Update from Mitch

First of all, New York is getting warm, so I am looking forward to coming back to Seattle for a respite. I don't do well in the heat. It's my opinion that Seattle has some of the best weather of anywhere in the world, not too hot in the summer and not too cold in the winter, and to spend a week where I was raised and away from the NYC heat will not be taken for granted. Even with this, the thing I'm looking forward to the most is seeing my family: sitting by the lake at my parent's house reading a good book, eating a delicious dinner paired with a select wine with Susan and Terry (maybe a hike as well?), seeing fireworks on Whidbey Island with Gordon, Jean, and the rest, and giving each person in Rae's family a giant huge. Being so far from everyone, I miss all of these things that most people get to do on a regular basis.
I haven't gone into depth about my new job, and for good reason: I love it, but it's exhausting. I spend all day thinking about the copy I need to write or drafting emails that need to properly phrased, so the last thing that I want to do after I get home is sit down to a computer and write. I think it's my background in retail that causes me to get restless and encourages me to walk and spend considerable time on my feet when I have the time. The second reason I haven't told anyone about my job is that I get nervous about over sharing, especially on a website; I don't want anything to come back and cause trouble for me. Honestly, they're always keeping tabs on me and my actions. For instance, the moment I type the full name of my company my bosses will be alerted by Google Alerts with a hyperlink to this website, and I want to keep this private.

Some of the books I've read recently, since I know that's what's on most of your minds, are: The Book Thief, Misery, Tabloid City, Fall of Giants, End the Fed, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Then We Came to the End. I've omitted a couple of books that I didn't care for, but all of these have some appeal and I can recommend them without faking excitement. However, if you're looking for my favorites from this list they are The Book Thief and Misery. Awesome books. I've also been listening to a lot books, but I'll save that for a later time.

I miss you all, and I can't wait to visit. I actually keep a blog of my own; I don't think that it fits the parameters of what Alex and I want from this blog. If you want to visit it, please check it out: http://mitchkelly.tumblr.com/

Lots of love,

Mitch

Playing @ the brooklyn botanical gardens

we spent some time yesterday playing in the brooklyn botanical gardens







mitch is so funny. this is what happens when i tell him to make sure his shadow stays out of the picture.








the lilly pads are normally my favorite - but i've never seen them frozen over like that














mitch said: "let's do the ianashley pose!"

"Okay!" i respond enthusiastically.

haircuts! i have bangs!

oh. my. goodness!

i've been seriously debating sweep bangs for a couple months. i broke down and made the appointment last week for today. super fun







i got home and mitch decided it was time for a haircut for him too. he got out his razor and started shaving it all off. it always shocks me when he decides to do that. i got to help this time though and finnish it.

superbowl. what a dissapointment.

okay so i just have to say: go seahawks! they made it way farther than anybody thought was possible and broke down barriers. HOWEVER - i had not disillusioned myself into thinking they actually had a chance at making it to the superbowl. i was rooting for it to be the Bears vs Jets. i felt good about rooting for either team. but no.

stealers vs packers

lousy. absolutely lousy. the stealers are my least favorite team in the NFL. and packers? i have no feelings about the packers bad or good. so when the jets and bears both fell out of the running - i was having serious regrets about making superbowl plans so early on... to new jersey - to watch a game i didn't care about... thank god for good company.



we watched it with a couple of die hard packer fans (via Milwaukee)

Happy New Years! (way way belated)

we spent new year's in south slope watching dick clarks new years live in times square.



i got all dressed up. something sparkly and my grandma's fur coat. it was fun to walk through the neighborhood and watch all the people heading to parties and to the train. some people were WAY dressed up and having a tough time with the snow. it was a fun night though. we drank champagne and i kissed my husband at midnight.

playing in the snow

winter wonderland in the slope

walking in a winterland!

that's what i did yesterday... except i didn't make a snowman - i just did laundry and stuff.

this is the veiw from our front door {well not our front door door - but the door to the outside of the building - this is what we see when we step outside}



and this is what we see if we look right... super pretty right



this is looking at our block from the other corner



our building. from across the street - SO MUCH SNOW!



7th ave was pretty well plowed - some of the sidestreets however {like all of them} were not. it was so cool because there were groups of people walking around with snow shovels and guarding streets - helping people dig their cars out and young men helping little old ladies cross the street. store keepers are all out shoveling the side walk and EVERYBODY's out - it's like a party - kids sleding down the street and resourceful shoppers using sleds to transport their groceries. people letting people pass and saying "excuse me" and "thank you" and everybody is being neighborly... I LOVE IT!!!





me in front of the laundry mat





it was cold but the wind was the worst! it hits your face and in some of the pictures it looks like it's snowing... but it's not it snowed ALL DAY sunday... but not at all yesterday - just fluries



we got icicles on our kitchen window. so exciting! i heart icicles



i got snow boots yesterday. REAL snow boots - not just ones that are cute but not really functional in NY snow {mitch is so proud} they are so nice. and though they are ugly... i think they are kinda cute too. but more than that they are waterproof and warm and have AMAZING traction! i love them


see: they have this super smart technology in the grips - when the temp drops the rubber grips freeze so you get better traction. cool huh