Frozen Pond

The great Pacific Northwest is going through a deep freeze. It has been so cold lately and I can't wait for it to warm up a bit. Due to the weather the pond is freezing over. I thought I would take a few pictures because it looks so cool.

Frozen waterfall.

The frog is still going strong.

It's a dog... it's a bat... it's batdog

Check out those ears - I had to take a photo.

Girl's Night Out

For my birthday Jeanne, Allison & Becca took me to dinner at Twokoi. It is a sushi restaurant in downtown Tacoma. We had a fabulous time! I realize this post is a little late since my birthday was in October but better late then never, right?

What can I say... my cat loves sinks...

Aspen loves sinks. She likes to drink water out of faucet. When I let her in my room she runs to the bathroom and jumps into the sink. She is an odd cat sometimes.

Bowling

My goal when bowling is normally to break 100, which rarely happens. When I was in Vegas for a meeting we went bowling and scored a 141 !!! That is me - K Skills.

As you can see from this screen shot I bowled two strikes in a row!! I couldn't get the turkey though.

MLS Championship Game - LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake

Allison and I went to the Major League Soccer Championship Game at Qwest Field. The game was LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake. It was a really fun game.

LA Galaxy

Real Salt Lake

Two words... David Beckham

Bend it like Beckham.

Check out the action shot.

This is one of my favorite pictures. The goalie caught the ball.

Real Salt Lake won!!

My New Set-up

Here is my new set-up on the 3rd floor. Aspen loves sitting on the back of the chair. All I can say is living the life!

Update

I want to apologize for being so out of touch with everyone. My life has been SO busy for the last month & a half.

I have been on my "Tour d' U.S." and thankfully it will be coming to an end soon. I have been traveling for 5 weeks and have 1 week to go. On this "Tour" I have been to Dallas, Las Vegas, Parsippany (wonder where that is??? it's in New Jersey), Boston (Burlington to be exact), Minneapolis, Detroit, Tampa and Nashville. My last trip is back to Vegas and then I am home through the end of the year.

I did get to have some fun on my work trips. Outside of Boston I went to the Burlington Mall, where the movie Mall Cop was filmed. Drove by the famous 8 Mile in Detroit. I tried fried green tomatoes and fried pickles in Nashville.

On top of all the work trips I put my condo on the market and what a shocker it sold it a week. I close this Friday, Oct 30. I am moving in with "roommates" (aka Mom & Dad) for a few months while I save a little more towards my down payment. Spring of 2010 I will be moving to West Seattle. Looking forward to new adventures.

Aspen is still living in the bathroom. She has not adapted well to her new living arrangements. She is getting a little better but still attacks me when I visit her.

Aspen

Those who have met Aspen know that she is a very sweet and loving cat (most of the time). She is a creature of habit and does not like change. When I put my condo on the market I moved her up to Mom & Dad's. She surprised me with how badly she took the move. To say she is extremely angry is putting it nicely. Here are two videos of her being so "sweet and loving" after being at Mom & Dad's for 2 weeks. Guess she won't be happy to find out that the condo sold...

Las Vegas

John & Becca had a wedding to attend in Vegas so Mom, Dad, Julie Moceri and I decided to join them.

Here is my niece Hailey she is now 4 months old. She is a sweetheart and has started rolling over.

With Grammi & Grandpa. Hailey liked grabbing Grandpa's ear.

Hailey Lauren with Lauren Renee.

Wes thought it was fun to try on the glasses.

He put these on for John...

Father & Son - they look so much a like.

Wes loves swimming. He went down the water slides and jumps in the water without water wings on.

Swimming!

Julie and I went to the MGM to look at the Lion Exhibit.

Condo's on the market

It was announced on 9/9/09 headquarters will be moving to Seattle. Everyone will be in the new building by the end of 2010. The building, the former WAMU building, will be called the Russell Investments Center. Due to this announcement I have decided to put my condo on the market. When it sells I will look for a new place in West Seattle. This will cut down my future commute from 1-1/2 hours each way to about 30 minutes each way. I'm sure everyone remembers the 4-1/2 years I worked at the Needle in Seattle and commuted from Tacoma. I did not want to deal with that long of a commute again if possible. While I will be sad to leave University Place/Tacoma I will only be about 40 minutes away.

Please says prayer & think good thoughts about my condo selling and me finding a new place in West Seattle.

Here is the link to my condo listing - http://www.cbbain.com/29136003.

Portland!

Family friend Alison Lambert moved to Washington last week from Virginia to attend Bastyr University. On Saturday we went to Portland for the day.

Dad, Mom, Alison & Me

We went to the Saturday Market. Check out the cool glasses we tried on.

This pic is for Katie - enjoy!

Girl's Night Out

We went out to celebrate Jennie & Ben being home. For dinner we went to I Love Bento, then to the Ale House & Cheers.

Ben, Jennie, Shanley, Willie, Catrina, Me, Jeff, Amie & Allison

Happy Birthday Amie!

Amie, Jennie, Allison & Me

Amie, Allison & Me

Mariners Game

Jennie & Ben are in town to visit friends & family. Amrit, (a friend of Ben's from junior high & fellow bridesmaid in their wedding) was also in town. We all went to the Mariners Game.

At the beer garden before the Mariners Game.

Jennie, Allison & Me

Ben, Amrit, Jennie, Allison & Me

All of us again. We really did make it to the game.

Trying on hats the Mariners Store.

Girl's Weekend

I went to Arizona (Chandler to be exact) for Girl's Weekend 2009 at Kelli Blubaum's house! We had so much fun. On Saturday there was a baby shower for Kelli who will be welcoming a baby girl the beginning of September. Kelli & Shawn just recently bought a new house so it was fun to see their new place. We enjoyed floating in their pool too! Cole even made a few appearances before & after enjoying a boy's weekend with Daddy at a local resort.

Me with Kelli

We were all bridesmaids in Kelli & Shawn's wedding.

Beth, Catherine, Kelli, Kristie, Kristi & Amy

Conehead...

Riley injured herself while playing with her friend Mason at the lake on Friday.  My Mom had to take her to the vet where she had three stitches.  While her injury heals she is sporting a very cool cone on her head.  Thought everyone might like to see how she looks.

Budapest, Hungary

I LOVED Budapest.

The cities are so beautiful and the weather was amazing. I says cities because Budapest is actually two cities - Buda & Pest. They are separated by the Danube river.

I found these when I was walking along the river. This is a memorial called the Shoes on the Danube. This depicts the shoes that the Budapest Jews left behind when they fell into the river after having been shot World War II.

Heroes' Square

St. Stephen's Basilica

Budapest Opera House

The Great Synagogue

A monument and I have no idea what it is called.

Statue of Liberty on Gellert Hill

Central Market Hall

House of Terror. This museum is located in the former headquarters for the secret police of both the Nazi & Communist Governments.

Soviet Tank and portraits of the victims of this building.

The Hall of Tears - in memory of the 25,000 that died in 1956 in the Hungarian Massacre.

The Cave Church





The Monument Park. This outdoor museum is home to the Hungarian Communist Statues.










Parliament

Buda Castle during the day...

Buda Castle at night...


Transportation to the Buda Castle.



It was windy up there. Here is another self portrait Kelli!

The Chain Bridge