Anyways... I digress... the title of this post is Our Trip Out West so let me get to that. While in Vegas with Amy and Ryan this past January I threw out the idea of taking a trip out to visit them in Seattle with a side trip for all of us to Vancouver. Luckily Amy was on board... as we both usually are when it comes to trip planning and we decided we'd go out to visit the week of July 4th. To say this was an awesome and relaxing trip is an understatement! We had the perfect mix of sightseeing and hanging out.
We went to the Mariners game against the Orioles on July 4th which was a fun way to celebrate Jim's birthday. I was really impressed with their stadium! We sat in the club level seats and had access to lots of yummy food and drink options.
That night we went out for dinner and I learned how to play a version of shuffleboard... but on an air hockey type table... I don't know if there's another name for it. It took Jim and I quite awhile to get the hang of it but it was fun :) We took lots of fun pictures with their cool wooden beer/liquor sign.
We also had some awesome seafood chowder (it was the first time I had ever had chowder and now I've been spoiled) and we spent one more walking around downtown.
We took some pictures in Kerry Park before making the drive up to the border to go to Vancouver (More about Canada in my next post). We really couldn't have asked for better weather throughout the trip. I can't imagine living somewhere where you can eat all your meals outside in July because it is so nice! I'm super jealous of their summers!
When we got back from Vancouver we had about a day and a half left in Seattle and we definitely made the most of it. We went and checked out the Chihuly Glass Exhibit and it was breathtaking. I love colored glass designs. It reminded be of being in Italy and the South of France where they had a lot of glass jewelry and I got to watch someone go through the glass blowing process.
I loved the canoe because it just reminded me of Canada or being on a lake in upstate NY. I'd love to blow up on of the pictures I took of one of the glass filled canoes and put it up in our house one day.
The exhibit is right next to the Space Needle as you can tell from this picture. :)
They also had a lot of pieces outside in the gardens which was cool.
On our last day we visited some wineries and did some wine tasting which was fun. I think Seattle is an awesome area and I love the fact that it is so close to British Columbia. If it wasn't so far from the East Coast & my parents I think I'd be able to move out there in a second! Thank you to Amy and Ryan for a great Seattle visit! More about our weekend in Vancouver to come!
