Where Oh Where Did Summer Go??

We haven't been good bloggers this summer.  So here it is: The sweetened condensed version of the summer of 2013.  Ready?  Here we go!

 

More Sock Critters

Anner made several adorable sock critters for co-workers who have had babies at works.  Lots of pregnant co-workers means a lot of resulting critters.  It also means Anner has decided to bring her own water to work.  No need to take chances.

 





This one is named, Cheeky, because of her cheeky little look out of the corner of her eye.  She was barely finished in time - as Anner tied the bow she simultaneously received a text that the mom-to-be was headed to the hospital.  Turns out the critter is slightly bigger than the baby, but everyone is doing great.

 

 

 

 

Here's another one named, Bunny, for obvious reasons (and a lack of creativity) 

 

 

More Ice Cream

This was our sixth annual Ice Cream Social.  You can see the toppings go right into the horizon.  This was one of the most successful ICS's yet. We had about 65 guests and over 40 toppings.  That's the right ratio in our minds.

 

 

 

Then suddenly the rains came.  It was like this for days.  It was mother nature's cruel trick to let us go from 90+ days of sunshine to epic Noah's ark rain all in a day, but she did it to us anyway.  We are happily stunned that the rain has turned to heavy, heavy fog with afternoon sunshine.  Ahhhh, much better.

 

A Lot More Rain

 

 

Aaron's mom visited this summer in between hers and Aaron's birthdays.  It was as good of an excuse to eat dessert twice (three?) times a day as any!  Dee-licious!

 

A Visit from Debby/Birthday Celebrations

We spent one afternoon at the Chihuly glass garden and it was really cool.  Anner is drawn towards anything colorful and shiny...this place was made for her.  Aaron liked it because they give away little plastic cards that are also colorful.  He took them home and made earrings out them.  Now you'll find him loitering outside the gates to the garden hoping to find more little plastic cards dropped on the ground.

 

 

 

Nothing says "happy birthday" like being on a harbor cruise with your spouse's work.  Well...no need to say "thanks", Anner had it all arranged.  While Anner worked the boat making sure everyone had a drink in their hand and brownie on their plate, Aaron took in the giant cargo ships in the Sound. 

 

The good news is that Anner promised him a weekend out of town which is set for just a couple of weeks from now.  The big question is, Portland or Vancouver?  (Aaron says, "anything that doesn't involve Anner's work!")

 

 

Anner got around to making his birthday cake a few weeks late when Debby was visiting.  This turns out to be Debby's mom's recipe...no pressure there.  eh hem.  Anner filled the cake with mini M&M's (a la pinterest) that spilled out when Aaron cut the cake.  This helped quell any comparisons to the family recipe AND it was pretty cool.  Aaron liked it a lot.

 

 

Happy Birthday Aaron and Debby!!

 

 

 

As long as we're celebrating, Aaron and Anner had their 5th Wedding Anniversary.  (The "wood" anniversary, if you're wondering.)  Anner went to work the next day and her boss was pretty outraged that Aaron hadn't gotten her any jewelry.  Anner wasn't too worried about it because every summer they buy "anniversary art" together.  Boss was displeased...shook his head...turned away.  When Anner came home from work she was totally shocked to find that Aaron HAD bought her a pendant from the Bellevue Art Fair.  Apparently there's a Man Code she was unaware of and that Aaron was nearly in breech of!! She wore it to work and luckily Boss's faith in Aaron has been restored.  Whew.  That was a close one.

 

[Side Note: It was Anner's 10 year anniversary at work a few weeks ago.  She went to her boss and asked "What kind of jewelry did you get me...where's my present??"  He nervously looked around and offered her to take her to lunch.  A deal was struck.]

 

This picture is right before dinner with our friend Professor Lisa.  We always eat well and have a great time when Lisa is in town.

 

Anniversary Time

 

Also for our anniversary we donned our safety gear and went to see "Big Bertha" the giant tunneling machine that's making its way below downtown Seattle.  This is the sister project to the one Anner works on.  We were both impressed.

 

One of Anner's co-workers Amie wedded this fall.  It was a beautiful reception and we had a great time.  The bride was absolutely stunning! She's originally from Wisconsin so Anner was sure to give her a hot dish recipe and a can of mushroom soup.  They both thought it was hilarious.  For some reason, no one else did.

 

It's not Summer in Seattle without a Wedding

 

 

If a can of soup wasn't enough, Anner pulled out the glue gun and glitter stars and made this awesome "Date Night" activity for the wedding reception.  Guests were invited to fill out pretty little cards with ideas for date nights for the bride and groom.  This was was much more highly regarded than the hot dish.

 

 

 

 

 Art Shows!

Aaron also did a bunch of art shows and art walks this year.  He's made a bunch of really cool "earrings of the month" that you can find on Facebook.  We're looking forward to the last two shows - one in November and the final show of the year is the second annual studio show right here in our back yard.  Way to go Hubs!

 

 

 

That pretty much sums up summer in a nutshell.  Add a little more art show and all the brain cancer walk stuff and there you have it!  We're both looking forward to a quieter fall and more time together doing fun things instead of work-like things. Wish us luck on accomplishing that!!