We have a Winner!!!

We are just about recovered from a long, wonderful summer of shows, friends and all sorts of outings and activities.

 

The Salmon Days show last weekend was pretty spectacular!!!  Aaron won the Best Craftsmanship award...which is nothing to sneeze at.  Check out that ribbon!  I'm going to frame it someday.  It was well deserved and luckily it matched Aaron's shirt.

 

Seriously?  We're both thrilled.  It was just So. Much. Fun. to watch the judges walk into the booth and hand him the award.  Aaron was speechless.  We were at one show a couple of years ago when the judges walked directly towards out space and as I was reaching for the camera they swerved and went into the booth next to us.  Then they were heading out to give the next award and again they turned towards Aaron and then walked over to the booth directly across the hallway.  This time was waaaay more fun. 

 

 



See how nice the ribbon looks in the booth?  Pretty snazzy!

While we were at the show we purchased this year's Anniversary Art.  It's a Captain America shield!  We've wanted something colorful on the back fence for a while and though we may have been thinking of something slightly more sophisticated, when we saw this we knew we had to have it!  Turns out it's made out of recycled oil barrels.  What's more American than that!?

Aaron's alter-ego came out as he was about to hang up the shield.

We also attended the wedding of one of our friends from the Brain Cancer Walk.  It was a pretty wonderful evening out - a great time with good food and dancing.  Plus, I like seeing my honey all dressed up.  Handsome he is!

Fun to dress up once in a while...
...and it was a chance to wear my purple suede shoes.  Don't get that chance often enough!

Speaking of the Walk, here's the full length video of the flash mob we were in.  We think pretty much our entire blog-o-sphere has seen it, but just in case you haven't, here's your chance.  Oh the precision!! (not.)

 

Can't forget our trip to the Mariner's Press Box.  Now that was super-fun!  Our friend Ben (Aaron's college roommate) had the hook-up via his dad who bid at the chance to sit in the press booth for charity.  Seeing all the stats and quick factoids squeezed onto a legal sized sheet of paper was pretty cool.  I want that delivered to my inbox every day!  We've gotta say that Rick Riz, Dave Valle and Kevin Kremin made us feel totally welcomed and like we were their only guests.  I'm sure they rotate a bunch of groups every game, so that's saying something.  We were there for one very short inning.  Such was the way of the Mariners this season, but we still had a great time.  As Aaron said, this was definitely the best blowout loss we've been to EVER!!!

 

 

  

Suddenly the weather turned this week.  The heat is now on.  The raincoats are out.  It's dark when we get up ...it's dark when we come home.  Must be time to bake some cookies.  Nutella chocolate chip - yum!!!