Cas picked me up in Edmonds and I spent the next two nights at their house. Al was ready with delicious bbq ribs for dinner that we ate outside on their porch, along with a nice glass of wine. Once Rhia was in bed, Cas and I went for a short walk around the track not far from their house. We got back in time for the fireworks set off by pretty much everyone who lives around them. I think some of them bought the same selection we had for our party in Quilcene even. There were some really nice displays.
Sunday morning, after we were showered and ready, Cas and I went into Seattle for a girls day out. We started with coffee at Caffe Vita in Fremont. Their mochas are made with Theo Chocolates; Yummy, it was one of the best mochas I have ever had! My breakfast was a bagel. As you can see they do ferns designs, sadly I spilled mine a little(good thing for the saucer!) but it still looked great!. :) It was a beautiful day too so we sat outside the coffee shop.From there we headed into the city for a bit of shopping, of course, we stopped by the Tasting Room for a bit of wine. The above picture of Cas and I was taken from outside there. I had a delicious white(which the name of I have forgotten) and a dessert wine. What better to go with our wine but tasty Theo chocolates! Twice in one day, what more could a girl ask for?
While at coffee we decided to get pedicures done for sure. The last time we did that was a few days before my wedding. Neither of us had gone since then and we thought today would be a prefect day for it. We found a place called Myano among others online the night before when we were pondering going. While we were walking around downtown we ran across it and decided to check it out. For $35 we got the basic pedicure which took about 45 mins. It was nice. Not as great as the one before, but well needed. I stand on my feet all day and a pedicure is a real treat. I'm so glad Lauren got me into them! Here's a picture of our toes. I got a sparkly clear and Cas got a great shade of red.
The weather in Long Beach wasn't the most ideallic, but then again it is right on the Pacific Ocean. It wasn't foggy so at least we could see. Cas found us a great cottage(Boardwalk Cottages) within walking distance of downtown, as an added plus they had scones for breakfast. They had a lemon glaze and were delicious. Hopefully we can go back with Al and Richard this next time.
We tried to go to the beach Monday night, however it started to rain pretty good size drops so we decided to head back, go to dinner and try the beach again the next day. We went to a place called Dooger's Seafood & Grill. I had halibut off their fresh catch choices. When we were finished we got a dessert to go, an apple crisp pie. Rhia went to sleep, while Cas and I sat on the porch swing ate our dessert, which also included fudge from a local shop, and drink wine. It was a nice night for it, not too hot but not too cold.
We did make it to the beach the next day and it started out cloudy and uninteresting. Soon it cleared up. At first Rhia didn't really want to go but then she really got into it and walked to squish sand with her hands and sit down in it. The tide was out so we could walk pretty far. It was a nice way to start the day, which had a rocky start. After that we set off for my house, although we never made it there. Rhia started to get pretty fusy and it turns out she had an infection. Of course at the time we didn't know. But this made it so we went back to their house instead of driving to mine.
Richard met me in Kingston that eveing, surprisingly I didn't fall asleep in the car right away. However I did go to bed almost as soon as we got home.
The next day, after very short notice from my dad, I departed for Victoria on the afternoon boat. I didn't come home again until Friday afternoon. It was a really nice time and I got a great new pair of shoes. :)
Since then it's been work with a weekend spent in Seattle area. Richard and I babysit Rhia one Friday night so Al and Cas could attend a concert. We all had a great time. Rhia did the unthinkable and fell asleep in the stroller while her and I were on a walk. Naturally I sent out picture messages. :) Her parents were jealous. The next day was SRS, which turned out to be an open meeting. So it was a huge discussion among everyone.
That night was dinner at a sushi place with Mike and Alicia. Richard then left me at their house and went on his way home. I stayed the night there because I was attending Alicia's baby shower the next day. It's one of the best I've ever been too! We sat around and talked and ate tacos. Yum.
Kami gave me a ride up to Edmonds and we stopped by Joann's then Al and Cas's house. Next thing they were asking if we wanted to stay for dinner. Sure! Afterwards Kami gave me a ride to the ferry. I didn't even have to run on to it but the timing was good enough that it left right away. :)
