Weather Better

We have had AMAZING weather since for the past week and a half.  Nothing like good weather to keep me in a good mood.  And nothing like good weather to keep me active.  This week:

• Had Jeff over for grilled flat iron and chimichurri to pick out his open mic night playlist
• Yelp Elite event at Capitol Cider in Capitol Hill to taste several delicious gluten-free menu items (seared scallop on carrot puree, gem lettuce salad, beet and tomatocaprese, pork belly and asparagus skewers,housemade chicken sausage andkraut, roasted nuts and mixed olives) plus I tried two flights of their cider; the International and Local flights were both delicious, I especially liked one heavy on the ginger root.

  

  

  

• Planted my basil that I grew from seed at the office
• Cleaned up the backyard and worked hard on the inside!
• Tried the new barre instructor and hated it
• Biked to work two days this week
• Bought a volleyball/badminton net for summertime
• Booked our Dominican housing and shuttle transport
• Booked our wedding venue, coordinator, and caterer
• Made Bryan and I moussaka with a cucumber tomato salad
• Volunteered at FareStart with the Seattle Yacht Club for some halibut, fois gras, and chocolate mousse with chocolate cake and strawberries
• Spent Friday night at the Jamaican Me Crazy cooking class atHipcooks with Bryan learning to make a coconut pork and crab stew, black beans, shrimp, papaya and mango salad, wet-jerkmarinaded fish,flambeed bananas with rum raisin ice cream while drinking really delicious rum drinks

  

• Had our monthly staff meeting on Friday
• Watched Unbroken on Red Box while we ate our Thai take out.

  

• Had our friends over for a brisket and smoked chicken feast!  20lbs of brisket and 2lbs of chicken and my corn saute, cornbread and a mango and greens salad.
• Watched our friend Jeff finely give his try at an open mic night at Conor Byrnes!

Chelsea