Seattle Trip

Last weekend I visited my sister up in Seattle again. I always love these visits. This time was special though, I met her boyfriend! (Interesting fact: they met on match.com) The weekend was filled with lots of laughs, trying some new things, meeting new people, and of course just enjoying each other's company. 

The first night we walked around downtown, I met her bf at his hockey game, and then we went out for dinner at this amazing Arabian food joint, Mamnoon. I am totally, TOTALLY recommending this place. Such great food, informative and helpful wait-staff, and a real nice environment. 

The following day was filled with adventures at Pike Place Market , stops at coffee shops, and a homemade dinner by the sis. 

Can I have this book shelf w/ the ladder in my home please?

After dinner we chatted and took her puppy Charlie for some walks. We then wanted to get dressed up and go back to Mamnoon, but it is closed on Mondays. So we decided to try out a new pizza joint, Via Tribunali . I would recommend this place if you like your pizza thin, and well modern I guess. We had to eat the pizza fork-n-knife style, and I ended up doing it brooklyn style. Yummy but just too thin for me. 

I was able to drive home with Charlie (my parents are watching her for the week), not like this of course though. Oh my sister is crazy at times :)

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend/week!

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Cupcake in my glass

I'm not a huge wine drinker. But when there is a sweet one, I mean really sweet, please fill my glass. My favorites are the Pink Moscato's. Recently I tried some new ones and I have to share. 

#1. Roscato Rosso Dolce 

I'm not a huge red wine drinker, actually I don't like any red wines....except for this one. It is a red sparkling wine. Chill before you serve and have large glasses available. These bottles are available at World Market. 

#2. Cupcake Moscato d' Asti

Now this one is sweet! I would say it tasted like a mix between a Moscato and Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider. Honestly, one champagne flute full was enough for me due to the sweetness. I found myself mixing 1 part Moscato and 1 part guava juice...now that = yum. These are available at Fred Meyer. 

Enjoy!

Spring Dresses

I've never bought from this site, ASOS , but I know a few friends who do. The dresses are all so pretty! Here are some Spring Dresses that I would love to wear this spring. 

Floral Print

Midi Dress with Scoop Back

Hi-Lo Floral

Sundress in Spot

Lace & Bead Cowl

Should I keep dreaming or just splurge a bit? 

Vacation: Redmond & The Painted Hills

Wow, this week was such a blessing. Cory and I had an amazing time (once again) in Central Oregon. This time we stayed the whole week at my parents time share at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond Oregon. The resort is nestled right outside Redmond, in between Sisters and Bend (the perfect location I'd say). 

The drive up was really nice. We didn't expect to see a lot of snow over the pass, but Hood still had some. Always a pretty surprise. 

Mt. Hood National Forest is so beautiful. And even though I've driven through it nearly 100 times, it is always just as breathtaking. 

We spent the first day with my parents, my brother and a few of his friends. One thing I really like about staying there is even though the house may be packed, you feel like you have a ton of space because just outside there is so much open land. We went on a nice hike and enjoyed a night of games and movies. 

My parents and I:

Allie a.k.a "Cheeky":

After my family left we had a couple of days of sunny weather. Yes it was cold (wake up to 21 degrees, highs of maybe 60), but when you have a hot-tub to lounge in, it makes it feel real warm.  We had a ton of fires at night and went on lots of walks. There is something about the Central Oregon Air that is so refreshing and calming. 

After a few relaxing days we headed to see the Painted Hills. 

Side story: We always choose to take the back roads. Who doesn't think the windier road is more fun? Looking at our maps, the mapquest only said an extra 30 mins. Great! Won't even cut into our day that much. Well...try 2 hours. Yup. The mapquest didn't show that it was a gravel road. Also, losing service it didn't show exactly where we were. The road didn't even have road signs. So we ended up getting lost twice, had to move rocks and fallen tree branches out of the way, and go off our guts of where we were headed. All in all though, it was fun, and some of the views we had made it totally worth it. 

The WAY back way:

And we even got to meet Donkey:

Our vacation was filled with lots of relaxation, site-seeing, doing things we enjoy and seeing new things. These types of trips always make me appreciate my husband and the relationship we have. I love how he shares with me the love of trips, spending quality time together, and just enjoying what this world has to offer. It also makes me super excited to take our future kids on road trips and show them the beauty of nature.

Cannot wait for our next trip!

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Hello Random Saturday

(Warning: this post is a little random hodge-podge of the week)

This week was amazing. Between family, friends, and work I probably felt every known emotion to man. I'm sure glad that it's Friday though. 

Today we are getting ready for another vacation. We are headed to Central Oregon tomorrow and staying through Friday. Cory and I vacation really well together. Driving long distances, plane rides, waiting in traffic, dealing with the stresses that come from vacation, we just do well together. And that is probably one more reason why I'm really excited about this trip.

 A pic of our 1st flight together - 5 months of knowing/dating each other.

This week at work brought challenges that I haven't had in a while. During those intense moments with patients I wonder what the heck did I get myself into? But after the day is done, I realize that I can handle more that I think, and the blessings that come from those experiences far outweigh the difficult moments. I'll post more on this later.

But for now here are a few photos I took of my sister when she visited for my dad's birthday. She is so pretty and I'm so glad how they turned out. 

(I used this new photo app for editing the pictures.)

It's fun to see how our style of clothing had evolved over the years. As twins, growing up we matched a lot; partly because of my mom's doing, but partly because we had the same style. Many a times, at birthdays and Christmas, we would buy the same shirt/jacket for each other. It's nice that we are liking different things, branching out is easy for me because I can borrow something of hers but give it back if I don't like it. So much better than buying and finding out later! Oh the blessings of being a twin :)

Hope everyone has a splendid Saturday and week thereafter!

Polka Dots

Blouse: Forever 21 Jeans: Hue Shoes: Payless Watch: Cold Picnic Necklace: Forever 21

Today was a good day. The sun fought the clouds and won today. Even though it wasn't super sunny, the sun was out. One of the benefits of growing up in Oregon is that you get pretty good at knowing when it's going to rain. Today was one of those days I chose not to bring a jacket.

My sister drove down from Seattle and we celebrated my dad's birthday with some Chinese food (our families favorite).

Only three more days of work and I have another 11-day vacation (yeah I'm spoiled at work). Cory took a week off during this one and we're headed to Central Oregon again. Here are some pics from our last trip. 

I'm super excited about a whole week of relaxation and fun with my hubs. 

Hoping everyone has a fabulous rest of the week!

Easter Sunday

"Praise to God, the Lord our father Jesus Christ. It is by His great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation and a priceless inheritance". 

1 Peter 1: 3-4

I hope everyone had a very blessed Easter Sunday! What a joy we have in knowing that our Saviour is alive. 

I had to work this weekend so it was a quiet Easter for me. Cory and I had a little brunch outside before I headed off to work. It was so gorgeous out this weekend (temps up in the 70s!). After I headed to work (I worked a swing shift) Cory went over to his parent's for a family lunch. 

Even though I had to work, it was a great Easter. Helping people heal and providing comfort for others isn't too bad of a way to spend the Resurrection day. 

Happy  Monday!

One more picture of the weekend Sunrise: