t. But what I do know, is that I really am loving this new, aware self.

High five people!
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post-november.

Red grapes from the yard. WTF? Totally edible.
Hi there acorn squash!

Gosh you guys, I wish I had more interesting things to talk about
besides the garden and the wedding! My content has def skewed that way
recently. Man, what am I going to do when winter hits the veggie patch
and the wedding is over with?! What am I going to do with myself?
Ahhhhhhhh!

Wait? What is that you say? You’ll have your
weekends back to go to a movie or hang out with friends without making
them give you their opinion on centerpieces? Your bank account will
(hopefully) go back to normal? You can buy clothing that’s not white and
doesn’t include a veil? You don’t have to spend every Saturday of the
month weeding? Get out! Man, November 16 will really be the sweetest day
EVER.

In anticipation of all of the cool things that will fill in my newly spared time, I suspect I just might do things such as:

  • Pick up my golf game! Jefferson Park Golf Course is putting the
    finishing touches on their new, two story driving range, just in time
    for me to work on my swing again. Fore!
  • Find new places to volunteer around Beacon Hill. I suspect the
    Beacon Food Forest will play a role in this, but I’m open to other
    suggestions too. I like getting involved in the community. It just feels real nice.
  • Plan a bathroom remodel 🙂 I’m sorry, I just can’t help myself! The
    house stuff will continue! I’ve never taken on a full remodel before so
    I’m half excited/half scared outta my mind on this one.
  • Continue to hone my cooking skillz. Find that killer crockpot recipe
    or learn how to make Indian food. There’s only so much chicken a gal
    can eat without getting bored.
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