Seattle...the bare highlights

To put it shortly, Seattle was amazing! I realized how much I definitely miss living in a city. Well, I guess people would say that Missoula is a "city"...although I slightly beg to differ. I guess Missoula does have more than one neighborhood....it actually has like four. Maybe five. But, Seattle was great! Some highlights:

• I tried clams for the first time ever. They were great! I just had to not think about what I was eating, and it was fine.
• I also got over my barrier and fear of red wine. Thank you, Kendra.
• I saw my great friend Marcus from high school, college, Ireland, etc. - so fun and so great to see some old faces!
• I attended a birthday party - like a real birthday party, with party hats, horns, pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, and darts!
• We visited a bar that reminded me of Wisconsin for sure.
• We dined out at a very nice restaurant...and I wore stilletos for the first time since I moved out west (Oh, the city!).
• We went thrift shopping and I captured an awesome pair of boots - they are fur. Yes, fur. On the outside. Picture it and love it. I fell in love and had to have them. I also scored a great sweater that I am wearing right now, that is so warm this morning I thought I was going to pass out. Another favorite was my "Friends don't let friends vote Republican" T-shirt from Urban Outfitters. Great times.
• I tried Pho for the first time, which is a Vietnamese noodle dish...and it was great. Norleen gave me a great lesson in how to flavor it.
• We visited ReWA, which is Kendra's old workplace - Refugee Women's Alliance. It was so great! What an amazing place to work and gain experience...
• We sang karaoke at a sushi bar and got booed - who boos at karaoke? Come on...
• Kendra's dad sang me his copyrighted "Happy Birthday" song with his accordian - I'm serious. It's copyrighted. He wrote it. So cool.
• I saw the famous fish get thrown in Pike's Place!

Kendra and I in front of the first Starbucks ever

Pike's Place - downtown

Post Alley - downtown

Kendra, Norleen, and I - the skyline is supposed to be in the background!

Thrift shopping - Old Style hat

My beautiful Starbucks penquin cookie

Hanging out with Marcus

Us 3 goofing off

Going back to my roots with darts

Joe's birthday party (Norleen's boyfriend - Norleen is one of Kendra's pals)

Kendra and I jumping for joy because we were in Seattle!

Laura and I with the Seattle skyline - do we look cold?

Is this a joke? Stress relief?

Laura chilling on the guitar at Kendra's house

PS It snowed 12" here this past weekend, and we got to drive back in it! Aren't you jealous? Actually, Missoula looks absolutely beautiful with the snow right about nowish...

Love to all.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Be thankful for life.