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Seattle

October 22, 2012

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We’ve been home the past few weeks (getting the house ready for fall, baking a lot and enjoying movie nights in our new home), but October turned into a big travel month for us and we’re kicking if off with a trip to Seattle (Jeremy’s been dying to go).  He had a work meeting there this week so I met up with him late Friday night and our “Best of Seattle” tour began.  We stayed at the Four Seasons which was walking distance from the Public Market (and where we spent most of our time).

Our favorite part of Seattle was the food… our top meals/snacks are below:

– Fish and Chips (with Vueve Cliquot) at Steelhead Diner

– Dungeness Crab Fried Egg Sandwich with Avocado and Beecher Cheese (and a side of KILLER hash browns and fabulous Bloody Mary) at Seatown

– Wagyu Beef, Caesar Salad and French Onion Soup (paired with Metropolitan Reserve 2006 Blend) at Metropolitan Grill

– Pistachio and Hazelnut Macaroons at Le Panier

– Mini Maple Bacon Donuts at the Public Market

Aside from the overindulging in the food department we tried to be cultured for once and took in a lot of the great museums Seattle has to offer.  We spent the morning at SAM (Seattle Art Museum) and then worked our way to Chilulay Gardens to see the gorgeous glass sculptures (the same artist that created the beautiful flowers in the lobby of the Bellagio).

The shopping was pretty amazing too and we couldn’t forget top stop by the Nordstrom flagship store!  Speaking of flagships… our trip couldn’t be complete without Starbucks from the first Starbucks ever (not that cool unfortunately).

We lucked out with the weather, only being graced with rain when we were indoors (HUGE plus), so we tried to take the gorgeous skyline in as often as possible (we even hot tubbed in the rooftop infinity pool!

I’m so glad we were able to see this amazing city, but we definitely we’re smiling when we landed back in warm and sunny California! Until next time Hunter boots…!

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DJ John Beaver

October 22, 2012

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John (Jeremy’s brother) had his last show (for now) at Ruby Skye.  He did an amazing job and the energy was so insane… so great to be a room with so much love and positive energy!  Prayers for John’s surgery on Wednesday!

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I Heart Vegas

September 27, 2012

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We had a once in a lifetime experience this past weekend at the iHeart Music Festival… The two day festival had some insane highlights… My top 5 would be: 1. Usher (he’s just that amazing) 2. Swedish House Mafia (they really pumped everyone up and put on a great show), 3. Pink (she sang while doing aerial aerobatics and overall just kicked ass), 4. Bon Jovi (I could have cared less about them when reading the line up but they really put on a great show), 5. Lil Wayne (I’ve always wanted to see him live… Check!) Other trip highlights included: eating at Barmasa, reading the epic novel Gone Girl, going to Border Grill with Jeremy’s mom, soft pretzels at the arena, and playing craps. Luckily we have more of a break until our next Vegas trip (hopefully).

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Beach House

September 17, 2012

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We were able to spend the weekend at Pat’s beach house and had an insanely lazy and relaxing time. We took walks, went wine tasting (which turned into tequila tasting), cooked, read and watched a LOT of TV 🙂 Kitchen tip: I pre-made some shredded chicken Thursday night by covering boneless, skinless chicken breasts with chicken broth and cooking it for 6 hours. You can just shred it with 2 forks and refrigerate it until you use it during the week! Here is a great recipe for BBQ Chicken Salad that we had Friday night – http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2011/02/bbq-chicken-salad-with-creamy-bbq-cilantro-lime-dressing.html enjoy!

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Vegas

September 9, 2012

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I think it’s safe to say that Vegas was a success! Between our overly full tummies (Sushi Roku, Mesa, Cut), amazingly refreshing drinks (Strawberry-Balsamic Vinegar Smash, Cactus Pear Margaritas, Pepido’s Revenge), a pool party with the OCD guy from Million Dollar Listing and a dance party of epic proportions with Calvin Harris and Michael Phelps, it was a weekend to remember… See you in two weeks Vegas!