IT'S INSTAGRAM FRIDAY!

english pub grub

mmmm...foamy

date night selfie

north creek

'tis the season

happy labor day weekend, folks!

IT'S THAT KIND OF WEDNESDAY

QUARTZ MOUNTAIN

after our visit to montana

and our sight-seeing in spokane,

we did a wee bit 'o hiking.

we took a

"that was way longer than 2 miles"

hike to the top of

quartz mountain,

a neighbor of mt. spokane.

why "quartz" mountain,

you ask?

take a look-see.

after the guys

did some geologic rearranging...

(such total studs)

we stayed here:

this is an old fire lookout

that the forest service

now rents out to chumps..er...i mean

adventurous families

like ourselves.

 the inside had pretty much

everything we needed...

beds,

a table and chairs,

a stove,

and fresh bottles of water.

no pot/commode/restroom.
that was down the hill,
but it was practically camping,
right?

it had a gorgeous 360 degree view,

full of forests and mountains

and prairies and lakes

during the day

and the bright twinkly lights

of the towns and cities at night.

it was a death march getting up there,

but a super cool experience

and one we highly recommend:

to spend the night

on top of the world

(or quartz mountain,

as it were).

IT'S INSTAGRAM FRIDAY!

glass tiles

game board

chocolate coins

moonshine

(but caramel? yuck!

yes, because regular moonshine

is so delicious, you know).

rural mailboxes

cookie as big as his head

again, i feel like i may be repeating

some images. please forgive.

happy happy weekend.

YOU SHOULD KNOW...

i borrowed this idea for journaling,

and it was fun.
and interesting.
and weird and random.

so i've decided to share it here.

try it out sometime, ok?

you should know...

random bits and pieces of my history

1. I lost a spelling bee in junior high on the word definitely. I spelled it definately. 2. For most of my adult life, I have wanted to try radio announcing. 3. My favorite color as a kid was pink. 4. I believe parenthood is the most challenging, terrifying and rewarding thing i'll ever do. 5. I collected pencils, erasers and stickers as a kid. 6. In 3^rd grade, my friend Nicole and I had a crush on the same boy. We would chase him at recess. 6. In college, I stole stickers by putting them inside greeting cards. 7. In high school, I stole menus from restaurants. One time, my dad even helped out. 8. I believe in following your passions. 8. I have a thin scar on the side of my right calf. I got it while huckleberry picking in the mountains of Montana with my grandparents. 9. Kayaking with humpback whales in Baja  with Wyatt has been one of the scariest and most awesome experiences of my life so far. 10. I hate to sweat. 11. I read a lot of teen fantasy novels. 12. Going away to college was very hard for me, but also one of the best things I have ever done. 13. Besides my toddler years, I didn’t really have curly hair until after I gave birth to Boon. 14. Many of my most favorite childhood memories are at Flathead Lake in Montana with my Dufresne Grandparents, Cousins, and Aunt and Uncle. 15. My first plane ride was to Colorado at the age of 21. Wyatt was working there for the summer. 16. When I was young, I organized my Barbies and their accessories more than I played with them. 17. I cry easily…when I’m sad, mad, happy, tired, frustrated…you name it. 18. I always have some sort of project floating around in my head.  My brain doesn’t shut off…ever. 19. I am not comfortable trying to speak another language, even though I know it’s an important part of travelling the world. 20. I do not do facebook. 21. I got straight A’s in school until my sophomore year in high school. I got a B in math. My junior year I got a C in math. 22. My cousins called me Tessbo when we were kids…like Rambo. 23. I’m a huge proponent of naps. 24. I have no cavities. 25. I am terrified of heights.

me
age 2 1/2
1973

THE MILK BOTTLE

oh, spokane.

you do have some delightful little spots,

don't you?

the milk bottle diner...

seriously,

who wants to have lunch

in an historic milk bottle shaped building?

everyone, that's who!

cool old-timey soda fountain

we dined on root beer floats,

cherry soda,

a chocolate malt

and burgers and fries.

and although we all rolled out of there

full of salt and grease and the like,

we agreed...

delicious!

IT'S INSTAGRAM FRIDAY!

check and check.

why yes, she was.

eat up!

coho ferry, port angeles to victoria, b.c.

ginormous ferry chain

happy weekend!

JUST FOR CAROLYN...

ghost mom!

SUMMER VACAY...2ND STOP

after our fantastic visit to

thompson falls, montana

for fireworks, family, fun and frolic,

we headed to our hometown

of spokane, wa.

we played tourists.

we stayed downtown

right next to riverfront park.

and it was cool.

we rode the historic carousel

about a gazillion times...

and took a quick slide down the 

iconic radio flyer wagon slide.

we ran with the

bloomsday road race sculptures.

and apparently,

hudson literally ran into one.

and the smell of victory!

victory against stationary statues.

sweet sweet victory.

of course, we had to visit the garbage goat.

what?

your hometown doesn't have one?

my oh my,

you have been deprived.

simply collect some trash,

push the button,

feed the goat

and poof!

the garbage disappears.

someone had some seriously

awesome ideas when they came up with this one.

we rode the sky ride gondolas,

which was super freaky for me

(the heights and all)

but also super cool

and a beautiful view of the falls.

riverfront park was designed

to house expo '74,

the 1974 world's fair.

this butterfly sculpture

used to have colorful fabric over it

when we were kids.

now it's just bare bones,

but i still like the way it looks.

the pavilion was once covered

with fabric as well

to keep folks dry from the elements.

it was too pricey to keep up,

but it's still a beautiful and iconic piece of the city.

spokane river

bagpipe band in front of the opera house,
the place where both
wyatt and i
graduated from high school.

old train depot clock tower

so long for now, spokaloo.