Saw my first show at the Neptune and saw my first performance of Craft Spells (my sister’s BF is their drummer – go Andy!) Majorly good and totally 80s/The Cure but updated with a twist – you get what I’m saying, right? š
Reminded me of the days when the BF was rippin’ the guitar in his band around the music venues of Seattle. Sort of miss those days, but sort of don’t. It’s always a treat to see your man up on the stage, but it’s not a treat to spend your weekends in dark, dingy bars. My, how we all grow up!
We snagged some killer seats for the day game at Safeco Field on Sunday. Killer as in “very front row/ section hostess offering us candy and sunscreen/right behind the M’s dugout” section. I’m getting a little too spoiled with my sports seating these days – to go into the outfield would be a gosh, darn shame! Although I usually don’t find the game of baseball that thrilling, I was kept busy by the behinds staring me right in the face. Ah, tight white pants. Sigh.
I’m planning my first sprinkle shower for a dear friend whose finally able to adopt a little girl from China after a six year wait. Six years! Don’t even get me started about this – they should have been given a child 5 1/2 years ago!
She will be two years old when they pick her up this fall so we thought we’d host a sprinkle, not a baby shower since she won’t be needing the onsies and such. For those of you not in the know, a sprinkle is like a baby shower but is used to celebrate second, third or adopted kids. It’s a way to still have a party without all of the goo goo gag gag stuff.
I had a blast making the invite (above) and as you can see pink camo and cupcakes will be the theme for the afternoon. I’ve been pinning like crazy, of course, and am looking forward to attempting to make ruffle ribbon garlands, cupcakes out of cute little tees and all of the other wonderful, girly decor. Stay tuned!
I volunteered at the Seafair Triathlon on Sunday. A fellow event friend was in need and I’ve been meaning to help out for a while now. What I didn’t realize was that my helping would involve a 5:45am check in time at Seward Park – ugh. But once I woke up and got my volunteer tasks, I was glad to get a front row seat to all of the action. It was cool to cheer on all of the athletes and it was inspiring to see the wide range of ages and abilities.
Busy weekend filled with brunch with a good friend, two stops at the farmer’s market and the first test run of my food dehydrator. I still can’t bring myself to put in that luschious, fresh fruit in there quite yet so I thought I would start with cuttings from my herb garden. Rosemary and oregano dried out in no time – maybe 2 hours max? Our food bank recieved a huge garbage bag full of bay leaves so I took some home and dried those out too – approximately a 4 hour dry time. Now I need to find a cute jar and labeling process and I’ll be good to go. No more paying $6 bucks for a jar of spices this winter when I can make them at home for virutally nothing!
A few things I’ve learned so far: 1) my dehydrator is NOISY so if you want to watch some TV or take a nap you’re SOL 2) my dehydrator is HOT, like maybe I shouldn’t put it on the counter hot – I need to come up with a solution for that so I don’t burn down the condo and 3) whatever you put in there will make my entire condo smell so choose your food wisely.
I did promise the BF some jerky at some point and I will get around to blueberries and cherries. I just need to get my fill of them first! I also need to order the special mats so I can make fruit leathers – yum, now we’re talking!
