Not surprisingly, Everyday The Same Dream was also selected as a finalist (featured as a time waster back in march http://wordpress.foote-note.com/?p=813)

You can check out all the finalists here: http://www.indiecade.com/index.php/2010/finalist_games/ I’ll probably be leveraging this list to populate future timewasters, so you will likely see some of these games again.

The best part of the game came in the 92 minute of the game when Fredy Montero headed the ball in for the win, right in front of us.  Actually it might have been when I touched the ball that missed the goal and I pretended I was the goalie and punched it away.  Or it could have been after the game when Roger Levesque was signing autographs and I yelled his name and he looked right at me!  Honestly, it was going out with Jeremy, enjoying the game together.

Here’s some pictures to prove we were there!

Play around with simulated evolution and selective breeding!
http://www.bobblebrook.com/games/rare-breeds-petunia

(Here is my result of generations of floral inbreeding)

This is me the night my passport arrived!

When I was young (and very naive), I set a goal to visit every country.  As I grew up a bit I changed that to every continent… Antarctica being at the top of my list.  I’m not sure I’ll reach that goal, but at least with a passport I have the option to!

BONUS: This crossed on thing of my 30 before 30 list!

I grew lettuce, but it bolted before I got to eat any of it.
The sun has finally made an appearance, and the peppers are loving it.
We have more leeks than we know what to do with.
I cut my first flowers.  I smile every time I see them.
Most of the broccoli bolted like the lettuce, but I picked a few piece today to eat.
Snacking on my first green been harvest, YUM.
Multicolored carrots, kind of creep me out.  I have yet to taste them.
Thanks to my old Russian friend, I have 3 mounds of cucumbers growing.
Thought about planting stuff for the fall, but then thought again and decided against it.
Sort of wish I had planted a pumpkin again… the garden is looking a little sparse without it.
Anticipating using the first of the onions.

And now he’s a Garden update in Pictures:

Enjoying breath taking views…

Flying Kites…

Buying a new Kite…

Eating food while watching the sunset from our patio…

Reading on the beach…

Eating cupcakes…

Going to dinner…

Eating Taffy…

And having a bonfire on the beach…

On the way home we enjoyed…

The Astoria Nautical Museum…

plus an awesome car fire…

And when we got home we found…

Charlie sitting in the window waiting for us!

Jeremy was just as happy to see him!

Today we celebrate Jeremy’s Birthday.  His only request this year was to eat crepes.  So we had family and some friends over for a night of sugary crepes… and lots of laughter.  Jeremy makes me laugh every day.  I love him! 

Happy Birthday Sweet Heart

On Wednesday the stars aligned and I was able to go to a cooking class and learn how to make crepes.  Two months ago Jeremy told me the only thing he wanted for his birthday was for me to learn how to make crepes.  I tried signing up for this class, but I got put on a waiting list.  The night before the class I realized I wasn’t going to get to go, so I started looking at other classes I could take from them (to cross off my “Take a Cooking Class” on my 30 before 30 list).  That wednesday on my morning break at work, I checked my messages… and someone dropped out late tuesday night.  I love when the timing all works out on things!  Now I’m a crepe making master!

Thursday my Grandpa Smith, Aunt Wendy and her 4 boys arrived in Seattle while on their road trip.  Jeremy and I headed to thier camp ground and met up with my sisters, my cousin Greg and his family, plus two of my Dad’s cousins.  We sat around in camping chairs at the KOA, eating dinner, looking at pictures and just talking.  I loved it.  I loved being with family.  There was just somethng so familiar and soothing about it.

Friday night, my good friend Amber, her husband Ben and their two girls, Lucy and Maddie met us for dinner over in Edmonds for some yummy Mexican food.  I couldn’t talk very well (I’ve lost my voice) but it was so good to see them!

I’m greatful for my sisters.  They brought me a Jamba Juice saturday morning, so that I wouldn’t feel as bad for missing my race.  AND they said they’d stage a triathlon for me to do.  Plus, I need to thank Amy for going with me last saturday to the lake and giving me the support and encouragment to jump in… and to swim the whole distance, even though my first instict was to get right out.  I’m pretty sure swiming in the cold lake got me sick, but it was good to try it once!

And I’m greatful for Jeremy.  He’s been taking care of me.  Plus he didn’t call me crazy or stupid for insisting all week that I’d still be able to do the race on saturday.  Instead, friday nigth as we’re driving to dinner, I causually mentioned that my mom didn’t think it was the smartest idea for me to do the race, and he calmly said, “I’m surprised you haven’t looked for another one to do instead.”  No judgement, no pushing the fact that I was totally unable to do the race as planned.  That’s when I finally admitted out loud that I couldn’t do the race.  I’m greatful to have such a supportive husband (I think he was really happy because then he got to stay home saturday and play his new xbox).  Plus late last night when I decided I wanted a blizzard.. he got dressed and took me to DQ.  I was going to do it myself, but I can’t talk, so they wouldn’t be able to hear me order.

The week didn’t end as I had planned.  I had hoped to be posting pictures of me triumphantly crossing the finish line.  And writing about how even if my 8th grade teacher gave me the “I can’t award”… I really could do whatever I really tried hard to do.  And it’s true.  I’ll still do a triathlon this summer… but now I just have more time to trian.  Despite the bummer of an ending, I had a really great week full of many blessings!