7 posts tagged “us”
Ok. Time to get down to the nitty gritty.....
A week ago Sunday we flew to Seattle just the two of us for a mini- getaway... When we got off the plane we ventured through a crowed confusing airport to get our rental car. From there we drove to our friends Tim and Michelle's house for Easter dessert. Michelle made a carrot cake for Ryan (who has always been spoiled by Michelle's cooking) and her Mom made a delicious raspberry cheesecake! We visited for a few hours and then were off to find our hotel.
We stayed in the Lake Union Marriott which happens to be the same hotel we stayed in on our honeymoon.
Only this time we had a spectacular view of the Lake which was overflowing with stark white masks of sail boats tied to docks in one direction and the space needle in the other.
The next day Stacey and Jason picked us up and we spent the day doing touristy stuff in downtown. We walked pikes place, ate at the cafe from Sleepless in Seattle, enjoyed the city views from the gasoline park, did the Underground Tour and some shopping. All of which was followed by dinner where the four of us were joined by Kathy and Lindsey for some delicious seafood.
The next morning while getting ready I noticed something strange when I poured my jewelry out onto the counter. More items fell out of the cup then I had originally placed into the cup. Ryan had apparently slipped my anniversary gift into the cup while I was sleeping. He got me a beautiful sparkling anniversary band which he special ordered to match my wedding set!
Which was ironic because due to his recent dramatic weight loss I had purchased him a new wedding band and took it on our trip for him...
After all this excitement was the main event of the trip. THE GAME. Opening Day for the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field and we had exceptional seats dead center in between home base and first base.
After the game we met back up with Tim and Michelle for dinner at the Palisades
Wednesday we slept in and then headed up to Snowqualmie Falls. The cool breeze and light mist walking down the pathway are so exciting and then the moment you see the falls you catch your breath and stop in amazement at the beauty that God has created. They are absolutely breathtaking!
Heres a few more random pictures from our stay
until our trip to Seattle!!!!!!!
and by our, I mean just Ryan and I! Yep thats right! Just the 2 of us, alone, no little people for three days in the gorgeous romantic city that we honeymooned in just 10 years ago....
We have many plans in our 3 short days.
Visiting our "Seattle families", opening game for the Seattle Mariners, a trip to Snoqualmie falls, an underground tour, a trip to the coveted Bon, visit Pikes place, dinner at the Palisades and whatever else we can fit into our schedule!
Most importantly we will get to talk with out using "code" or spelling. We will get to sleep in. We will get to walk hand in hand without little hands intertwined in the mix too. A trip thats all about us.
So on that note, Mr. Weatherman can you please make the yucky freezing weather go-away!
Ryan and I just came back from the gym. A whole hour all by ourselves, It didn't seem like working out at the gym, instead it seemed like we had sneaked away.
I can, It's peace and quiet! Ryan and I are sitting here at the computer and he mentioned how QUIET it is. We both look at each other and stop to listen. Yep, quiet. Nothing. No yelling. No fighting. No arguing. No whinning. No complaining. To sum it up, NO DRAMA!
Why, you ask? The two girls aren't here. Yep, just the boys and us. Thus is the reason behing the quietness.
Maddy is at Uncle Eric's house and Kenna is at Papa's house! and It's QUIET.
Last night we had a great surprise at our little house in suburbia...
To back up a little, 14 years ago I became friends with a girl named Liz. We spent a lot of time together hanging out and being silly. If Liz was in the room, then I was laughing. Her nickname for me was "whitegirl". Love it. Anyways, after high school we drifted apart and lost touch of each other until now.
We reconnected through the Internet and amazingly she's still fairly local. So we made plans for her to drive our way, meet up at the office and from there come over to the house. I didn't tell Ryan any of this, because I wanted to experience the shock value of her just randomly walking into the house after all these years. I'm so thankful I went that route, because when she walked into my office I was shocked! She looks so different! Years ago I would have summed her up with one word....Tomboy....But, now, the girl I saw yesterday was fantastically girlie! I would now sum her up with the word...beautiful...
Needless, to say when I came home I walked through the door and said that some girl followed me home and then she walked through the door and Ryan got this kinda silly, shocked look and after 3 or 4 seconds threw his arms around her and quickly bombarded her with questions, "Whats up Liz? Where'd you come from? What are you doing here? You look fantastic!, etc..." It was so cool to watch. So we spent the rest of the night talking, catching up and laughing a lot. We reminisced about the "old times" and filled each other in on the past decade. Time flew by and I was sad to see her go.
(Oh, I have to add. Kenna can't say the letter "L". So Liz's new nickname is "Wiz" thanks to Makenna.)
So many things running through my mind...
* Christians away at 5th grade science camp, I wonder what he's doing? I miss him terribly!!
* My 17 month old told me "duh" last night...why do we ever wish for our children to talk?
* Work sucks, why do I work in the mortgage industry? (Thanks mom for that one)
* I wonder what it would be like to listen to Ryan and move, but I'm a Cali girl.
* How come all families aren't close and how do you make them close?
* My three closest friends live out of state and that sucks.
* My neice, Vanessa, is going to Homecomming this year with a senior and thats depressing.
* I get my blood pressure taken at the doctor once a week. Last week was, 184/82, am dredding going tomorrow.
* My girlfriend Michelle makes me laugh on a daily basis.
* My parents just called me from Savanah they were at Paula Deen's, I miss them and am very jealous!
* We played Cranium twice this weekend, it is now our favorite game. Wish it was the weekend again.
* Maddy got a silver medal on Saturday from the American Academy of Ballet at her ballet performance.
* Christmas is less then three months away and unlike usual, I have't bought anything :(
* Ryan is working on his old truck in the garage and is hoping to finish rebuilding the engin tonight. Think it will run?
* I love Ms. Serena, we are so blessed and I am thankfukl beyond words.
* I wish my sister and Ryans sister lived closer
Ok, I could ramble on and on, see its a whirlwind in there, more profound thought later
2 Weeks ago four of the six of us were in Ryan's brothers Wedding. It was on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.
It was a long weekend, we really enjoyed the festivities and had a good time with Ryan's extended family. We had a great time visiting Uncle Terry, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Howard and JB.
Maddy was feeling under the weather (with 4 kids, one is always bound to get sick) but she was such a trooper. She was determined to wear her "princess dress" no matter what! And thats just what she looked like.
Makenna and Ethan hung out with Nana and Papa Goodman. Then once lunch was served Ethan wiped out and Kenna hit the dance floor with Grandpa Enoch.
