Archive for the ‘Ramblings’ Category
Down 25%!
Sunday, October 16th, 2011I've reached my next weight loss goal. I'm now down a bit more than 25% of my former self. On to 30% lost!
Evenings with Emma
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011A couple pictures of Emma. The first is from yesterday evening after some fetch, snuggling with me as I sipped on cocoa and surfed the web, and the second is from this afternoon with her tolerating the little plastic fireman's hat that I put on her :-D ...
Birthday Fun
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011I celebrated my birthday on Saturday. Shaun and I went to Barnes and Noble and got some food magazines, wandered around the mall and did some early Christmas shopping and got some great owl votive holders and some Harvest votives to go with them, then went for lunch at ...
Halloween Socks
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Late September means the Halloween stuff is starting to appear, and I got some cute new socks. My Halloween collection is growing big enough that I can probably wear them for 2 weeks leading up to the day :-D
Below 200!
Sunday, September 25th, 2011I did my weekly weigh-in this morning, and I'm at 198.1 pounds. I made my goal of under 200 before my birthday! Yahoo! In celebration, we're making hom bao today, and I got myself a full dozen of some of my favorite Kusshi oysters. Onward!
Howarth Park
Saturday, September 24th, 2011Today Emma and I visited Howarth Park up in Everett for the first time. The park is right on the Sound and contains the city's original swimming beach, as well as many great paths, picnic areas, a playground, and a native plant garden. The off-leash area for dogs ...
Asian Market Tour and Thai Feast
Friday, September 16th, 2011Yesterday evening I went to a fun cooking class in Lynnwood hosted by Culinary Events Northwest and Pranee Khrusanit Halvorsen of ilovethaicooking.com. Pranee led a tour of our local H Mart, with an eye to the ingredients we'd be using in dishes later in the evening. After getting ...
Sleepy Emma
Thursday, September 8th, 2011My folks returned to Colorado today. We had a really nice visit, and Emma loved the extra company and play time. She was still tuckered out when I got home this afternoon. She's usually underfoot when I'm cooking dinner, but tonight she curled up on the couch ...
