This was Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle--really good cupcakes and so fun that they offered little trinkets and vintage treasures to put on your decorated cakes along with books, toys, and fun (click the pics to get a close-up view).

Seattle Road Trip from benson on Vimeo.

Sorry for all the flippin--my camera took a nose dive on this trip so I was left to punt. BUT- my birthday will bring me a fancy,schmancy camera that I can curse at and learn all about to bring fabu pics to all. I just need to decide what I'm getting and pull the trigger to welcome a new member to my electronic family.

Bainbridge Island from benson on Vimeo.

We took this while on Bainbridge Island in Washington--we couldn't believe the plants, the trees, and the wonderful gardens everywhere!

Where have you been?

saint cupcake from Cupcakes Club on Vimeo.

We have just returned from our Northwest/West road trip--and am so happy not to live out of a suitcase anymore! Lots of fun visits and thought I would share a little of Saint Cupcake in Portland, Oregon. They were kind enough to do a giveaway on The Cupcakes Club (my tweens to teens delicious website) while I was gone--and it's just the cutest shop! Check out those tables and umbrellas!

Change in plans

You know how the little boy is so excited to go to camp and once he's there...he's homesick. Hello. This is my sweet husband. He's having a great time seeing and living the great outdoors...but...I guess he misses me. So, change in plans...
I will now be flying to Seattle to meet up with him on Friday...he wants to explore Bainbridge Island....but not alone. Ever been? Must sees?

Road Trip

My husband and I are going on a road trip...sort of. He left this morning to feed the bears in Yellowstone (hopefully HE won't be feeding the bears)on his way to Portland, Oregon where he'll meet me at the airport next week. What can I say? I'm not the camper sort of girl. From Portland we'll be traveling south through Oregon to Northern California and then back to Arizona...you see, I'm agreeable to the driving portion of the road trip.

Asking me to camp out in the wild is comparable to having my husband come to the mall with me shoe shopping...it's just not pleasant for either of us. By respecting each other's differences we both get to enjoy our adventure stories...in the wild and at the mall.

Ack!

Totally how I was feeling when my SUPERwebguy was working on my Cupcakes Club. BUT- he did it or...they did it..or whoever did it--hooray!

I told him how I felt a little like a parent sending their child to surgery and was waiting for the doctor to come out and tell me the prognosis.

His reply:

"OK, Mrs. Benson. The surgery went well and the web baby will live a long and happy life. Now, since the life-threatening items have been corrected, it is on to the cosmetic surgery (I requested a few changes on the website before this meltdown..)

Who says these geek guys don't have a personality?!