I came to know Teresa because of a picture on Bliss' blog back in February 2008 that shows Teresa and her son swimming up to the SV Bliss in Chacala Bay. I found out more about Teresa and when I learned that she was teaching English in Mexico we began emailing...it was the beginning of a friendship that began in the blogosphere and has resulted in more than one visit to each other’s homes, including Teresa's visit to us when we lived in Salem, Oregon.
Today Mike and I went to Lake Stevens to meet Teresa’s husband, Steve, Jack (the dog), Rico and Red (the cats.) It was another scorcher here in the Seattle area with temps in the high 90s and the 25-mile drive north on the mostly 1-lane highway with views of Mt. Baker and the Cascade Mountains was nice and cool in the cab of our truck with the AC on full blast.
Mt. Baker. (Pic from the web, not my camera.)
Teresa and Steve bought their new home last summer and we got the grand tour. They have lived around the world including Japan and Italy and their furnishings and decor reflect their international style. Plus, the house is filled with plants, plants, and then some more plants.
Here’s Jack, the Jack Russell Terrier, sporting his new cool haircut that he just got yesterday.
Teresa with an orchid we brought to add to her voluminous plant collection.
And here’s the orchid in front of Teresa and Steve’s son’s kimono (now a wall hanging) that he wore for a ceremony when the family lived in Japan – aren’t the colors glorious?
Steve grilled chicken on the BBQ and Teresa made three salads. We all sat down to enjoy lunch in the cool house…it was just too hot to be outside!
We looked at photographs and yakked and yakked and even had some of Mike’s homemade Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Before long it was time for one more pose with Jack and then we hit the road.
Jack and Teresa.
Now we’re home and watching the evening news and we hear that temps were 99F in some places! Aye yi yi. THANK YOU teresa from Lake Stevens (and Steve) – we had a great time. Stay cool everyone!
6 comments:
hi cynthia,
it was great seeing you and mike today. thank you again for the beautiful orchid and the delicious cookies. they did a good job of "vanishing" except for a few that i left for breakfast although i'm not sure they'll last till morning ;-)
love the pix-you made jack and me feel like models. but where's a picture of you?
steve and i really enjoyed having you guys over and we look forward to getting together again in the not too distant future, although hopefully on a cooler day. maybe we could meet for lunch in seattle sometime. i know a great little cuban restaurant that serves the best pork sandwiches i've ever had.
well, i need to take jack out for his walk. we both need a little cool night time air.
thanks for the very nice write-up. now your readers can make the connection when they see my comments on their blogs, and yours of course.
take care and have a great week! say hi to mike for us.
teresa
I wish I could have been there. I met Teresa through the same photograph.
Teresa! It's you! Glad to see you. You are truly beautiful. Thanks for the tip. Laurie
Yay!!! Thank you so much for posting a pic of Teresa! It's nice to finally put a face to the lovely lady behind the sweet comments! :)
And Jack is ADORABLE! :)
thank you for the nice comments laurie and leslie. and yes, jack really is adorable. he turned 15 in june but thank God he is still very healthy.
teresa
How did I miss this post?! Wonderful to see pictures of mi amiga Teresa and dear ol' Jack, and Steve and Mike! I miss you folks, and I swear somehow I'm going to get up there to visit.
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