Sunny in Seattle?

I’m home from my weekend trip to Seattle.  So much happened in such a short time.  Plane rides, a graduation, visits with family, great food, sightseeing, the food, did I mention the food?  We were blessed with gorgeous weather as it was sunny and warm and I really enjoyed every minute of it. We checked into the Deca hotel Friday evening and discovered that it has really nice rooms and I liked that the stairs are so easily accessible for coming and going from floor to floor.  Saturday morning we grabbed a quick breakfast down the street at the Potage Bay Café before heading over to Washington University for the Graduation. With 4000+ graduates, you can imagine the crowds and the time it took for all the students to walk across the stage.

  

We were patient and enjoyed our moment to jump up, scream and applaud our Graduate! The special event for me was the family dinner we enjoyed at Cutters restaurant later that evening. My niece was the center of attention for her accomplishment, and yes we are all so very proud of her. The food there is fantastic and the view is spectacular!  It was so much fun to laugh and reminisce with the fam. After a good nights sleep we were up early on Sunday morning for a ferry ride over to Brisbane Island to have a cup of coffee.  Take a boat ride to go have a cup of coffee?  Heaven and yes, that was so much fun!  There is nothing like seeing a City like Seattle from the water.  It is such an interesting perspective.  The fact that the water was calm and the air crisp and clear made for an enjoyable crossing. After a day of walking around the city we headed back to the airport.

Once there, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed my visit to Butter London located at concourse C at SeaTac airport.  Earlier in the week I was viewing knittyblog and read a favorable write up on Butter London and thought it would be fun to check it out. So, since I was right there, I went in to have a look around at their salon and nail/hand care products.  I chose the 15-minute hand massage and oh my, I’m so glad that I did.  It was just what I needed!  After packing, unpacking and then packing again my hands and wrists were in need of some attention.  If you happen to be in the neighborhood, it is well worth a walk-in. What a great weekend.

I had taken some knitting with me and thought I’d make a bunch of progress and found that I only got in a couple of rows.  The few minutes of down time I had I spent with my eyes closed. Now that I’m back, I’m reminded that travel is fun, but there is truly no place like home.  I love my own bed!