Skate 2 Donate

After the last couple of months I have been collecting second hand skateboards(many donated by local Kirkland Skaters and residents ) to fix up and give away to kids in positions less fortunate than myself. I had 9 boards in total to give away. After I spoke to a guy named "Zach"(who was mad passionate about his work and super helpful) that works for a local Non-profit organization called the "Kirkland boys and girls club". We set up a time and place to give these boards away and at the same time give these kids a little lesson. 

We skated and hung out for about an hour in an undercover basketball area at a school. There were a total of 11 kids there some just watching. I really think that a few of them really got something out of it. As I got a lot out of it. I feel if I give the gift of skateboarding to one kid my job is done. Not that I will stop here I hope to take it further each time I do this.

Here is a couple of photo's of the time we had together....

If you ever feel like donating to this cause hit me up...

Matty

Happy Holiday Spirit

Hello Everyone,

Tis the season and We should know, because Jillian and I have had 2 xmas parties already and with 3 more. 

Jillian had her work xmas party the Monday straight after our weekend away to Whistler. I have mentioned before that Jillian works at the headquarters of a very large company. So at Jillian's work party all the big wig's were there, about 50 people in total. Jillian's work colleagues were super friendly and that made all the x-mas games super fun. It was held a delicious restaurant. Here is Jillian and , Not to be corny but Jillian was absolutely beautiful that night. 

On Friday night was my work party. I was so excited as I have only been working there for 6 weeks or so. It was a fantastic night. It was at my boss David's house. All the staff were there, it was a great night with many laughs had. My boss's gave everyone a gift and what a gift it was. We all received a alarm clock radio. I know you are thinking a clock radio what ever. But this one connects to the internet, so I can connect to Triple J (Australian radio station). connect to my computer and play music through there and I can connect to flickr and have my pictures scroll through the screen that is on it . Wow I was so stoked. Especially since I have only been there for 6 weeks and potentially only another 6. But between you me and the rest of the people reading this, I would love to stay on it is a great atmosphere there.

Here is a pic of me and my work crew at the xmas party

We did a lot on the weekend. Saturday Jillian went xmas shopping with her mum, I hung out with Jillian's Grandma, I skated and got a sneak peak into a new  indoor park before it's grand opening this Saturday. On Sat night Jillian and I went our separate ways, Jillian went to an Xmas partyin Seattle and my friend kenny came over and we went to a friend of his x-mas party.

One of the most exciting things though was seeing Savanna (if you do not know who that is by now then you have to back and read some past posts) acting and singing in a play that was sold out in a few days. We had to stand in the below 0 degrees celsius on standby for tickets. It was worth every second. Savanna was amazing and we got to go have a hot chocolate after the show. What a fun filled weekend.

And this weekend coming up looking fuller than the last. 

Well that's it for now.

Much Love 

Matty and Team Mitchell

Once again a huge week for Team Mitchell

Well I left you all last week with taste of the of the show I was helping put on and a whisper of Whistler.
I will fill you all in on the show first. I spent Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday working on the show. There was printing, painting, hanging, Keg, food, putting up vinyl decals, cutting boards, measuring, lighting, paint touch ups and  whole lot more. We were all busy little bee's right up until the start of the show. The first hour or so of the show is just like the start of anything else pretty slow. People trickled in and out, but once it hit 7:01pm was like a we were giving a away free beer. Oh We were, but people didn't know that until they walk in. The night went great there was a great vibe, the artist were happy and most important my boss's were.   
Below you will see pictures of how the art is placed and to top it off. We separated out all the candy as representation of the grand colors in the artwork.           

The next day Jillian and I joined Natalie and Kevin (Brother and sister in law) in a trip to Whistler Canada. We stayed at the the four seasons, I know Lad di da. But Natalie won it from a work function last year. I thought it was a motel 6 or something. I am that classy I don't even now what the four seasons are. The weekend was great, it is such a beautiful place. WOW!!
Since Natalie is pregnant Kevin chose to be a great husband and Spend a beautiful day in Whistler. While Jillian and I spent the day on the Blackcombe mountain. It is so big I never realized it could be so big. The snow was not the best, very icy. but it was a great time. After snowboarding We went back to room and Jillian I had a bath. In one we both could actually fit in. We caught up with Natalie and Kevin a little bit later and cooked dinner and spent the night hanging out playing cards. It was such a pleasure to hang out with Natalie and Kevin.

I think that is enough for now.
I hope all is well with everyone.
Matty

Thanksgiving and more

Hi All,
Well as most of you know Thanksgiving was this past Thursday and there is a lot to talk about so let's get started.

Last weekend my nephew had his 2nd birthday and he celebrated it at an indoor water slide park. Jillian and I did not get to join in the festivities, but heard it was a great great time with only a small upset. Jillian's Mum slipped on wet pavement and broke her arm. She now has a cast going up past her elbow. But she is holding up like a trooper and keeping a smile on that dial.

At my workplace we have an art gallery in front of our studio and the first Thursday of every month art galleries in Seattle are open to the public. My workplace is a part of this and on December 3rd we are having an art show showing work of Jared Nickerson. I have been doing a lot of work on the upcoming show, re-painting walls, painting murals on the wall (his work not mine), printing out his work boarding it and so on and so forth. So as you can tell it has been quite busy. here is a sample of what I have been doing. The show is this Thursday, there is much to do still and it is all very exciting.



The Thursday just past was Thanksgiving and Jillian and I had 4 days off together. Thursday through to Sunday. We had a great time we went and saw two movies. One which we loved "Blindside". I skated twice. Jillian got to go shopping and we had an awesome thanksgiving dinner with Jillian's immediate family and a few extended families. Making the festivities all the better. With great food, games, more food and many laughs.
Here is the pic or two of the festivities. I even baked cookies !! But the Prize for best chef must go to Jillian and her sisters as they put most of it together.

After a great Thanksgiving we still had 3 days free. So on Friday I decided to make dinner for Jillian, her parents, Kevin and Christy. I made chicken terriyaki with veggies and I made it completely by myself. It was quite delicious if I do say so myself.

We hung out with the family over the weekend a lot, it was a great weekend. Maybe whistler this weekend may compare.

Well I hope this catches you all doing well.
Matty

Today

Hi all
Well today was the busiest day I have had at my internship. The company that I work for not only has a work studio, but in the front of the work studio they have a gallery. Where they show different artists and it has been apart of my job to work with the artist on the upcoming show. Here is a picture of one of the artists pieces. It is painted on the front wall which stands 9 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Me and the artists own intern painted it.





I will have more pics of the show which is on dec 3rd
--Matty3stars--

My new work

So here I am standing in front of my new work waiting for someone to come let me in. It's my 3rd week in and I'm enjoying it emmensly. While waiting I took a picture of the street, so you can get gist of what I look at everyday. Also here is a picture of my desk.





I hope all are doing well matty.

--Matty3stars--

Another fun filled week or so....

Well there is a lot to say...

Okay the biggest news I have is that I just finished my first week of my internship last Friday.

It was great and very intimidating at the same time. The internship is at this great design firm called "design commission". 

I have my own desk and have got to take on some really rad tasks. Jillian is loving it because I get up with her in the morning and drive with her to her work and take the bus into Seattle from there.Tomorrow is the start of my second week. I am looking forward to it very much.

Last weekend was Halloween and oh boy did we have some good costumes and some great times. Jillian and I went to a party at a friend of ours house Hilary's. This is also when they do their time change here and that gave us an extra hour of drinking, not that I needed it.

Jillian and I dressed up like an old couple. We mixed it up a little and swapped gender roles. Here is a pic of us...

 

Just before Halloween, we celebrated a couple of birthdays. It was both Mama Bill's and Kevin's birthdays only a few days apart. We had Sunday dinners in each of their honors with of course, presents and cake. Great family times.

On the Friday that just passed, Jillian had a congratulatory surprise dinner for me. Well I knew about the dinner, but the location was a surprise. Jillian surprised me by taking me out to a restaurant next to where we got engaged called the Salish Lodge. The weather was terrible and that made it even better as we sat eating dinner looking over the waterfall where we got engaged. It was a great night.

The next day was very fun as well. Our friend Tiegan is a great photographer and is looking to add to her portfolio. She had asked all the friends if they would pose for her. Jillian and I jumped at the opportunity to have someone with such fantastic skills take our shots. It was a very fun experience and I will post some pics when I get some in my hand. That night we went and had dinner with a few of our friends and a had an awesome night once again. 

It is truly such a good feeling to be making such great friendships over here..

It has been raining here like no other, the true thought of Seattle weather. But, I have been  trying to get in as many skates as possible. I enjoyed my first skate in a while today. 

The last bit of exciting news, is that Jillian and I are now Monday to Friday people. With my new full-time internship, I was able to end my scheduled shifts at the movie theater and Jillian was able to quit the coffee shop. We have thoroughly enjoyed out last couple weekends of absolutely no work. I still have homework and projects,but at least I can do that on my own schedule.

Hope everyone is doing well. Jillian and I would always love to hear from you.