Okay...so, it's only been a little over a week since we returned from the lovely Discovery Bay, Washington. But still! It should never have taken us this long to have posted about our lovely vacation! So...here it is....a week late.
Our first evening was spent in downtown Seattle. We stayed at The Cambridge Hotel, directly across from the Paramount Theatre, and about 5 blocks from Pike's Place outdoor market. We had a great view of the city, and enjoyed walking the streets of downtown. We were however, glad we were only in Seattle for a night, because what we were really looking for was peace and quiet. Away from the city....for some reason Seattle wasn't quite soothing to our souls. ;) We did have a great time sharing a peace of cheescake from The Cheesecake Factory,
and eating veggie spring rolls, potstickers, and other Asian food at The Dragon Fish Cafe for Happy Hour. The next morning we woke up early and went for a run through the streets of Seattle, to Pike's Place. We saw some fish-throwing, and I happened to be lucky enough to watch a homeless lady shoot some heroin in the ladies room. When she started walking toward me with her contaminated needles, I bolted outta there, hissing to Tim to hurry up! She really was of no threat to me, as she was stoned out of her mind anyway. Anyway....so, yeah, that was Seattle.
The best part was driving 3 hours up North to Discovery Bay. We arrived at our quaint condo, to find it to be three stories, waterfront, and completly serene. Man, it was like a night and day difference between Seattle and here. Our first evening we saw a little seal hanging out in the water, a hundred feet or so from our balcony.
The rest of the week was wonderfully relaxing. We slept in, stayed up late, re-evaluated our goals (a yearly tradition), made lots of yummy food in the well
equipped kitchen, took walks, visited Port Townsend and Port Angeles, thought about taking a ferry across to Victoria, and then gasped at the price, went thrift store shopping, drank way too much coffee,
and enjoyed dinners and sunsets on our deck. Yeah, it was a wonderful time.
Now, it's back to the daily grind. Though, in less than two weeks we are outta town again...this time, Kansas! This is Tim's last official week at Multnomah. If you think of him, pray--he's trying so hard to finish well, and finals week is just around the corner. I'm so proud of his hard work. It's been an extremely busy time for him, especially. We spent Saturday wrapping presents for family, making goodies for our friends, finding our perfect Christmas tree, writing our annual Christmas letter, and decorating our home for the holidays. It's so cozy in here; we are just loving it. I'll post pics this week of our Christmas fun. To top it off, we got our first snow on Saturday! Make it a great week!
-H
