Halloween pics

 

Even the Tachi  was a Roman Dog

A Beautiful Sunday in Bellingham

I was bored and so, I bothered Craig to take me out for a drive on Sunday and Here’s a recap of what we did

http://www.bbaybrewery.com/

We shared the excellent Tapenade then

Craig had the delicious Mac n Cheese,

I had the so so Fish Tacos

He of course went straight for the IPA I had the sensible ESB not bad

NEXT Stop

http://chuckanutbreweryandkitchen.com/

Which coincidently won 2009 Small BrewPub of the Year @ the Great American Beer Festival

I had the Vienna Lager SOOOOOOO delish…..and Craig tried everything else.

He didn’t enjoy it as much as me.

What happened to July and August?

So I’ve compiled a short ( well it started out short) list of what I did this summer.

 Scariest moment….

July 17th on the phone with the Kirkland Police

“Is this Ana…Craig’s spouse? Well your husband has been in a car accident, he’s in stable condition but being transported to Evergreen Hospital…you might want to get down here."

Then my way to the hospital coming across the scene of the crime.

Second Scariest Moment       

I think were somewhere in Brooklyn….

Two wrong Subway rides; Don’t make it right.

 

Third Scariest Moment

Look Ana there are absolutely no ghosts on this bridge

 

Projects I never got around to 

Books I read

Weirdest Thing I did

Hippest Restaurant I’ve ever eaten in

Even the Bathroom was cool

   

Meeting the Coolest Park Ranger in the World

Manny @ Antietam

As a matter of fact this was my favorite day of my summer

meeting Manny,

 

Car touring the bloodiest place in American History,

driving thru Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia

crossing the Mason-Dixon line twice

Harpers Ferry……a perfect summer day.

How was your summer?

Chillin…..

Weekend Pics

The Proposal

Saw this movie on Sunday, all alone.

Very funny, good chemistry

well acted, totally enjoyed myself.

Have lost 7 lbs. On the cabbage soup diet.

Very Hungry.

Going Hiking tommorrow.

all excited by that. Will take camera.

Went to Gosia's class last night. Very sore.

That's all I got this week. Will post hike pics tommorrow.

Today’s headline in our local news

Radioactive wasp nests at Hanford Reservation

Not enough that we have to worry about these nasty beasts

but one bite and you’ll turn into a Super Hero/Villain Yikes!

Books I’ve Read This Year

We're halfway thru my 40th Year and so I decided to post the books that I’ve read so far.

In chronological order

Nov 25 “The Queen of the South” Arturo Perez-Reverte

Dec 1 “In the time of the Butterflies” Julia Alvarez

Dec 8 “I Was Told There’d Be Cake” Sloane Crossley

Dec 15 “Twilight” Stephanie Meyer

Dec 22 “New Moon” Stephanie Meyer

Dec 29 “Eclipse” Stephanie Meyer

Jan 5 “Breaking Dawn” Stephanie Meyer

Jan 12 “The Tales of Beddle the Bard” J.K. Rowling

Jan 19 “Zen and the Art of Vampires” Katie Macalister

Jan 26 “The Queen’s Fool” Philipp Gregory

Feb 2 “Kushiel’s Mercy” Jacquline Carey

Feb 9 “Jane Austen Book Club” Karen Joy Fowler

Feb 16 “A Thousand Splendid Suns” Khaled Hosseni

Feb 23 “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” Julia Alvarez

Mar 2 “Testimony” Anita Shreve

Mar 9 “The Enchantress of Florence” Salman Rushdie

Mar 16 “The Book of Vice” Peter Segal

Mar 23 “Then Came the End” Joshua Ferris

Mar 30 “Caramelo” Sandra Cisneros

Apr 6 “The Virgin’s Lover” Philippa Gregory

Apr 13 “The Shack” William P. Young

Apr 20 “Heart of the Dragon” Gena Showalter

Apr 27 “The Vampire’s Bride” Gena Showalter

May 4 “Jewel of Atlantis” Gena Showalter

May 11 “The Nymph King” Gena Showalter

May 18 “Crouching Vampire Hidden Fang” Katie Macalister

May 25 “ Our Lady of the Lost and Found” Diane Schoemperlen

Jun 1 “Three Cups of Tea” Greg Mortenson

May Summary

I was driving down I-5 this Morning just minding my own business going to the Subaru place to get my oil changed where out of nowhere (actually from the back tire of the guy in front of me) comes this huge wedge of tire and BAM!

Yes I just finished paying of said car last month .   I was looking forward to having all this extra money and now I have to give a $500 deductible and take time out of my life to get this car fixed.

Other than this minor inconvenience our May was pretty nice.

Went to see mom in El Paso for Memorial Day

Here’s a picture of us on top of the Franklin Mtns.

It was a nice trip saw some of the cousins

in order

1. my cousin Panfilo who just got a kidney transplant he is doing very well

2. Cousin Olga who gave him the kidney

3. My favorite doctor…..Guillina

 

And ate some delicious Mexican Food.

Even the weather was not to hot not to cold.

I don’t know who this lady is we had to share a table when

mom and I went to the Southern NM wine festival.

We tried the green chile wine. I don’t recommend it.

so there you have it a weekend of fun and lovely weather. Signing of to enjoy another weekend of fun.