As the days are getting shorter and the weather getting crisper I am longing for all things fall. I can’t wait to make my first batch of chili and my first loaf of pumpkin bread… I am so excited to pull out my boots and tights and start wearing sweaters and scarves again. That said, …
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What to Eat & Drink in Seattle
I just posted a list of things to do in Seattle. Because there is so much to do in Seattle that was enough for one post. Similarly, there are so many wonderful restaurants to try in this foodie city. I’ve started a list, which I plan on updating periodically, of some favorite restaurants and bars …
Things to do in & Near Seattle
I have been asked three times in the last day for suggestions of things to do in Seattle. I figured it would be helpful to put together a list of some of my favorite things to do in Seattle for people coming to visit our beautiful city and its surroundings, plus it’s handy to have …
This Week with the Allens
Things are finally starting to quiet down a bit. The weather is simply perfect. Fall is here and I couldn’t be more excited for the changing of the season. Here is what’s been happening with us… We are so looking forward to a weekend at home. This will be Alex’s second weekend at home without any …
Walla Walla Wine Country
It seems to be becoming a tradition that Donna and Stan come to Washington for a wine country trip over Labor Day weekend. This year that tradition held true. Last year we spent the holiday weekend in the Yakima Valley wine country, but mixed it up a bit and headed further east to Walla Walla …
Guest Bedroom Update
Our guest bedroom has been one of the most neglected spaces in our house in the four years we have lived here. It has always bothered me because we have so many friends and family members who come to visit that I cringe every time we walk downstairs and welcome them to their rectangle box …
Stitch Fix # 3!
It has been a very exciting week in the package delivery department. First, I got my 100 Days of Real Food book on Tuesday, then yesterday I received my 3rd Stitch Fix box! I was really looking forward to this Stitch Fix because I have never bought anything in my previous two boxes – they …
Dave + Trish’s Suncadia Wedding
We had a blast celebrating the marriage of our friends Dave and Trish this past weekend in Suncadia, a mountain resort just past Snoqualmie Pass. The setting was incredible! Suncadia is a mountain-modern style resort and its backdrop is tree-lined mountains, so, really, you don’t need much more than that and a great couple to …
Bryan + Sarah’s Lake Geneva Wedding
Last weekend Alex and I jetted off to Wisconsin to attend Bryan and Sarah’s wonderful Lake Geneva wedding. Bryan is Alex’s cousin and we both went to Iowa State University with Bryan, Alex even roomed with him during our senior year. I have to start this post with a few throwbacks to our college days… …
Stan the Man
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin was last weekend’s destination. We attended the wedding of Alex’s cousin Bryan and his now wife, Sarah, where Alex was honored to stand up as Bryan’s best man. After a very early flight on Friday morning and a quick layover in Chicago we landed in Milwaukee just before 2:00 in the afternoon, which …