Tyson is offically twenty-six!

Custard's Last Cupcake
Tyson Bowling it up, he won the 2nd game, Monica took all the glory in the first round.

The party was Sunday and we celebrated by hosting, Tyson's Cowboy Chili Cook-off and Birthday Bowling Bonanza! We had some great friends over, Tyson cooked up a big pot of Chili and baked cornbread, the food was of course delicious and enjoyed by all. I made cowboy cupcakes with chocolate chips, they were yummy but watch out for the attack frosting!



After dinner we headed out bowling at AMF Imperial Lanes on Rainier, we hadn't been there before, but we were really pleased with it. It is a five minute drive, easy parking and it was $20 for two people to bowl two games, this will be our bowling alley of choice from now on.



Thank you to everyone who came and made Tyson's birthday so special, he had a wonderful time and it really is because of great friends like you guys.

The EVO Party

The hip crowd, you can't see the weird-os in shorts and pumps but they are there!

Tyson with a really BIG smile

Casey, Cory and Tyson being too cool for school.

Evo is a snowboard/skateshop/art gallery in between Fremont and Ballard. Casey and his friend Molly go to stuff there all the time, Molly works there doing website stuff.



So this last Saturday, Tyson and I headed over the 'Space Craft' season product launch party with Casey, his roommate Cory and Cory's girlfriend Bobea. Unfortunately Bobea and I didn't get the memo that THE thing for girls going to parties at snowboarding stores in fall to wear was really short shorts and high heels, I went ahead and wore jeans and a t-shirt, I feel like such a cad.



Anyway, we just stayed a little while, chatted and checked out the artwork, the party was fun and Evo has some sort of shindig every month so if you are interested talk to Casey.

Our Kitchen has Gone METRO

We were in search of a VERY space efficient way to store our dishes, the appliances and with hope create a second food prep/ serving area since we are low on kitchen counter top space.

A neat-o 1950's buffet has carried us through since this past spring, but with the added surplus from the wedding it just couldn't keep up. Our new solution, which we love, is a industrial Metro shelf, you can find a similar unit in every professional kitchen-EVERYWHERE. This meets all of the space needs listed above, it is sturdy, with adjustable shelves, and lots of possible add-ons it will be a great piece of furniture to have around for a long time.

The workspace shelf is an aftermarket addition created by my Dad and modified by Tyson and his Dad. This work area is great for me so I can be out of Tyson's way when he is whipping up dinner and still have a place to chop avocados or what-not. It also was the perfect location for the drink bar at Tyson's Birthday this past weekend.

We highly recommend Metro shelves to all of you. You just can not believe how much stuff will fit on them!

The Garden

So we have a garden and it is pretty rad. Sarah and I (tyson.... i get to post on this too) have been gardening at the Courtland Place P-Patch all summer and are getting geared up for the fall/winter harvest. Our hibiscus is defying the odds by continuing to live, giving us a new blossom every couple of days.

These cabbages were started in a nursury on Puget Island and are humming right along. The savoy are getting ready to cut and the red globe are a little behind.
The chard is getting a good start and i am looking forward to cutting this all (?) winter.
The radishes are probibly our most loved crop of the year. They grow fast and don't really need us to do anything but pick em and eat em. These red radished are about halfway done and there is another patch of white radishes just sprouting. Other things to look for in the Danilson P-Patch are golden beats, green onions, chineese broccoli, and hops. Lookout!

A few fun wedding pictures from friends...

New bloggers on the loose

ME: Hi, my name is Sarah and I am a new blogger.
Group in unison: Hello Sarah

ME: Well, I was pretty excited to be blogging, get some info and pictures out there for all of our friends to see. I composed a thoughtful and information filled post about why we are happy to start blogging, what led up to this blog and things to look for in the future-and then I refreshed the page-and it all disappeared. SO I will instead just post this, and some pictures. Tyson will home from work in 3 or 4 hours and I want to re-arrange the living room furniture before he gets here. I will try to post again soon. Thanks for understanding, back soon.