FRANKLIN FALLS

Today is Labor Day and my friend and I decided to go hiking! We wanted something easy and rewarding and what we stumbled upon was Franklin Falls! It's 1.2 miles each way and there's only about 400 feet elevation gain, so it's great for beginners or those with pets or children. The trail is well [...]

GETTING HIGH

@ the 35th Annual Washington State International Kite Festival This is my second year attending the Long Beach kite festival. We ended up going on the last day of the event so there weren’t as many kites in the air, but nonetheless I had a great time flying Sirena!! It’s a week-long event with plenty [...]

THE MIGHTY DUCKS

The Bubble Run has got to be the most foamy, colorful, frothy 5K run/walk ever! It’s no joke when they say it’s a “Good Clean Run”! The run had a total of 4 bubble bog station with unique names to it : Feeling In The Pink, It's Easy Being Green, Feeling Blue? Nope!, Ring, Ring...Yell-O! [...]

BLITZ

FOOTBALL is coming up and what a great way to start the season off by meeting a special member of the Seahawks family…BLITZ!!! The large blue bird is the official mascot of the Seattle Seahawks! Blitz crashed Makai’s 7th birthday party, which was such a huge surprise to Makai and his guest!!! Hope you all [...]

IT’S MY CANCERVERSARY and I’LL [CRY, LAUGH, CELEBRATE, FREAK OUT] IF I WANT TO…

We're all blessed with milestones- occasions that come around each year that you either dread or celebrate, or perhaps both. The most common -- birthdays -- are universal and completely out of our control, but you never forget your birthday (even if everyone else does). Anniversaries, in the most common form, are the day you [...]

LOTUS BRIDGE

Paint Nite was really fun, my girlfriends and I absolutely loved it. We got the groupon deal – which came out to $25/person. Drinks and/or food weren’t included; but they did have a special menu for the event. Our paint instructor Katana was great, a lot of fun. She did a great job keeping everyone [...]

TAKING STOCK 11

Making: a tiki bar Cooking: steak fried rice Drinking: Moscow Mules Reading: The Passage by Justin Cronin Wanting: to watch Jurassic World Looking: for summer clothes Playing: card games Wasting: bandaids on my big toe Wishing: that my email stops getting hacked….so frustrating having to change my password…ALL…THE…TIME!!! Enjoying: Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale! Waiting: to purchase vacay [...]