Brian's visit ends today, and it has been outstanding.  It was a bit slow at first, as the weekdays are, but we did some fabulous Goodwill shopping to make up for it.  Saturday was an epic day, involving Northwest Folklife Festival, dinner at Steve's, rolling down the hill at Gasworks Park (at 11:00pm), Dicks hamburgers, and frisbee on the ferry.  ( Read more... )

So this week of being the host has been pretty great so far.  Today I rambled off into the city to cover a shift at the Center, but that put me scrambling to make the bus and the ferry and the bus in time for me to take over at 4.  I made it, but just barely.  Does it matter?  Not in the least, because it was so sunshine and beautiful today, I ( Read more... )

Mom came and went, and we had a blast.  We spent some time here on the Island, walked all around Winslow, did the Underground tour and some serious shopping in Seattle, then topped it off with a delicious dinner with some of my pals.  I was glad to see her, and show her my life.  It all felt very adult ( Read more... )

So I've met this boy ( Read more... )

Check us out:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/311906_islandwood17.html

That was a few weeks ago, an incredibly hectic but exciting day as a reporter and photographer followed us around.

I'm exhausted, so I'm off to bed.  Night!
xoxo

This weekend was our Girls Gone Wild Spring Break adventure to the coast.  All in all, it was one of the best vacations.  Nothing super special happened (besides me slamming my knee into a huge piece of driftwood) and the weather was only touch-and-go, but the place was so beautiful and the timing was perfect.  I feel quite refreshed ( Read more... )

On Saturday, Papa Swarts arrived, and we sped off the Island for some walking and delicious pizza at the Treehouse.  Then we went back over the Sound to check into our super swank hotel, the Hotel Max.  I had my very own room, complete with outstanding king size bed and tons of channels and a luxurious robe in which I lounged the whole time.  It ( Read more... )

Apparently one of my biggest pet peeves is disrespect ( Read more... )

Could be, who knows
There's something due any day
I'll know right away
Soon as it shows
It'll make a cannonball down from the sky
Gleam in its eye
Bright as a rose
Who knows

It's only just out of reach
Down the block, on the beach
Under a tree
I've got a feeling there's a miracle due
Gonna come true
Coming to me

Could it be, yes it could
Something's coming, ( Read more... )

Warm Fuzzy ( Read more... )