Lisa's Birthday Weekend

I made it to Tacoma! I love visiting my sister in Washington, it is a beautiful state. But this was a special visit, it was Lisa's Birthday weekend and the first weekend in her new loft. =) Flying into Seattle was fun because it was COVERED in thick fog. One minute the plane was flying over a sea of clouds and then the next minute we were diving into the clouds for a landing. Did I mention cold?? Seattle was ccccold. =) Anyway Lisa and her friend Natalie picked me up and we went back to the loft in Tacoma. That night and the next morning we helped unpack and organize her awesome new loft for the party that night.

Everyone had a great time at the party! Most of us didn't know each other, but we started the party with the best icebreaker ever....a pole dancing class! By the end we were all best friends. hahaha. It was a mother/daughter team in Olympia that taught us a few moves and a routine by the end. The class was a lot of fun, but by the end every one of our muscles ached. I would take that class again in a heartbeat. =) After the class we went back to the loft for yummy Thai food, cupcakes, and a girlie movie marathon! (yeah we made it through 2 movies before everyone was ready to go to sleep.)

The next morning we kinda dragged our feet, and I decided to take a walk across the street to the Glass Museum. I didn't have enough time to go in, but it was great just walking around. The first picture is on the walkway to the museum where they have encased MANY beautiful glass vases. The next picture is a piece of a ceiling display that is also out on a walkway. I could look at these glass pieces for hours.

We finally left the loft that afternoon and rushed to Seattle. It was Natalie's first trip to Washington, so we decided to take the Duck Tour! I've only ever done the duck tour in Boston. So for some crazy reason we took the duck tour in Seattle...in the winter. =) Our driver was hilarious and even Lisa learned a few new things about Seattle on the tour. The Duck Boat does not have any windows, so while we were driving around town it was FREEZING. He drove us all around Seattle, and then we took a dip in Union lake where he showed us the Gasline park, the sleepless in Seattle house, and some other history with that area. The tour was fun, but I recommend doing it in warmer weather.

After the tour we took the monorail deeper into town to walk around the market--a must if you ever visit Seattle. They were closing up shop, so we didn't see the craziness that it usual apart of the experience. We did stop and have some of the most delicious mac and cheese, and then went to a chocolate shop for REAL hot chocolate. By that time we had to rush back to the car and then to the airport so I wouldn't miss my flight home. =) I miss it already.

I'll have more pictures posted on facebook later!