Monday, October 19, 2009

So to update you all, having the grandma's here was a great time! We went to see a lot of the things that I have yet to see here in Seattle also. We did lots around Bellevue and also went into Seattle and out on Snoqualmie Pass. I think we all really enjoyed the visit out here and hope that everyone will come and visit us sometime! Jay and I are looking forward to his parents coming to visit next month sometime! :)

I took the grandma's to the Space Needle, Pike's Market, and downtown Seattle on the Friday they were here. It was such a nice day out, sun was shining, and the birds were chirping! We were totally exhausted at the end of the day that we came back and had egg sandwiches for dinner and I fell asleep at SEVEN PM! The next day we headed out to Snoqualmie Falls, what a gorgeous place to visit. I decided that when we were looking out from our seats at lunch and saw people climbing around on the rocks at the bottom....if my husband was here we would have been down there (even in the very chilly weather)...not sure I would have been keen on it but he is always up for an adventure! We had a wonderful lunch there and I had Halibut Tacos...YUMMY. While there we got a lovely surprise and my cousin Robbie who is in the ARMY at his basic training in Fort Benning, GA called my grandma's cell phone! It was such an awesome surprise! He called to wish her a happy birthday...it was very sweet.

Oh! I forgot to mention that we also went to the Wineries up in Woodinville. We went up there the first day that they got here for Grandma Lavonne's birthday. It was such a fun afternoon and really pretty to take a drive up there, reminded us of heading from San Fran to Napa Valley area. On their last full day here we went to the Shops at Bravern, new shopping center outdoors here in Bellevue. Lots of high end fun stores such as Louis Vuitton, Nieman Marcus, Hermes, Sur La Table, and TROPHY CUPCAKES! We got 4 cupcakes and they were all very very very good! All in all it was a LOVELY time! :)

The job hunt is going well and I have a phone interview tomorrow with Target AGAIN! I am getting really antsy to get to work and not be super bored anymore! The interviews with the 5 other Target people went really well and I can't complain too much that the interview process has taken a long time because they want me to fill a great position! I really hope that it goes well tomorrow! :)

Jay has been really busy at Target and with EBC. There are a few kids who are now wanting to specifically work with him one on one, which is super news! (this equals more hours = more money) The kids seem to be working hard and learning a lot! There have been some other offers also to help with high school teams and other middle school teams, hopefully one that will work out nicely!

This is about it for now, we are very happy about any guests that want to come and visit! Come anytime!

kels & jay

Saturday, October 3, 2009

New Month, New Things















Jay and I are excited for another new month here in Seattle and for more fun things to come! Jay is working a lot, both basketball and his other job at Target. We are both happy that he is so busy and bringing in some money while I continue the job search! The search is going pretty well and I have another interview on Tuesday for a leadership position at another Target...in Issaquah, Jay is in Redmond. It seems to be going well for Jay and he is working a bunch, even late tonight until 11 pm. I am excited with the opportunity to get back to work, most of all to be busy again!

I am not sure if I mentioned this before but BOTH of my grandma's are coming to visit starting next Wednesday. I could not be more excited about this! The day that they arrive, its my Grandma Montavon's 67th birthday! I think it will be a great way to celebrate your birthday, in Seattle! Hopefully she can trust to leave Spanky IN CHARGE of Grandpa for a long weekend! haha! It will also be a good opportunity for me to do a few more "tourist" things around the city that I have yet to do. Maybe some wine tasting, movies, space needle, pike's market, downtown seattle, and a little shopping!

Yesterday we took a mini-road trip to Kent and went to a pumpkin patch! We had a great time and got totally lost in the first maze and were not sure if we were going to make it out! After about 10 min of being lost, we found the exit and retraced our steps to find all the checkpoints again. It was actually quite fun! We sped through the second one because we actually knew how to read the map. haha! We ended up buying some sweet corn and having it with dinner, it was DELICIOUS!

Today Jay and I FINALLY hung a few more pictures....each month I get to hang a couple more things....by the time the lease is up we will have everything hung! We still have yet to find the right piece of "art" for the living room. Jay claims that he will know it when he finds it, and that he is a "minimalist"....not really sure I believe any of that! Oh well, it makes me laugh!

Happy Salmon Days in Issaquah this weekend, maybe we will check it out tomorrow! :)