Adios 2010 Most Memorable Moments

1. Andy's knee injury on New Years Eve.
2. Drew turned 25 and is now the same age as me!
3. Casey's 21 Run. My girl is a legal drinker and I got to buy her the first legal drink!
4. Went to Easter service with my Mother and Father-in-law at their Church in Kirkland.
5. The Bachelor (can’t remember his name) chose Vienna. (She is more memorable than he).
6. Saved up my money and bought my sweetie a new HDTV television. Just because.
7. Noticed that the giggly girls are starting to affect Johnny like they haven’t before.
8. Stepson Colten  got to play his Little League game on the new Woodinville Athletic Fields. Very Cool.

9. Hosted some wonderful community service events with the Windermere office.
10. Voters Chose Patty Murray for Senate – the Dem’s defeat Dino Rossi by a narrow margin once again. 11. Ken Griffey Junior ended his baseball career here in Seattle, we were lucky enough to see one of his final games with the boys. Thanks for the memories Junior!
12. I was reminded not to light the BBQ with a lighter after burning off all the hair on my face & arms.
13. Meteor showers in August were amazing!
14. Had a great vacation with the kids in Sunland, then set off with my Andy on a boat trip in honor of our  3rd anniversary.
15. Andrew Jr. and his girlfriend road tripped up from Texas. Had a great time showing them around the gorgeous PNW.
                     
16. My Dad turned 65 and invited everyone to witness while he signed his medicare application.


17. Felt the kick of my unborn grandson in his Mama’s belly.
18. My in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
19. Thirty three Chilean miners were rescued from a mine shaft after 70 days of being trapped over a mile underground.
20.  Johnny was shot in the eye with an Air Soft gun.

 21. Johnny’s claim to Camp fame was his creation of the “Toilet Orchestra”.
22. Brittany graduated from Grooming School with top grades and became a Groomer @ Petco.
23. Hello Lexus – Good-bye Lexus…Hello Honda Element!
24. Spent Sea Fair Saturday on a Yacht with Johnny.

25. Worked in the Bigfoot Outdoor store with my parents for 6 weeks. They both can run circles around me!

Wandering Around Woodinville - Wine Tasting at Fortunato's

Woodinville is Wine Country. It is host to over 59 wineries and 31 tasting rooms and has annual wine tasting events that people flock here to attend.

A few months ago my friend and co-worker Samuel invited me to a little place he likes in town called

This place is out of this world! They feature a different wine maker each week with wine tastings for only $5. My favorite so far was Chandler Reach Vineyards – poured by winemaker Richard Corella. The guy was a hoot, his jokes were bad and the wine was incredible!

There is live music every Friday & Saturday night from 7 til 10. The music is jazzy & blues varies with local performers like Michael Powers (http://www.michaelpowersmusic.com/) Narayan and Janet (http://www.narayanjanet.com) and Jazz in the Corner (http://jazzinthecorner.com/)

Not only do they have wine, but also Beer tasting – and a wonderful coffee shop. The menu is full of great appetizer type foods. There is a wine corner where you can purchase wine to take home, a meeting room and free wi-fi.. I have held a business meeting there as well hosted as a birthday event. Recently they have become a meet up place for Woodinville Chamber of Commerce networking events.

Go see Rudy, Joanna, Karin, John and the Gang at Fortunato’s and tell them I sent you!

17410 133rd Ave NE

Woodinville, WA 98072

Free Covered Parking!

Free WiFi!

Wine Tastings All Weekend:


http://fortunatos.net

Wandering Around Woodinville - Wilmot Gateway Park

Wandering Around Woodinville - Wilmot Gateway Park
My Husband Andy and I take a day each week to wander around Woodinville. As he is a native and I am still discovering Woodinvilles secret treasures - I decided to share this awesome park!

Wilmot Gateway Park, Woodinville's first community park, is named after Jerry Wilmot, one of the founding fathers of the City of Woodinville. It's located right downtown across from the baseball fields.

Once you park and step through the gates you'll see pathways of engraved bricks, tiles & raised planters. The park has the Sammamish River Trail running adjacent to it and there are walkers, runners, bicyclists and lot's of geese there. We walked for awhile, sat on the side of the river and just enjoyed a lazy afternoon here. Of course - there's always the boyhood stories. How Andy and his brother used to catch fish here - or catch crawdads. Once their parents even let them camp overnight next to the river!

There is also a playground, picnic shelters and nice, clean bathrooms. It's really a great place to have lunch, take a walk or just hang out. I even saw a little bunny in the bushes!

There is also a playground, picnic shelters and nice, clean bathrooms. It's really a great place to have lunch, take a walk or just hang out.



 If you would like to wander around Woodinville with me sometime - give me a call!

Teresa K. Nelson

Windermere Real Estate
Thinking of Buying or Selling?

206-571-3645

teresanelson@windermere.com                                                                                     http://www.agentnelson.com/

For Sale: 4BR/2.5BA Single Family House in Duvall, WA, $430,000

For Sale: 4BR/2.5BA Single Family House in Duvall, WA, $430,000

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July 1st, 2009

What a blast of a day!
We set off for the first official day of crabbing season here and launched off the Port of Everett marina. It was soooo windy, and that means lots of wave action. I was instantly nauseated! Our destination was Baby Island - just North of Langley. We threw out our crab pots and Johnny caught a shark! After hanging over the side for what seemed like forever, Andy brought me to shore of the little island called "Baby Island", which is a very cool small little island which during low, low tides has an ithsmus. (If you are wondering what the heck that is click here! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus). The water was gorgeous blue and the island is covered with shell fragments - making it seem Caribbean-like. A few minutes there and I realized that I had no sunscreen on, and was getting burnt! The boys loved the island! They were exploring all over it. A sea lion ventured onto land and went "humping" its way back to the water, but not before Johnny got to touch it. The first haul from the crab pots was decent, Andy even brought in a pink Starfish. I layed on the beach and loved the warm sun, the boys went to the "top of the mountain" and Andy went back to check the pots again. This time he got a HUGE crab, almost 10 inches in diameter - definitely a trophy! As we drifted back we watched a commercial crabbere checking pots and watched him pick ours, dump in his boat and speed ahead. We lost one pot, probably because they threw it back in deeper water than it had rope for. What a bummer. We stopped again, just off Camano and the boys threw their lines in. Poor Andy - he loves his fishing, but when the boys are with us - he's just a bait man! The depth finder said there were lots of fish, but only Colten caught a fish - little bitty flounder, which we threw back. Nearing the port - we noticed lots of smoke - big fires north of the Marina. I am soooo sunburned, but not nearly as bad as Andy. Great day was had by all today. We made some great memories with the boys.

My Husband Cleans My Car

Item One.
I am grateful for my GPS my darling husband bought me for Christmas last year. Without it, I would be lost alot. If I don't keep it plugged into the cigarette lighter adaptor though, it won't find a satellite for up to a half hour! Darling husband is very attentive about keeping my vehicle clean, so he likes to unplug it and put it in the glove box. We are relative newlyweds - I have tried sweetly to tell him that we Mommies have reasons for things we have in our car. GPS, random business cards, leftover McDonalds ketchup and napkins, spare make-up etc. RIGHT?
Item Two.
I pulled a bunch of staging items out of an old listing and left them in the back of my car, intending to use them to stage another listing. Darling husband decided to wash my car right before I left, which made me behind schedule and a little irritated. Got to the new listing, which was overflowing with family pictures, some of them in very large collage frames. I removed all of them with little problems, until I came to the 20x30 frame in the dining area. I took the picture off and noticed that there were several large holes that obviously didn't work for hanging the picture the first time. No problem, right? I have a nice, large mirror - in the car. Went out to the car to retrieve it, and guess what? Hubby also cleaned out the back of the car!

Item Three.
The reason I had my OPEN HOUSE signs in the trunk was so that I could put them out when I'm holding an open house - RIGHT?

I really am grateful. I am married to Prince Charming. He cooks, he cleans, he has a good job, all of his teeth oh - and his hair. And he keeps my car nice and clean.

Tell me what you think.

She Didn’t Like My Picture!

As with most bloggers, I posted my 2008 memoirs and then emailed them to my friends and family http://www.AgentNelson.com/blog.aspx. I posted a picture of my parents that I had taken on their wedding anniversary, which happens to be on New Years day. My mom didn’t respond right away, which is unusual. This morning I received this email from her:

Here is a much better pic of Dad and I...love Mom











I guess she didn’t like the picture I posted….
So, Mom – here is another post with BOTH pictures you sent to me.
Happy 37th Wedding Anniversary!!!






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