Monday, May 23, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Testing 123
Trying out blogger mobile before we head out for Turkey. I might actually try to post a few pictures before we get home this time.
I got to see the mariners win twice this week for free. :)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Off to Turkey
We leave Saturday for 2+ weeks in Turkey with our friends Ashley and Steven who we went to Peru & Bolivia with last spring. We should actually be in civilization the whole trip so I'll be posting some updates as we go along. Here's the general outline:
Sunday May 22: Layover day in London. See everything there is to see at warp speed. (Jk, thats not my style. We'll just wander and see what we encounter)
May 23-24: Explore Istanbul. Hagia Sophia, cisterns, blue mosque, markets, bosporus cruise etc.
May 25-27: Cappadocia region. Fairy chimneys, underground cities, and a day hike.
May 28: Ephesus
May 29- June 4: Fethiye. On the mediterranean. Beach lounging, snorkeling, boating and hiking the Lycian Way.
June 4-5: More Istanbul
June 6: Flight home to reality
Can't wait for all the sunshine, relaxation, friends, and other goodness!
Some more pictures from adventures with Markus, just to keep things interesting
(photos by Markus)
Sunday May 22: Layover day in London. See everything there is to see at warp speed. (Jk, thats not my style. We'll just wander and see what we encounter)
May 23-24: Explore Istanbul. Hagia Sophia, cisterns, blue mosque, markets, bosporus cruise etc.
May 25-27: Cappadocia region. Fairy chimneys, underground cities, and a day hike.
May 28: Ephesus
May 29- June 4: Fethiye. On the mediterranean. Beach lounging, snorkeling, boating and hiking the Lycian Way.
June 4-5: More Istanbul
June 6: Flight home to reality
Can't wait for all the sunshine, relaxation, friends, and other goodness!
Some more pictures from adventures with Markus, just to keep things interesting
(photos by Markus)
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Mothers Day Weekend & Simi, CA
We spent Mothers Day weekend out in Olalla. Lance and Valerie joined us for most of the weekend, and we had a great time eating tons of good food, catching up after my parents being in Mexico all winter, getting lots of sleep, and just generally relaxing. I only snapped a few pictures, but it's not like you haven't all seen Olalla before.
I spent this past week down in sunny Simi Valley, CA for work. There wasn't actually much time left over for enjoying the sunshine but I appreciated every moment I got, and certainly enjoyed the chance to actually meet most of my co-workers and eat lots of good food. Again, not many pictures. Who snaps pictures on a business trip with their boss? Yeah, weird, even if you are eating beachfront in Malibu.
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Less than a week until we leave for Turkey! I'll post an itenerary soon. :)
Mom & me
Up visiting 'Aunt' Phebe
Matt's enjoying the sunshine
I spent this past week down in sunny Simi Valley, CA for work. There wasn't actually much time left over for enjoying the sunshine but I appreciated every moment I got, and certainly enjoyed the chance to actually meet most of my co-workers and eat lots of good food. Again, not many pictures. Who snaps pictures on a business trip with their boss? Yeah, weird, even if you are eating beachfront in Malibu.
Less than a week until we leave for Turkey! I'll post an itenerary soon. :)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Vancouver, Canada + a visit from Germany
Back in the fall of 2009 we went to Chile, where we met some fun guys from Germany at the beginning of our trip and ended up hanging out with them for most of the rest of the trip. Fall of 2010 we visited them in Germany on our way to Morocco. While staying with Chris in Germany we hung out with his roommate Markus for the weekend too. Markus has been travelling around the US for the last month on his way to Vancouver where he'll be doing research at a university for the rest of the year. He spent last week with us in Seattle and then on Saturday morning we all headed up to Vancouver together where Matt had been planning on running the Vancouver BMO 1/2 marathon anyway!
Most of the pictures from Markus' week with us are on his camera, but we had a great time getting to know him better, hanging out, and eating good food. He got some decent weather to go out an explore the city, and it was nice for me to have someone else around the house to eat lunch with (working from home can get a little lonely). He'd been eating restaurant food for three weeks while traveling around and wanted to do some real cooking - it was a treat for us to try some new things and all have fun cooking together. Proof below that he's a good cook - fresh made red pasta sauce that he got me (the tomato hater) to eat.
Saturday we made the quick drive up to Vancouver, walked around downtown and the waterfront, Granville Island, and Stanley Park. We scrounged up a picnic of bagels, fresh cream cheese and lox at the market, and dined on the dock at Granville Island. My first time up there in many years was last year during the Olympics, but it was good to get more of a feel for the city during a 'normal' time and it's really a gorgeous place. Water everywhere, Stanely Park is huge, good food and drink, and lots going on. Saturday night we had some great pasta at Cin Cin and made an early night of it so the boys could get some sleep before their race.
Sunday dawned bright and sunny (an early) and both the boys had a great run and were able to set PRs. I was photographer/cheerleader and thought my role was perfectly enjoyable. After washing up we headed to Red Robin (outdoor rooftop seating was calling our name) and enjoyed some hearty burgers and milkshakes. We lounged on the rooftop long enough to get nice and sunburned and then dropped Markus off at his new apartment and headed home.
Most of the pictures from Markus' week with us are on his camera, but we had a great time getting to know him better, hanging out, and eating good food. He got some decent weather to go out an explore the city, and it was nice for me to have someone else around the house to eat lunch with (working from home can get a little lonely). He'd been eating restaurant food for three weeks while traveling around and wanted to do some real cooking - it was a treat for us to try some new things and all have fun cooking together. Proof below that he's a good cook - fresh made red pasta sauce that he got me (the tomato hater) to eat.
Saturday we made the quick drive up to Vancouver, walked around downtown and the waterfront, Granville Island, and Stanley Park. We scrounged up a picnic of bagels, fresh cream cheese and lox at the market, and dined on the dock at Granville Island. My first time up there in many years was last year during the Olympics, but it was good to get more of a feel for the city during a 'normal' time and it's really a gorgeous place. Water everywhere, Stanely Park is huge, good food and drink, and lots going on. Saturday night we had some great pasta at Cin Cin and made an early night of it so the boys could get some sleep before their race.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Skagit Valley, WA
Matts mom came up to Seattle for Easter weekend and on Saturday we journeyed up to Skagit Valley to check out the tulips with Jen, Andy, and Ben. We had some beautiful weather and thoroughly enjoyed our walk among the tulips, along with wandering through La Conner and having lunch at the cute Calico Cupboard on the waterfront. Tip: leave by 9 in the morning to avoid awful traffic.
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