Spring Break 09!

Day 4. 8:21am

Wonderful so far. I forget how mild the weather is in the Northwest. Every day has been a cool, comfortable temperature of 50-60 degrees, with splotchy sun and green green green plants and trees. We are lucky to be in town the few days that cherry, apple, dogwood and magnolia trees are all blossoming.

Joe forgot to bring a card reader so there will be lots of pictures to throw up once we get home. I am constantly surprised by the friendliness of people in this town.

I'm not gonna lie, I miss the cats.

Love,
-d

Day 1. 8:04am

Today we awoke in a cold, dark dungeon, also known as Molly's roommates room! She kicked us out because she had to get ready for work, but boy were we excited to start the vacation off right.

So far there's been lots of youtube videos and watching Molly get ready for work. More updates later, possibly in Salt Lake City on our layover after a nice Chicago morning. I'm comin' to get ya Stumptown!

I blue it!

A few things.

1. Ridiculousy great peanut butter cookie recipe:

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Bake at 350 for 11-15 minutes.

They aren't the dried out, criss cross peanut butter cookies of my childhood. And they look really great in our Christmas tin which portrays a real live deer being attracted to a fake christmas light decoration deer.





2. I fixed the Christmas cactus so it isn't drying up anymore. And when I say fixed I mean.. watered. Technically called a "Zygo cactus," this prickly pal gets its nickname from the hot pink blooms it shoots out in the winter. God bless the simplicity of plant etymology.




3. Upside-down buddies!




That's all for now.

Love,
-d