Pumpkins!!!
As I've said before, I started a yearly pumpkin carving tradition when we moved to Seattle. This year's pumpkins are Mike and Sulley from Monsters, Inc and a minion from Despicable Me. I couldn't carve such wonderful designs without Zombie Pumpkins, so make sure to check them out!
A Tasty Adventure in Los Angeles
Last weekend we headed down to Los Angeles with some friends to see the sights, go to Disneyland, and eat a bunch of food. We did a hop on hop off bus tour and ate at all kinds of great restaurants like In N Out Burger, Umami Burger, and the Queen Mary. My favorite part of the whole trip was, of course, our food tour given by my friend's cousin. Here's a recap of our day. Enjoy!
Keto Chai Latte
Here I go with another post about "I miss ____ since I started keto" and this time it's all about chai lattes! I used to drink one every day and am honestly doing fine without them, but I wish I could have one once in a while.
The Washington State Fair
Last weekend we finally made it down to the Washington State Fair (formerly Puyallup fair). I've been wanting to go for at least the last 3 years and we never made it for one reason or another. It was fun to go to a big fair because it reminded me of the one I miss every August in Illinois.
Boots
This is a fairly random post topic, but I had to share. I think Seattle's constant overcast skies and drizzle made me a boot person. I don't recall ever wanting/owning a pair of boots in the past, but I bought two pairs now thanks to Zappos(the best shoe store for wide feet people like me)!
Making a Crochet Pattern
I've crocheted several amigurumi from patterns for friends so I thought making an African Grey parrot for a friend would be no big deal. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of free parrot patterns available on Ravelry and most were too cartoony for my liking. I decided to make my own pattern after studying a few other bird patterns thinking it would be a piece of cake. Wrong. I'm currently on iteration number three of the body and not even close to having a sample I'm happy with.
Jalapeno Poppers
Sometimes I think the older I get the more my tastes change. I'm not a fan of spicy food, but Jeff has slowly introduced me to more and more of it that I like. His most recent introduction is homemade jalapeno poppers. I'm happy to say my taste buds are in love with them(as long as they're not burning off).