a t-riffic Thanksgiving

we had the best time celebrating Thanksgiving in Seattle!

Some highlights, brought to you by the letter T:
turkey (I actually had a couple bites this year and didn't mind it!)
taverns
touring UW's law school
torential downpours
tourist activities (the Great Wheel downtown is wonderful)
Treasure family time
taking multiple naps a day
turning my parents house into Christmas town (or really just making a mess of the Christmas decorations)

We loved having a relaxing few days to unwind and relax with family. Yay Thanksgiving!

when traditions go wrong

We've been good at keeping Halloween traditions this year--hay rides, carving pumpkins, etc. but I wanted to try something new for our little family--enter chocolate chip pancakes for Halloween dinner.

 Well, let's just say it wasn't pretty but it tasted good and Andre gobbled it up. And now we have a whole year to perfect chocolate chip pancakes before next Halloween (let's be honest, it's probably the easiest thing I cook so I don't know what went wrong).

Since our Price is Right costumes from Halloween 1.0 were kind of a bust, we scrounged for ten minutes to find these beauties:

tourists/retirees/eccentric billionaires!
not the most creative costumes at the party, but everyone knew what we were.

happy halloween! now, onto Thanksgiving!

fall festivities

// general conferencing //

// animal scaring //

// date coat wearing //

// early halloween-ing (bob barker and a price is right contestant, obvs.) //

// pumpkin patching // 

// face hole-ing // 

//kite flying // 

//pizza making // 

//witch watching//

We sure love autumn in these parts and will find any excuse to fit a little fall adventure into our lives. 

We are savoring the last few moments of the season before it's time for holidays and lots of family time!

to make you glad...

Happy Monday!

3 things to make you glad:

1. This picture my mom texted me. She is a gem in my junior high-recycled clothes

2. These costumes.  We may or may not have spent a good chunk of time giggling our way through the pages.

3. Andre's law school battle cry:

proudly published

Dear friends,

The latest issue of Marriott Alumni Magazine is gracing mailboxes across the country, and I must say it is my best issue to date. Here is a link to the complete mag, or see highlights from my feature story below.

Enjoy!

oh hello there

What have we been up to when not being sick, working 80+ hour weeks and studying for the LSAT?
Not a whole lot.
But we are trying to squeeze in a little fun.
Some highlights:
Last weekend I went with a group of our donors at work on a little nature photography expedition up the canyon. Are you kidding me with how gorgeous these colors are? I nearly died.

A few weekends ago when we were both quite sick, I dragged us off the couch to the chalk festival. We were a slow-moving, kleenex-clutching, stomach-cramping sight to see, but we went, darn it. And we loved it. Some people are so talented.

But my favorite moments are the little moments we spend laughing or cuddling on the couch. Even if we only see each other for 15 minutes, Andre always knows how to cheer me up after a long day, like when I came home to this:

weekending

Great fall weekends are full of friends, beautiful weather, a clean home, Sunday afternoons in the kitchen, meeting new neighbors, football, spiritual nourishment, handsome husbands, and lots of laughter.

And on extra great weekends, you get a chance to wear your prom dress.

And that, my friends, is what made this weekend so great.