upcoming:  late, 2008...  moving over to the west side-  SEATTLE seattle-  currently on the hunt for the perfect home!

upcoming:  october 19th, 2008...  heading to san francisco for the the nike women's marathon [yep.  not just for girls]!

july 24-28th, 2008...  popped down to the tides hotel in Zihuatanejo, mexico, to celebrate our 2-year anniversary!  zip line tour, surfing @ known shark territory [eegads!], swimming with the dolphins, plenty of tequilla, and a historic battle with dysentery-  erg!

[photos to come]

august, 2008...  patenaude parents visit from texas for a grand tour of the northwest-  after spending time with some of the stephan family @ a cabin on samish island, ron & maggie headed up to check out whistler & victoria island [thanks to jen & jani's expert itinerary skills].  then it was back down to seattle for a group art show/ obama fundraiser brian participated in, a little seattle sightseeing, and celebrated brian's 33rd birthday.

[photos to come]

headed down to dallas to celebrate a few patenaude birthdays including ron's 60th, jenny's 35th, and aaron's 31st-  yee haw!

[photos to come]

july 10-13th, 2008...  headed down to dallas to celebrate a few patenaude birthdays including ron's 60th, jenny's 35th, and aaron's 31st-  yee haw!

[photos to come]

july 6th, 2008...  PRE-JUNE adventures...  so.  with one of the most chaotic  schedules we've had in the last few years [witht he move + new jobs and all],  lately there's been quite a shortage of updates.  to combat that, and let everyone know just how much fun we're still having, here's a few photos from the last half year...
wine tasting in woodinville, jenny, adriah, & sean visit from dallas [jenny,  send me your photos], a visit from jen [and my] NY buddy, gina,  jen's cousin lauren's birthday party, a few art progress shots along with ones from brian's first group art show, our first wine tasting party, and a trip out to crystal mountain with rob, nicole, & elliot...

i'm sure a few other pics have slipped through the cracks as well [and gimme a holler if you have any of them]-  will post them as soon as we spot 'em!

may 28th, 2008...  yeah, yeah-  i know...  a site with this infrequent updates is BOOOOORRRRRIIIINNNGGGG.  we've been quite busy lately with work, art, and misc. goings on, but are committing to start posting again.

and in the next few weeks,there will actually be quite a bit to post about.  getting respectable @ golf, our venture into house hunting [getting an early jump on it, so we'll be ready by the end of the year], a few parties i'm sure, and celebrating our two-year anniversary at [the beautiful tides hotel] in Zihuatanejo, mexico [the beach where tim robbins & morgan freeman met up @ the end of shawshank redemption].

also look-  i've changed the font!  might start playing around with the look more, and am considering shifting away from frontpage [which i hear is extinct now], towards something more easily manageable from multiple pcs.

talk to ya soon!

march 1st, 2008...  brian's first foray into the seattle art scene @ the [ouch my eye gallery] for the saturday morning cartoons show !  unfortunately we missed it due to a prior engagement, BUT were able to check it out the following weekend, thanks to laurence ruelos the plastic bandolier, who kept the gallery open at night all week long.

meanwhile, jen and i had flown down to napa, in preparation for the marathon & a few days of wine tasting while restocking our dwindling supply...

jen finished her first solo marathon, and brian surprised himself with a 3:16:18-  not too terribly far off his PR.

march 22nd, 2008...  yes...  we're still alive, but have been super busy with the move to WA, new job @ [loose cannon studios] & painting away for my first art show...  ever! stay tuned for updates in march!

january 5th, 2008...  after a whirlwind of a holiday season, we've landed at our new home in kirkland, WA-  will post details and photos as soon as the dust settles.