I woke up to this.

We're up in Bellingham right now for my friend Joey's wedding reception today. We came up early to spend time with my mom, and have the most AMAZING SOUP EVER -- Chanterelle Mushroom Chowder-- at Nimbus last night.

Anyway, I woke up to a dog jumping on my head, and to this:







It was beautiful watching the fog lift:





Something makes me think that if this was the first thing that saw everyday, life would be just a little bit easier.

This week's cutest pic

What started out as playing and being ridiculously adorable...






Turned into this...



Oh my.

Happy Election Day

It's certainly been a wild ride. From watching hilarious Tina Fey Palin sketches, to receiving emails declaring Obama is the anti-Christ, to watching my longtime Republican mother (and many of her friends) become die-hard Obama fans, this election has been the most interesting and entertaining for me, to date. I'm sure many of you feel the same.

I hope the outcome is exactly how I want it to be.

Cheers!

UPDATE:

And it did!

We happened upon an amazing street party on Capitol Hill on our way back to our car. Check it out:

This week's cutest pic

Welcome to the lamest blog ever! Where I only post photos of my puppy!



She loves to sit in the sun in our kitchen. Wheee!

Weekly Bean Update

I'm getting asked to do a weekly Bean update. This is not a difficult request for a proud new "mom" to fulfill.

Below are my two favorite videos from this past week. The first showcases Bean experiencing some pretty vivid dreams. The second is her first experience with new iPhone ringtones. Both are priceless.

I think I did it

I think I made the best meal of my life. This past Monday night my mom was in town so I made us a nicer-than-average dinner: Cumin rubbed halibut with an heirloom tomato vinaigrette, and a black lentil and roasted chanterelle ragout.

These pictures don't do it justice. But these lentils were amazing.

Finley + Bean = unprecedented levels of cuteness

Yesterday Justyn stopped by to meet our puppy, Bean, with 9 month old Finley. We had a major cute session - I thought you'd all want to partake. Hope it brightens your day!