The Perfect (Wind) Storm

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Jonathan

Lindsey, Commodus, and I spent the last 70 hours without electricity after a doozie of a windstorm blew through on Thursday evening. The whole weekend wasn’t too bad, but we’re hoping it doesn’t happen again soon. While the power outage was a major inconvenience it did bring our neighborhood closer together.
Several of the neighbors had generators, which they were kind enough to share. Since we had a fancy espresso machine and Starbucks was without power, we were able to team up with the generator-couples. (I heard there was at least one Starbucks open in Bellevue, but the line started out in the parking lot.)


We have natural gas for our stove, fireplace, and hot water. Many of our neighbors had electric stoves and no fireplaces, so we were very fortunate. Commodus doesn’t like the cold much, but found a comfortable spot in front of the fire.


We also dressed Commodus up a little bit, which I’m sure he appreciated 😉

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Jonathan’s Miss Silvia

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Jonathan

While I was in Hawaii, I was able to convince my wife to let me buy a fancy espresso machine. I justified it by showing the ROI created by a lesser dependecy on Starbucks visits. Here’s the math:

  • Grande Americano = $2.30
  • 5 Americanos per week * 52 weeks per year = 260 Americanos
  • Total Cost = $598 anually

Lindsey estimates her Starbucks consumption to be around $400 per year (before including the banana loaf).
Tamping my first shot.


My precious.


Molto buon!

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Baby’s Gotta Phat Crib

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Jonathan

Yesterday Lindsey and I picked up a crib for the baby. We’ve been watching the cribs on Craigslist for a few months in hopes of finding a really nice second-hand one. It paid off!

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First Baby Class

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Jonathan

Last night Lindsey and I had our first baby class, along with about fifteen other expectant couples. The class was better than I expected. We learned about the birthing process and the first couple days following.
I did find some of the other classmates to be a bit comical. We were seated behind a nerdy-looking couple who couldn’t keep their hands off each other. The guy could have been Bill Gates’ twin, and the girl was quite a bit younger. Each time he leaned in for a kiss neither Lindsey nor I could see the instructor. During introductions he announced that he already had three children and three grand-children with another mother. I guess you could say he was alumni.
Overall the class was very informative, and the instructor was great. Next time we’ll choose our seats more carefully.

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Babymoon in Maui

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Jonathan

Lindsey and I went on a babymoon to Maui last week. Nana and Grandpa King had already planned a two week trip there, and they invited us to join them for a portion of it. We spent a week with them swimming, walking, snorkling, diving, and sunbathing.
My dad got some great shots of Lindsey and I on the beach at sunset.




Lindsey’s been craving Frosted Mini Wheats throughout the pregnancy. Hopefully a Costco-sized box will meet her needs.


To take care of my own cravings I found some ultra-yummy 100% Kona coffee and a ginormous bottle of Kirkland-brand vodka. Disclaimer: Both are being saved for Christmas when we’ll have family around to help polish them off.


6-month profile. This is where all the Frosted Mini Wheats are going.




I even got my parents to pose for a couple sunset shots.




Beautiful Maui sunset.

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