Category Seattle
Seattle!
Last week in Madrid and Munich, next week in Seattle. I flew out on Saturday to have a weekend without work. Justin met me at the airport with a bunch of lilies. Then we got some tacos to stave off jet lag for a few more hours. And then went to his house where my […]
Seattle for the Fourth – Legos!
When we went to bed after the fireworks on the 4th of July, I told my parents that we didn’t have any fixed itinerary for the next day, so they were free to take all the time they wanted in the morning and we’d figure out what to do with the rest of the day […]
Seattle for the Fourth – Independence Day
The Fourth of July last year was blazing hot. This year? Not so much: Chilly and grey, with patches of rain. Apparently this is how the Pacific Northwest “does summer.” But being the good Americans we are, we celebrated our independence — weather be damned! We caught a late-morning ferry to Bainbridge Island, where Justin’s […]
Seattle for the Fourth – Waterfalls and Musical Theatre
The parental units are in Seattle to celebrate America! Highlights from day one: – Brunch! – Naps! (No photos out of respect for the sleeping) – Snoqualmie Falls! – Dancing minors! (also, miners!)
Christmas morning and Star Wars and Christmas Eve dinner (in that order)
Christmas Eve dawned grey and chilly, and we went downstairs to get a head start on celebrating Christmas itself with a leisurely, hours-long gift exchange (how can you tell none of us has kids?). We started with the stockings, which I (on behalf of Santa) had filled with travel-related goodies. A sleeping mask and earplugs […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas Eve
Christmas is here! And this year I’m taking an approach to celebrating that’s, well, let’s just say, not super conventional. Instead of flying out to spend Christmas with family, I stayed in Seattle to celebrate with Amanda (who came up from Denver) and Justin. The plan was to do Christmas at my house, then go […]
Wedding in the San Juans
Justin’s brother’s best friend Jenna got married this weekend at her now-husband’s family’s house on San Juan Island. The whole family went along to be supportive, and I was invited too. I didn’t know anyone there other than the Keyes family, but I’m glad I went. The San Juan Islands are one of the most […]
Labor Day!
Labor Day was forecast to be excellent weather, so Justin and I decided to take advantage of it and go for a hike. We picked Little Si, a 4.7 mile hike not too far from downtown Seattle. The trail wasn’t difficult. Most of it passed through lush green forest. The epitome of the Cascades. We […]
The Hike: Backpacking the White Pass – Pilot Ridge Loop
Two weekends ago I took a day off work and went backpacking in the Northern Cascades with two of my best friends from law school. Amy flew in from DC, and Kristin flew up from El Paso. We spent Friday night running last-minute errands to REI and the grocery store, and then left first thing. […]
Solstice in Fremont
So, one thing I did not know about Seattle before moving here is just how weird it is. And apparently I live in the epicenter of a certain bohemian, artsy type of Seattle weirdness. For example, on the longest day of the year, they have a neighborhood parade with Goth/steampunk/hippie/swing bands and naked, painted cyclists…. […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 