It seems I’m setting new records on the length of time between posts on here, but I’m back! With a boatload of pictures! It’s been a gray, rainy week in Seattle, so I’m going to start with a flashback to sunnier, Springier days:
I’m still traveling to San Diego every couple of weeks for work, and with the added daylight hours, I actually have time to get out for an evening walk along the beach after each day’s meetings are over. Work travel can be a bummer, with the time away from Shane and Jules, but…these trips aren’t entirely terrible.
UC San Diego (where my project is located) is in La Jolla, which is some of California’s best-looking coastline. Once I laid eyes on these beaches, I called Shane and asked him to start looking for tickets for a family vay-cay down to SD (stay tuned for that blog post!).
I came back from a three-day work trip in early April and found that our beloved backyard magnolia was putting on a show, trying to outdo the neighbor’s red camellia.
(Magnolia for the win!)
I can’t believe this tree is ours. I mean, it’s a total nightmare to clean up after, but whatever. It’s stunning and it’s ours.
And then, just a few days after all the buds had blossomed…POOF. Lady Magnolia decided she was done with pink and was going to move onto green.
(I’m smiling on the outside, but cringing on the inside, because…what a MESS!)
Juliette and I made our annual pilgrimage to the UW Quad to see the cherry blossoms on a Friday morning. Truth be told, I’m also trying to plant Husky seeds in this kid’s heart!
This was one of those luxurious days when we had hardly anything on the docket, so we spent awhile on campus, playing tag on the open lawn and hide and seek among the trees.
God bless this girl for making me feel like the funniest human on the planet.
SPRINGTIIIIIIIME!
We’ve been making a few small changes to our yard, whittling away at a some stickly old shrubs that have seen better days. When I’m stumped on what to plant in their place, we take a neighborhood stroll – the streets of West Seattle have never looked so fine!
(On an unrelated note, sayonara tooth #2!)
Up next:Â less flowers, but more family and friends!