Wine not?!

May 13, 2011Leave a comment

Ay bay-bays!

During B and I’s amazing Washington Extravaganza, we had the honor of visiting many wineries. Our first were in one of my all-time favorite places, which is of course the town of Walla Walla. Home to Whitman College, sweet onions and my favorite…HOT POOP. Think I’m kidding…click here. WEAR IT!

BAM!

Our Walla Walla visit bordered on Fail Blog material, since we got a late start and missed 2 wineries due to the 4 pm closing time (ridic, I know) on our hit-list, but whatev. I managed to get wine-bombed and promptly pass out in the car with my dress pooling around my waist and a water cracker in my mouth. Jk about the water cracker, that’s more Nan’s style. But at least I was better off than homegirl:

FAIL

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Hair Chameleon

May 10, 2011May 12, 20112 Comments

I fully realize that the original purpose of this blog was to show B and I’s adventures in the out-of-doors and in the kitchen. However, writing about our friends, family and general vanity is SO much more fun. Sorry.

Coming down off my major friend-high and Washington Extravaganza I needed something fabulous to occupy my afternoon with today.

That being said, in lieu of a delicious recipe for tiramasu cupcakes (recently featured on one of my FAVE blogs) I will now try to portray the ridiclous amount of fun I had this afternoon with my new homegirl, MC. Marie Claire and her magical hair styler tool have changed my life. It is by far one of the best things on the internets. MSNBC? Ew. The Wall Street Journal? Gross. Honey badger don’t care, honey badger don’t give a sh*t.

I now present m’new locks.

Anna Faris Natalie

Amanda Bynes Natalie

Tay-Tay Natalie

Zooey Deschanel Natalie

That Girl from Fast and the Furious Natalie

I Forgot Blonde Girl Natalie

And now for the uglies, the oldies and the down-right alien ones.

Old Gobbler Natalie

Frumpy Mom Natalie

Creepy Pixie Halle Berry Alien Natalie

Washington Extravaganza 2011

April 24, 20111 Comment

J.D Working the Mushroom Cut

“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…I’m standin’ here outside your door…I hate to wake you up to say goodbye…”

That John Denver was full of sh*t (cuz cursin aint lady-like on a blog ok?).

It’s true, B and I are headed west to Washington state in exactly 1 week. Where the evergreens are a plenty and the wine flows like the Columbia River. Since Bryan hails from Kirkland and yours truly from Kennewick, it only made sense that we make the pilgramage. Here is the 4-1-1 on our trip in the form of an itinerary.

9:00 am Wake up. Prolly lookin like this:

Fresh as a Daisy

9:15 am Pick up coffee.

Bossy

11:00 am Stop in Utah and say what up to my peeps.

I've got my polyester brown frock giiirls!

1:30 pm Make a pit stop for sustenance.

Yep.

8:00 pm Arrive in the ‘Kane and get all cray-cray at Dempsey’s.

My Drag Name - Summer Clearance

12:00 am Chug a fifth of SoCo, sneak into a frat party…polish off a few people’s empties, some brewskies, some Jell-O shots, do some body shots off myself…pass out, wake up the next morning, boot, rally, more SoCo, head to the race.

Don’t be jealous.

But seriously folks, here are Bryan and Natalie’s Top 10 Reasons to go to Washington State:

Run/Walk Bloomsday Race (7.5 miles)
Party in Spokane with Amy like a G6
Pay a visit to the Alma Mater, Whitworth U
Wine Tasting in the “town so nice they name it twice” (Walla Walla for anyone who isn’t Gary Danielson)
Tour of Kennewick to include: taco trucks, the nation’s top-grossing 7-11, Griggs, Zips by the Cable Bridge and of COURSE Desserts by Kelly (which also coincidentally, doubles as a baseball card shop)
Visit B’s Crib
Make delicious ‘za with Bry-Bry’s broseph, Corbin
PARTY BUS! I am 100% serious. Cue black lights and disco balls.
Stroll around the Emerald City – Pike Place, Delancey’s, etc. B will probably try to climb the space needle.
Be with amazing friends, family and people who we don’t really like but will pretend to their faces.

Just because.

All My Sistas

April 21, 2011Leave a comment

From Left: Bekah, Me, Carey, Holly

Tomorrow evening something epic is taking place. And no, it’s not the premier of the Real Housewives of Jackson Hole. I WISH.

Drumroll please…All my besties are coming to Jackson!! In the form of Bekah and Carey. And as an added bonus Carey is brining her FIANCE Chirs and my precious “nephew” Jackson. What makes this so epic? Well, for starters we haven’t all been in the same room for 2-ish years. Bananas.

To commemorate such a wildly exciting, momentous occasion I deem it only appropriate to celebrate with photos. Hot ones. Obv.

Sister Megan’s Visit

April 16, 2011April 21, 2011Leave a comment

Over the past week, B and I had my ultra-fab sister Megan as our ultra-fab house guest. Enter Megan :

Megan and Chloe Joey

Isn’t Megan beautiful? Duh, she’s my sister.

Since her visit fell at the beginning of April, we encountered many obstacles that could have hindered our potential fun-levels:

poopy weather
ski season = over
stores close
locals say bye-bye

However, Megan and I are not your average gals. We hail from the Tri, where pickins are slim and one must get creative when it comes to funs being had. Among the normal human activites such as dining out and hangin with friends, we also partook in the following:

consumed copious amounts of sugar in the form of delcious Maverick fro-yo and pounds of candy from Yipee-I-O Candy Shop.
watched Sex and the City 2 AND Easy A. We know how to ‘tain ahselves.
performed a grillion impressions of the late Edith Beale, star of the 1975 documentary “Gray Gardens”.
went on a “hike” that lasted us approximately 30 seconds before we were sinking into thick, muddy goo. It was versus the mud. Mud = winna.
Consumed delicious meals at The Merry Piglets, Nikai and Teton Steakhouse.

Inflatable Costumes - Always a Good Idea

Here is a video of our new favorite human being of all time, explaining her outfit to the documentary film crew and why it is “the best thing to wear for the day, you understand”.

I miss you already sister darling…

We All March Together!

April 15, 2011May 19, 2011Leave a comment

This post is respectfully titled after the late, the great, Edith Beale Bouvier. Star of the hit 1975 documentary, Grey Gardens. Which just happens to be my latest obsession. So if you don’t like it – TOO BAD.

Today I ran 3.61 miles. Over the past 6 months, my body has made some exciting new additions to itself that make running 3.61 quite a daunting task. They say that the “body is a temple” and if this is the case mine has a new 3-car garage and a new set of chimney pipes. In case you’re wondering, this means a brand new budonk and let’s just say I’m no longer the active President of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee. This time last year, 3.61 miles would have felt like a warm up run for me but this is no longer the case. This morning, m’legs were screamin, m’arms were sore and m’lungs? H & P ‘in (huffing and puffing).

Back in the good ol days...winna winna

B and I are participating in Bloomsday (a 7.5 mile run in Spokane, WA) on Sunday, May 1. This gives me exactly 20 days to get into “shape” for Bloomsday. Now, I use the term “shape” loosely as I’m not planning on:

Dieting
Pounding a grip of pavement errday
Busting out mountain-climbers in the living room while watching Real Housewives

What I can promise is simply:

This day fourth, I shall make an attempt to runneth atop a flat surface (treadmill or otherwise) at least 5 times per week. If I fail to complete this task, let the constable take me away for I am nothing but a common sausage wallet.

That was my attempt at medieval-talk. But I’m pretty sure constables are just english policemen. Sausage wallet is actually a renaissance term, meaning slut, whore or my favorite – hussy.

I leave you with this – me crossing the finish line at the Indian Summer 5K in Richland, WA…

Yay!

Ok now let’s zoom in.

You’re welcome.

My First Jackson Hole Hike

April 10, 2011April 16, 2011Leave a comment

I moved to Jackson, Wyoming on May 30th of 2010 with my bestie Holly J. Coleman. People call it Jackson “Hole”. At first I totally made fun of living in “the hole”. How gross does that sound? Truth be told – it’s called Jackson Hole, because it is literally situated in a valley or a “hole”. Bible. Both of us had been living and working the career-gal life in Spokane but were ready to mix it up a bit. We were both just two average career-gals, sick of silly water-cooler banter, high heels, lattes, “Hang in There” kitten posters and were looking for a change of pace.

Holly & Me

We had visited Jackson in April, 2010 with our other bestie, Carey who had lived there for a few years and really loved it. She even opened a sweet coffee shop called Elevated Grounds, which both Holly and I now work at.

Elevated Grounds Coffee House

As soon as we returned home to Spokane, we knew for sure…we were moving to Jackson. Gimme mountains. Gimme green grass. Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight, won’t somebody help me chase the shadows away? Whoops, that was ABBA – but you get the idea.

One month later we had done it! We landed safely in a little apartment, had jobs and were ready for the summer. Well, first I bought Chacos, then I was ready for the summer. Then Holly and I promptly went for a few shorter “baby” hikes to get to know the area.