Oct 11, 2009 - Seattle Washington

Been here before and went to Jimmy Hendrix gravesite that time.Been here before and went to Jimmy Hendrix gravesite that time....

Oct 11, 2009 - We're officially engaged!!!

I don't usually post more than one entry in a single day, but this breaking news warranted a posting! David officially asked me to marry him tonight! (I apologize now for not making individual calls to immediate family and close friends, but we're three hours behind and it was too late to wake anyone up except my parents, and you've all been tracking our progress here so I figured it was fitting that I make a blog entry about it. Oh, and my ring is absolutely beautiful, and I can't stop looking at it! I could go on and on, but it's late and we have a big day in Seattle ahead of us tomorrow -- plus, this forum can't fully express my emotions and excitement anyway. ... Bursting at the seams, The future Mrs.I don't usually post more than one entry in a single day, but this breaking news warranted a posting! David officially asked me to marry him tonight! (I apologize now for not making individual calls to immediate family and close friends, but we're three hours behind and it was too late to wake anyone up except my parents, and you've all been tracking our progress here so I figured it was fitting that I make a blog entry about it. Oh, and my ring is absolutely beautiful, and I can't stop looking at it! I could go on and on, but it's late and we have a big day in Seattle ahead of us tomorrow -- plus, this forum can't fully express my emotions and excitement anyway. ... Bursting at the seams, The future Mrs....

Oct 9, 2009 - Mount Rainier

Friday we went to Mount Rainier, where Matt and Meg took a long hike to a panoramic point, going over ice and highlighting the cloud that seemed to cover the mountain that day.Friday we went to Mount Rainier, where Matt and Meg took a long hike to a panoramic point, going over ice and highlighting the cloud that seemed to cover the mountain that day....

Oct 6, 2009 - Seattle, WA

We have officially made it coast to coast! 3,957 miles, 18 days, one truck transmission, and three major national parks later, we are still enjoying the trip and not falling back on either plan B (I fly home with the boys and fly a friend down to drive the rest of the way with Scott) or plan C (we all fly home and put the truck and trailer on the barge in Tacoma).We have officially made it coast to coast! 3,957 miles, 18 days, one truck transmission, and three major national parks later, we are still enjoying the trip and not falling back on either plan B (I fly home with the boys and fly a friend down to drive the rest of the way with Scott) or plan C (we all fly home and put the truck and trailer on the barge in Tacoma)....

Oct 5, 2009 - Matt and Meg Visit

We enjoy a wonderful week with Matt and Meg. But we see that there is an accident on I-5, so we come back to Seattle via 99. ... We greatly enjoy catching up on their plans, sharing recent photos, exploring more of Seattle (the needle, the aquarium, the lochs, more of the market), a terrific sushi meal, another fine meal with ambiance at Ray's Boat House, and a great meal at Zoe's for Meg's birthday, a picnic at Fay Bainbridge State Park (where we parked the RV for the week since the narrow road to the guest house could not accommodate it), some of Jim's fine salmon, halibut and Matt's wonderful okra and tomatoes as well as risotto. ... We also enjoyed some games (Matt and Meg whipped us at Canasta but we still had fun--even playing UNO) and managed to enjoy the hot tub together one night.We enjoy a wonderful week with Matt and Meg. But we see that there is an accident on I-5, so we come back to Seattle via 99. ... We greatly enjoy catching up on their plans, sharing recent photos, exploring more of Seattle (the needle, the aquarium, the lochs, more of the market), a terrific sushi meal, another fine meal with ambiance at Ray's Boat House, and a great meal at Zoe's for Meg's birthday, a picnic at Fay Bainbridge State Park (where we parked the RV for the week since the narrow road to the guest house could not accommodate it), some of Jim's fine salmon, halibut and Matt's wonderful okra and tomatoes as well as risotto. ... We also enjoyed some games (Matt and Meg whipped us at Canasta but we still had fun--even playing UNO) and managed to enjoy the hot tub together one night....

Oct 2, 2009 - Bainbridge and Vashon Islands

BAINBRIDGE AND VASHON ISLANDS: We drive early Monday morning back to Bainbridge Island, where we leave Rocky RV at the state park (also looking over Puget Sound) and take the ferry to Seattle for a delightful lunch with friend and VA colleague Steve Fihn. ... We also enjoy a brief visit to Pike Place fish market.BAINBRIDGE AND VASHON ISLANDS: We drive early Monday morning back to Bainbridge Island, where we leave Rocky RV at the state park (also looking over Puget Sound) and take the ferry to Seattle for a delightful lunch with friend and VA colleague Steve Fihn. ... We also enjoy a brief visit to Pike Place fish market....

Oct 2, 2009 - Seattle

We took a bus from Vancouver to head back down into the US, going through customs at the US border wasn’t too painful, and it only took 4 hours to arrive at Seattle, our first city on the West Coast. ... Seattle isn’t a big city, but nice and cosy bay side city famous as the birthplace of grunge rock and Starbucks. ... We saw Starbucks pretty much every place we’ve been to, from Asia to Europe, and it is amazing that it’s all started from this little coffee shop in Seattle. ... The biggest reason we stayed in Seattle was to see a baseball game. ... The best Japanese baseball player, Ichiro is playing for the Seattle Mariners. ...