october

pumpkin everything

i am throwing a baby shower this weekend for my friend megan. she is having a boy and is due dec 24th. it is a "tea and dessert" shower and i am making a lot of baked goodies...and i am super excited about it. more on this later.

boating: went out on lake union for bonnie's birthday. we drank a lot of champagne and talked about periods, pickles, babies, boobs and sex. it was great.

wine: "purple" downtown. i dislike this place. everything here is heavy and made of iron. and the wine list is as overpriced as you would expect with a name like "purple".

courtney: i loved having her here and came close to throwing a fit when it was time for her to leave. we went to the pike place market and picked out oysters. we made chili. we chatted. we mud masked. we shopped. we drank wine.

my hair: i said blond. not beige. i feel beige. dan says i always complain after i get my hair colored. is this true? it might be. but....i have beige hair. beige. khaki. ugly. boring. bland. beige. dan says it looks pretty and natural. i should get over what ever my deal is. i just feel like i lack edge with pretty and natural. so the question is...why do i need edge? i am getting too old for edge. right? then why do i feel so much older without edge? (hint: my hair color right now is EXACTLY the same as my mom's. and we have close to the same hair cut. this thought makes me want to scream).

pumpkin: i made pumpkin cookies last night. delicious. i am drinking a pumpkin beer right now. it is outstanding. like a mix between beer and chai. and i might make pumpkin soup this weekend. i heart pumpkin. other pumpkin things i enjoy: muffins, scones, lattes, ravioli, bagels (if you have not had the pumpkin bagel with pumpkin cream cheese from noah's.....go there now).

dinner: tonight i am making prosciutto, sage and provolone stuffed chicken breast. we will also be having homemade applesauce, sauteed spinach, and sweet potato fries. i love eating in the fall. love it.


ok. the list of what i am baking this weekend:

chocolate cupcakes with ______frosting (still undecided. i might do the white chocolate buttercream i always do....or i might do a mexican chocolate....or i might do orange liquor....or i could just do a dark chocolate buttercream....perhaps something with almond? ug.)

lemon cake with lavender syrup and lemon glaze

blueberry cinnamon scones with maple icing

pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

double chocolate chip cookies (with white chocolate chunks)

mini chocolate chip cookies

and that is all for now....i might do more.

i feel like i should do more. i could also do pumpkin scones with a cinnamon icing. but i feel like i might be obsessing over pumpkin right now.

yay!

good news:

i got dan's camera back!!!
expect more pics soon.

courtney arrives in an hour!!
expect stories.

the turtle has left the house!!
expect a nicer guest room experience.

i am getting my makeup done tomorrow for bonnie's birthday party (she is making me do it)!!!
expect pics of slutty makeup...and of bonnie's party on a boat.



notes from last night's dream:

dan and i were in belize. on a cruise.
the cruise ship looked more like a drug runner ship.
our room was concrete.
there was a long strip of white beach.
we drove a dune buggy along it.
the dune buggy looked like a mini pickup truck.
half of the city was flooded.
we walked through the streets with water up to our chests.
the ground felt slippery and mushy on my toes.

29 or 89?

i found a knitting group in west seattle that meets every thursday night at 7. i might go. but what if i am the only beginner? what if my knitting needles aren't cool? why do i feel so nervous about this?

i also want to learn how to quilt. i need a sewing machine.


i am turning into an old lady.




other examples of how i am turning into an old lady:


i like oatmeal.

i read under a "throw" blanket on top of the covers.

i make perfect pie crust.

i like pudding.

sometimes i wake up and my back is stiff.

my knees and ankles and hips and fingers pop a lot....and lately my sternum has been popping.

i put fruit, yogurt, flax meal and juice in a blender. some call this a smoothie.

flax meal.

i use really thick lotion on my face before bed...also called "night cream".

i prefer to take baths.

i enjoy homemade applesauce.

i like how cheap pork is.

i overcook pork.

i heart tegan and sara

things:

i am totally obsessed and in love with tegan and sara. i watched videos of them on youtube for 3 hours last night while dan was at work. i really can't get enough of them. yes they have mullets. yes they are twins. they are fantastic and you should love them.

i made butternut squash ravioli last night. heavenly. perfect. i made a sauce with sweet onions, apple, white wine, butter, sage...with a hint of nutmeg.
when i was done...i felt like eating it all over again. it was perfection.

i think mccain looks like a troll. seriously. think about it. i was telling dan this morning that if obama wins i am going to cry and cry. sob big fat tears of happiness. and if mccain wins i am going to break windows.

i am really really really happy. have i mentioned this is my favorite season? give me a blanket, a book, a cup of tea, and a rain storm outside and i am in a happy place.


here is another lil collection of words....sometimes called a "poem" (cringe). just ignore me please. i have issues with that word. poem. blek.

(and this photo doesn't really apply to anything....except i want another tattoo. and i want a word...so i was looking at word tattoo's....and found this. and i love it. and they are sisters....and so are tegan and sara...so i guess it kind of ties in)

"everything was beautiful and nothing hurt"




















and to love on nights like these
is to inhale
when the fog settles
like a cat

and the weight of water
moving our house
vanishing into trees

it is these nights
when all you can be is closer
and never close enough

the weight of love
like entering sleep
quiet as fog
crushing
with a tiny breath

there is always next year

weeds in a fortress
all spikes and thorns in vines
clawing. mocking.

my green thumb is brown.
pricked.
bleeding in defeat.

at least the tomatoes are growing.
there are two.
blood red.
sweet as victory.

posing? or weird.

here we are...enjoying a fall weekend.
photo taken with dan's iphone.