Sleepless In Seattle

Last weekend we did a quick trip to Seattle- I say sleepless because we managed to stay on Central time in the mornings (awake by 6 a.m.)  and  Pacific time in the evenings (going to bed at 11 p.m.)... kind of nice because it made the days seem longer, although we might have been a little crabby by the end.  Initially we went to participate in the RockNRoll Half Marathon!  Turns out my back isn't quite ready for me to run 13.1 miles, so I went and cheered Jay, Heidi (my sister) and Jason (brother-in-law) on.  They were rock stars, I was seriously impressed!

It was fun filled weekend of:  

RockNRoll Half Marathon

(btw the National Anthem was played on an electric guitar-very cool)

Team EBRP!

Heidi (love her wings!)  and Jason crossing the finish line!  

Jay had an amazing time of 1 hour 48 minutes especially for his first half!  I think he's addicted. 

EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum
My sister and I took the kids to the EMP museum there in Seattle Center- WOW, very cool museum.  I would highly recommend it.  They have a whole music section which we could have spent all day in (and for those of you who know me, know I am not musical- although secretly wish I was)  I managed to embarrass my children (yes!) at a karaoke part of the museum.  They didn't give me a microphone, so what's a girl got to do... show off her dance moves- a little running man, cabbage patch, sprinkler!  I didn't run the half so I needed the cardio workout : )

Sunday Brunch
Sunday we went to a brunch with Team EBRP- it was really nice getting to know the families and sharing stories.

Good-byes
After that we said good-bye to my sister and her family, they had to drive back to Idaho (aren't they the best for driving 7 hours to spend this time with us??).  Cousin time is always awesome and of course so is sister time!

Peas in a pod!  Cute girls!

Justus is his favorite!

Love these two boys!

Pike's Place and Ferry
Our family decided to go to Pike's Place Market on Sunday and do a ferry boat ride.  I love farmer's markets and oh I love the fruit out here on the west coast.  We bought a nectarine that was so juicy I had juice running down my forearm as I ate it and I didn't care (the fruit in the Midwest isn't juicy and doesn't have that fresh flavor).

The ferry was really cool because not only did we get some awesome views we also learned some interesting facts about Seattle.

Visiting Friends
Monday morning we took Jay to the airport- he was off to Boston for work and since our plane didn't leave until that evening we went to visit one of my roommates/friends from college, Heather.  It was so much fun.  We talked nonstop for 6 hours and I enjoyed every minute of it.  I haven't seen her in over 20 years, and it seemed like yesterday.  She took us to a cute little Norwegian town and we got some very tasty pastries...I won't say how many I bought, but let's just say I got whatever looked good...  I did share of course! It was a great time catching up with Heather and seeing what an amazing person she continues to be

I have to give a plug for military families.  Heather's husband is in the military and it is amazing the things that her husband does for our country, not just him but the sacrifices his family makes as well.  I have a deeper appreciation for that and the sacrifices they all make to keep our country safe! !

We made it home safely and without any tired cries... (I might have almost cried when for about 3 minutes I couldn't find our car in the parking garage in the MN airport).  We  had a great time in Seattle, I love that city- so cool and has a lot of fun things to do.  We will be back, maybe next year I can run the half!