the weekend. by orange

This weekend was a-mazing.  Blue skys, 75 degrees, enough said.  It was one of those weekends where you forget about how we've just had 20-odd days of rain in a row and feel the promise of a fantastic summer ahead.  The weekend was filled with the following:

- seeing Get Him to the Greek: I'd recommend it
- running with Violet: man those 2 miles kicked my ass
- some walking lunges: ouch...the backs of my legs hurt even when I sit down...not a good sign.
- stop at Crabtree & Evelyn for this fantastic hand lotion
- some oggling at Banana Republic at their new items
- a stop at Metropolitan Market for a picnic dinner
- taking in the sun at Seward park while eatting some yummy food
- playing some catch, because the husband and I are sometimes 5 year olds together
- sleeping in
- dual birthday party
- catching up with some of my favorites at Cactus on Alki

All in all...a perfect weekend.

How was yours?


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TBTL and Miracle Movie. by orange

who doesn't love a feel good sports movie? ie:

- Remember The Titans (oh Sunshine!)
- The Sandlot
- The Mighty Ducks
- A League of Their Own
- Rudy
- The Rookie

and...

Miracle. Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (played by Kurt Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.

Well this week on the husband's favorite radio show (now podcast) of all time: TBTL (Too Beautiful To Live), showcased a 4 year old who fell in love with one of the main clencher scenes. Where Kurt delivers a motivating speech to his team before they take the victory. Check it out below. Too funny. The suit, the intonation, the accent - the kid is dead on!








Herb Brooks' pre-game pep talk before the famous 1980 "Miracle" game against the Soviet Union. as performed by "Rizzo" (4 yrs old)




after a rough, long day at work - this was the perfect pick me up.

sunshine in the row. by orange

Recently, some new peeps were moved to the cube row home of orange and violet. One of the new members of the row commented that wearing bright colors seemed to be a requirement of the row. Well when you live in Seattle, some bright pop of color is definitely needed; it can add some sunshine to the usual murky grey haze of northwest weather.

Now bright colors are not limited to just tops and bottoms; I think brightness can be found in a simple barrette, a headband, a sandal or a bangle. Here are some of favorite brights:

from the top:

kate spade idiom bangle

kate spade westbury drawstring purse in piscine (yes I do love me some kate)

alexis bittar lucite star necklace

tory burch rava jelly logo flat in purple

marc by marc jacobs cosmos star headband

marc by marc jacobs zip around wallet in electric green

the trip. by orange

About a week ago I was in a lovely seat on American Airlines on my way to the big apple with the husband. The trip was a 2008 christmas gift as I'd never been to the city before. The NYC trip made me think back to how a trip with the significant other can really be the make it or break it of the relationship.

When the husband and I first started dating, about 9 months in, we went on our first trip together to Akumal, Mexico. Besides it being our first trip together, there was one other major stressor that added to this trip. We had just moved in to a place we bought together a week prior to the trip. Yeah...we have really good timing.

Here are some of my favorite memories and lessons learned of that trip....

1) First off, the husband and I are both pretty freaking pale. I think the sun reflected off of us so much we were like white lights on the beach :).

2) When we arrived the place was nice...but not spectacular. As I had never been on a tropical/beach vacation before I was thinking luxurious hotel room, crisp linens, etc. This was more like a beach shack. An average "nice" room.

- this did spawn the first argument of the trip. I blame it mostly on a full day of travel, heat, and too high expectations.

***lesson learned: check out www.tripadvisor.com for recent photos and reviews of the hotel/resort from fellow travelers.

3) The doll-making 70 year old couple that we met at the daily happy hour who have been traveling to Akumal for the past 16 years every March. It made me hope that the husband and I would someday be like them. Just thinking about them brings a smile to my face.

4) Even though I am a nice pale white shade, I still enjoy pretending I can tan and laying out. The husband - not so much. So when day 3 hit and we were still on the beach, the husband got a bit ancy to get up and do some stuff.

***lesson learned: discuss a loose plan for the trip; making sure you are both on the same page so no unnecessary quarrels start. figure out a good compromise. or (this is my favorite solution) go on a vacation with another couple and that way the group can split up to head out to different day trips.

Fleet Foxes on a Monday morning. by violet

The sun is shining, I’m at work and I LOVE this band. Their sound is part-haunting, part-pastoral, part-wistful, part-folk, ALL-enjoyable. It’s Neil Young meets Harlem Boys Choir. If you haven’t yet been exposed to this tiny Seattle gem, please check them out here.



Once you all escape the day job for some sunshine, hop in the car, roll down the windows, turn up “Ragged Wood” (track 3 on White Winter Hymnal) and let it happen.

Happy Monday everyone!