And so the WEEKEND WARRIORS set out for a weekend of Friends, Football and Fun!

Amanda, Erin, Heather and I ready to get our weekend started....

So we started here...

 

then moved to here...

 

 

 

 

 

and continued to here!!! It wasn't just drinking either...there was A LOT of FOOD that went along with the weekend!

 

Yes, a little souvenir that Adam had from his college years!

The man of the weekend....Mr. Chase!

 And, some of the boys of the weekend...Rich and Adam!

I'm not sure where Rich and I can pick up one of these (little munchkins), but he was super fun to be around all weekend ;)

Did I mention games? Yes, more than just football, thank goodness, since our teams apparently didn't make it to the locations of the games!

Amanda made a life size, big people size, drinking battleship...TOTALLY AMAZING!

Heather and Rich getting ready to play....incoming!  We sunk your battleship!

The night continued with more games...of the card variety AND many, many laughes!

There was even a little time for some PUPPY Love on the trip...Erin and Rich's dog Kea and our little lady killer Chukar!

 And, some more games...this time with Chukar's collar!  Oh Adam, what can I say!

Eagerly watching on while Adam is testing out the collar...I'm pretty sure that Heather was praying for Adam's life...or at least sanity!

 We made it through Friday night...a little shaken up but ready for a FULL DAY of football...our view of Big Lake from the "cabin"!

Yeah, Chase's Daddy Rich arrives....and we introduce him to full Weekend Warrior Rules and give him a little recap of the prior evening's shenanigans...(you all got the PG version). 

Game time and a TOUCHDOWN FOR THE HUSKIES...means 99 Bananas for the girls!

 All the girls...excited for the HUSKIES!!!

And then, the Huskies folded (Amanda) and let the Cardinal (Adam) take control.  I'm sure you can extrapolate the meaning of this photo!

Huskies were done and it was time for the Cougar game...not as ugly as the first game we watched, but not pretty either!

Moving on from football it was time to "Jacuzz" and play some beer pong...Rich making sure that Heather remains save for the weekend!

GAME TIME!

 The ladies in the garage! 

A trip to the London Bridge...or so they told me!

 The Weekend Warriors are starting to fade...but the fight must go on!

Chase gets a second wind and we are off!!!!

Sunday morning was a little more relaxing....

 for everyone!

Too bad our poor little Seahawks fell to the same fate as the Huskies and Cougars the night before...but that meant that the Browns fans (Adam and Rich) got one wine for the weekend!

All in all, the weekend was a success!  

Thanks for the awesome weekend and I can't wait for our 2nd Annual Weekend Warriors trip next Fall! 

Happy 85th Birthday GRANDMA...

 

This afternoon, my mom, grandma, her friends and I celebrated her 85th Birthday at the Tuscan Tea House in West Seattle...I can only hope that on my 85th birthday, I have amazing friends and family to share it with too!

My Grandma and her Friends!

Faye, Mary, Grandma and Dorla!

 

3 Generations of Fun...

 

 Our beautiful table, thanks Aunt Roxy for the beautiful flowers!!!

 I would love to have a place for this...but think that a place to visit with a chandelier like this is just perfect!

 Yummy Scone with my Uncle Bourbon Tea...yes, Bourbon flavored tea!!!

 The Ladies who TEA during the Day!!!

 A wonderful spread of treats!!!

Such an amazing afternoon.  I love you Grandma!

Happy Birthday Chukar!

Happy 2nd Birthday Chukar!

Rosalia or Bust!

Mr. Chukar ready to go see some birds and Uncle Shawn!


Friday afternoon...my hubby and puppy (he will be 2 on Tuesday) headed over to Rosalia, WA for the deer opener...normally, I wouldn't be so excited for this...but for these reasons I'm pumped:

• Chukar is now on a raw diet where Venison is his main food source, so if Rich gets a deer, life is good!
• A weekend at home alone...AMAZING!
• Time for Rich and Shawn to have some boy time!
• A weekend of relaxation for me!
• A chance for Chukar to see some birds and be exposed to many!
• A weekend to lounge for me!
• The boys getting to go to the Cougar game!
• More time for me to just melt into my couch!
  

It's not all selfish reasons...I'm just glad that we have a weekend that we both get some time to clear our heads. With work being as crazy as it has lately (which is awesome), it's nice for both of us to have some down time, doing what recharges us!

Me, relaxing, Rich, out in the woods!

This picture just cracked me up yesterday...I can only imagine what Chukar is thinking, but I think it goes like this:

"DAD, ARE WE THERE YET? You said that we were going to go see the birds and I've been in this darn truck for 6 hours! ARE WE THERE YET?"

Finally arrived in Rosalia at about 4pm on Friday and Chukar was in his element...off running and having some fun!
The sunrise on Saturday morning...Rich and Shawn up-and-at-it and ready for a BIG GAME day! Big game for the Dawgs, Big game for the Cougs and hopefully a BIG GAME coming home with either Rich or Shawn this week! Good Luck boys!
For me, it's off to bake, lounge, carve pumpkins with the kidlets (Avea and Rene) and hang out with my parents...perfect Saturday alert!!!!

Fall is OFFICIALLY here!!!

And I must say that I'm excited...Sweaters, Cozy blankets, books by the fire and more!!! After the wood cutting excursion from last weekend...Rich spent Sunday afternoon "building and stocking" our new wood pile...I think it looks pretty snazzy!
Of course, with lots of wood...comes the first fire of fall! Yippee...I'm also happy to report that there were no woodpeckers in there!

Bird Hunting and Bird Eating...

Saturday was a day...FOR THE BIRDS!
It's officially BIRD season in the Meyer Casa...and this was in full swing yesterday...from bird hunting and scouting, bird dressing and eating, and maybe even me giving someone the bird that cut me off.

Rich and Chukar headed out mid-morning to go see what they could find outside of Darrington and went to White Chuck Mountain...a little view from there day!
Our little hunter had a great day...and even pointed a few birds! None that came home with them, but I believe they had an AWESOME day!
After being locked up for most the day working on deadline stuff for clients...I decided I deserved a little break too and went and had a mani/pedi. WOW, it had been too long. So fantastic!

Then, it was time to prepare for our GREEK DATE NIGHT FEAST....


Here is our BEAUTIFUL, Organic, Free-Range Chicken that we got from Allan last weekend when he was here! Check out his website for his Organic farm in E. Wa! http://www.palousepasturedpoultry.com/
(Also, his birds are available at Bill the Butcher)!The bird stuffed and dressed with all the fixings...garlic, lemon pepper, onion, oregano and thyme!
Rich got home after the bird was in the oven...and started on the next part of the meal...Roasted Greek Potatoes with Feta...wow, makes me hungry all over again!

Baking and basting...that is how we spent the next hour and a half!
Wah-laaa......the FINAL view of the bird!
Of course, before dinner, it was time for an evening cocktail...and we went back to the good ole standby!!!
The FINAL project...Craved Bird, Fresh Greek Salad, Pita and homemade Tzaziki and Roasted Potatoes!
It tasted even better than it looks...and that is saying something. Our only regret was that we didn't invite anyone over to share in this feast...next time we will! It was our first attempt at Greek Night and since it turned out so well (under the Coug game), we will definitely do it again!
All tuckered out from his long day with Dad!!!
Time to get ready for our next culinary experience...breakfast casserole and homemade sweet rolls...this time KELBY and RYAN are coming over...or should I say MAMA and PAPA Blosser! Of course, there is enough food for an army...so come cheer on the Hawks at 10am...if you want! No showers required...just bring some beverages (or maybe fruit)!

Happy Sunday All...Fall is officially in FULL swing!