Song Of The Week: Ditty

Oh how I adore this song! It just instantly brings a smile to my face and it is so hard not to sing/rap along with it. It reminds me of 7th grade at Finn Hill Junior High. Oh memories!

So...do the ditty if you want to. I have a feeling you will want to!

Quad {Seattle} City Birthday Party

This past trip to Seattle was one of my favorites and it was all made possible by the lovely LSpry who gifted me a plane ticket to Seattle to celebrate the big 3-0 with some other fabulous gals (all WSU Alum might I add - Go Cougs!). The weekend was full of good food, great friends, fantastic family and of course lots of beverages! Here goes nothing...

The roomie and I a few weeks before heading to Seattle watched "The Best Thing I Ever Ate: Pizza and one of the selections was Serious Pie in Seattle. Lisa, Avery and I made it just in time for happy hour...

Me & Lisa

We enjoyed the {buffalo mozzarella, san marzano tomato}, {roasted yellowfoot mushrooms, truffle cheese} and a salami one that I can't find on the menu. We washed the pizza down with a {maritime old seattle lager - yum} and Lisa with a {manny's pale ale}. It was incredible and a place I will definitely be heading back to when I am in Seattle again.

Next up we need to satisfy our sweet tooth with a "sweet treat" and stopped down at
Dahlia Bakery and enjoyed the best Peanut Butter cookie I have ever experienced in my LIFE!

The triple coconut cream pie bite wasn't too shabby either!

Then we were off to the Pike Place Market, where I just HAD to get a cup of coffee at the first ever Starbucks!

It also only seemed fitting that I order a Pike Street Roast brewed cup of coffee since I was on Pike Street. It was smooth and bold at the same time. Yum :)

The sun was starting to set and it truly was a spectacular day in Seattle (as you can see) and we were off to U-Village for dinner with the girls (battery died no pics), but not before heading into Cafe Campagne for a taste of bubbles!

On Saturday morning, we were lucky enough to get to attend sweet little Amelia's 1st birthday which was circus themed and just too cute!

This birthday party was also awesome because I got to meet little baby Abe and Carson! I also got to see their moms Tiff & Becki and fellow sorority sister Rask. A great reunion to prep for the evening ahead.

We then met up with The Reynolds at Pike Place again and I enjoyed my first taste of Absynthe with Mr. Reynolds at the Artic Club , who warned it would catch up with me later. Which ended up being about 5 minutes later when I didn't fully clear the bench to leave.

Then it was back to Lisa's cute apartment to get ready for our night out on the town.

Me, Lisa, Avery

The three amigos headed to Kel's along with the lovely Jamie of all Trades to Kells for Quad City Birthday Party (thanks JOAT's for coming up with this moniker).

Fellow B-Day Girl Laura, Me & Little Dottie Justine

College Roomies - Me, Alexis & Mrs. R

Me & Cassie

Such an amazing Bestie I have! Mrs. R & Mr. R flew all the way from DC for the Quad Party!

The last picture of the evening which says it all!

That's all folks! I just want to thank everyone again for the birthday wishes and for making 30 a piece of cake!

Hump Day Already?

Holy Cow! I can't believe tomorrow is Thursday (not that I am complaining)! I am behind in reading all of your lovely blogs and have not been good at posting this week one bit! That said, I will leave you with a sneak peek of my Seattle trip...

I snapped this beauty last Friday afternoon while shopping around the market. Back tomorrow with regular postings (fingers crossed)!

Song Of The Week: Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

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This past weekend in Seattle was a great one! I celebrated the big 3-0 with three other fabulous girls and reunited with folks I haven't seen in almost 8 years! When I was trying to think of a song for this week, wouldn't you just know that by simply shuffling my songs on my IPod the most perfect song ever to describe this past weekend would come up?

P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss had me absolutely smiling at my desk today. I am not sure what I love the most about this song...perhaps it's the Spandau Ballet's "True" beat as the base, maybe the reference to Christina Applegate, most likely it is the lead singers awesome glasses.

Whatever it is, I was definitely drifting down "memory bliss" this past weekend and it was spectacular. Hoping this song brings back some good memories and has you in bliss all week long!

Happy Birthday Lisa!

Lisa it's your birthday, happy birthday Lisa!

A very happy 30th birthday to the lovely Lspry! I felt so lucky to celebrate our 30th birthdays together and now that this year is going to be incredible for you. You inspire me often and make me laugh and giggle daily.

Love you so much!

XOXO

Saturday Night Motto

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I'm Off!

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I'm off my lovely readers, to Seattle for a weekend of this...

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followed by late night shenanigans...

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I can't wait to see my friends and family!

Thank you to everyone for your sweet birthday wishes and awesome comments, they kept me smiling all day long.

Love you all!

XOXO

See Ya Twenties....

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As I reflect back on my 20's, I can say it was a decade to remember for sure....crazy college times, new state, numbness, and recovery. And while I thought it would be really hard to pick the best year of my twenties, I realized, this past year...the big 2-9 has been my favorite year of my life thus far.

Year 29 brought me deeper friendships, fun travel destinations, new friends, blessed unions, smiles, laughter, tears and a real sense of triumph. A year that could have made me or broken me, taught me things about myself I never knew were possible. A strength that I am still working on everyday but that I am so glad I found within myself. Without my experiences of this past decade I know I couldn't be who I am today.

So I am blowing a farewell kiss to my twenties, and thanking them for all the lessons they taught me, but I am moving on and looking forward to my thirties and excited for all the possibilities that lie ahead. See ya tomorrow Thirty!

This Ain't Your Ordinary Oatmeal...

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Oh how I would prefer this S'mores Oatmeal over my Quaker Raisins & Spice this morning.

Song Of The Week: One More Time

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Even though I celebrated my birthday on Saturday with my LA peeps, I am gonna celebrate it "One More Time" this coming weekend in Seattle! This song puts me in the best of moods, and it is just too hard NOT to dance to it.