Seattle's Best

     Picture taking is such a hidden treasure. A fat toothy smile can't help but creep onto your face as you unpack the highlights of your travels through photographs.  Every moment looks action-packed and vibrant making your heart overflow with positive feelings about your recent adventure. I delighted in examining what I had thought was worthy of a snapshot.  Deep belly laughs jostled me around so intensely I contemplated hanging onto those frozen memories for a rainy day pick me up. 


     One of my dear friends lived in Seattle for a brief time. It was because of her expert recommendations that we were able to enjoy a sampling of the best the city had to offer, leaving the rest for the next trip.  


     Seattle's weather was cheerful and sunny causing Pike's Place to bulge with people bustling shoulder to shoulder through the stimulating farmer's market. Flowers danced with color so splendid every arrangement sparkled. Long hallways were lined with pasta and seafood vendors who were squeezed together with perfection.  The close quarters provided an opportunity for tasting fresh mountain bread and smoked salmon.   


      My whole family dined at a few unforgettable eateries, local coffee bars, and stood out happily at the University of Washington. College students finishing their finals often hurried past our group not seeming to appreciate our casual stroll. My uncle, never shy, cupped his hands around his mouth in order to holler out "What time is our class?" 


    It was a treat to discover that our family of 19 could travel swiftly and with fury through the energetic city.  Although as much as I enjoyed soaking up the culture of Seattle, it still needed a Williams-Noland-Tucker touch. Most of us did not hesitate to sprinkle our own unique personality throughout the city and among the people we met!   

Sweet Hol-Land

I was fortunate enough to be able to borrow a super nice camera from the school where I will be a media specialist next year. I was obsessed with taking pictures and trying to hone the craft of my new found love of photography in just a few days. Needless to say Ansel Adams won't be calling me to shoot with him anytime soon. No one seemed to find my lens faster than one of the newest members of the William/Noland/Tucker brood, Holland. Like honey on your fingers, Holland was a sweet and irresistible muse whether she wanted to be or not!:) Something tells me she enjoyed being in front of the camera as much as I enjoyed snapping away at her silly innocence. Holland-this one is for you!

Alaska 2011

My family and I just got back from a cruise to Alaska. We saw an illusionist who had an act that used the song "Move your Body." Needless to say, we took the song to the extreme and sang it repeatedly throughout the trip. Here is a quick video my mother made to express our feelings about the song.

Love, Western Style with a side of Beef and Besties

Wyoming was a blast. We managed to throughly invade Andrew and Anne's space for four days. I must say 5 girls, one shower, we really showed people how it was done and made the hot water last. Per my request I assigned each person a day that they must plan from activities to food along with a theme and a devo. Everyone did a bang-up job and successfully rocked it. My day included: 

Theme: Love, Western Style served up scrambled with a side of beef and besties

Devotional: Exploring the Wildness of God

Morning: Free/mediation/personal time

12:00

Lunch

2:15-

Leave and Drive to Ranch:

Playlist time

1.      Wide Open Spaces-Dixie Chicks

2.      John Denver

3.      Various other western related songs

3:00

Terry Bison Ranch Train Ride through Ranch

4:15

Best Burger in Wyoming 2009 by Bobby Flay

5:15

On the road again

7:00

Lincoln Theater Movie

Hand out movie treats to peeps

A taste of Wyo!

Good Day

Carter and I went to CVS today and I scored! Check out this stuff.

Any guesses how much all this cost?

$1.20!!

Yea!

Half Time

The Publix half marathon last weekend marks my fourth half marathon in a year. I started last March with the ING/Publix half and very fittingly finished the year with the same half. Only this time I did it with my favorite Father-in-Law, Paul Tucker along with my consistent running partner and one of my besties, Allie Duryea. We had a blast hanging out all weekend grabbing samples at the expo, meeting at 4:30 a.m, racing, eating, and finally sleeping!

Way to early

I made an unconscious effort not to match this time.

Mile ten! Go support team: Mama, Daddy, Carter, and Emily!

Pizza Pizza

So my uncle has been tring to figure out how to make the blog. Uncle KK today is your day. A few weekends ago we went to this great little pizza place tucked into the heart of Atlanta. I recommend it with two thumbs way up! This place is BOYO everything but the pizza. You eat right off the pizza tray if you don't bring your own. Napoletana style pizza only at Antico Pizza.

Please put me on the blog!

My Favorite Habit

Hello Blogens!


If you are joining me for the first time welcome to my little nook of the Internet, where I try to form a new positive habit every 30 days. To those of you are back for some more, thank you so much for enjoying looking at the world through my eyes.

I have an endearing little habit of giving anything and everything a nickname. I will own the fact that often times my nicknames make NO sense at all. Unfortunately for my husband, he is no exception to this rule. In fact he gets the most odd and awkward nicknames of anyone. My Jerseylicous friend, Caitlin, would call this habit nauseating especially when I am laying the nicknames on thick to Carter, my sweet pea.  There is a point to this backstory.

I stayed at work today until 7:00. When I got home I found this little note duck-taped to the front door.

If you are asking yourself what that name  at the bottom says...."bear n' honey". Don't ask me where the name came from. It just came out one day. As I stepped through the door I was greeted by the pleasant aroma of dinner being placed on the table, all our candles were lit, and the apartment was spotless. What a dear little pumpkin I have. 

On a non-gushy note: Next Monday is the finale of the Bachelor. Team Emily!