OH FRASER TREE

Every year, we always make our way over to Mt. Creek Tree farm to cut down our very own Christmas tree. Growing up, we've always had a real Christmas, there's nothing quite like the smell of a fresh evergreen as it permeates the air of the home. The Fraser fir is one of my favorite [...]

BINGO!!!

One of my all time favorite pastime is playing BINGO!!! I know...I'm an old lady! I haven't gone for awhile now because I hardly ever win. I brought my mom with me cause I know she gets pretty bored at home. We played for about 3 hours and I always get a machine and a [...]

#TOURGUIDE

Having spent the last 12 years of my life in Washington, I have become a great tour guide. I know all the hidden gems of the Emerald City and I’m always up for showing friends and family a great time. First up is Ballard Locks which was built in 1911. It provides a link for [...]

CANADA EH?

Today was a loooong road trip. We ventured our way over to Canada, since it’s supposedly “The Best Place on Earth”. The family was excited because this was their first time there. Since we only planned a day trip, I tried to get as much sightseeing in as I can. We started off a Granville [...]

FOLLOW-UP

Today was my 2 week post-op check. Doc says I’m healing really well and that I can finally remove all the steri strips which was a real relief because it was causing me to itch real bad. The latest pathology report did conclude that the type of cancer I had was indeed Leiomyosarcoma and that [...]

ISLAND STREAM

Once again, I get to sail on Island Stream on Lake Washington. But this time, I’m bringing my brother and his family along for the ride. I just love being out in the water, it’s calm and relaxing. chilling at the bow with Linda Unfortunately, I was not allowed to go swimming mainly because my [...]

UNDER THE SEA

Today is my first outing since my discharge from the hospital. I’m easily exhausted so I can’t be on my feet for too long which is why I prefer to stay home. My family made plans to go to the Seattle Aquarium today. I’m sure they’re tired of being cooped up in the house. As [...]

COME SAIL AWAY

Today is my last day of freedom before my pre-surgery prep work. What better way to spend it than on Lake Washington! Thanks to my good friend Devin who took me out on his family boat “Island Stream” and sailed me away from all my stress. Although the weather wasn’t all that great, I still [...]

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

If you know me, you know that I like to collect mini snow globes. One of my biggest supporters of snow globes is my friend Chris. He travels everywhere and he enjoys the challenge of finding me unique snow globes and finding a way to bring it back to me considering they use to be [...]