The Adventures Continue!

On Saturday, Cilla and I went to West Seattle, which is just across the Harbor from downtown. We went to have breakfast at a bakery near Alki beach, and then spent some time hanging out at the beach. The waves weren't exactly comparable to those in the Gulf of Mexico about a month and half ago, but it was fun to be near the shore and feel beachy -- plus, it was sunny, so it almost felt like summer! There's some fun driftwood on the shore and Cilla and I sat and listened to the USA/Ghana match that was coming from the bar across the street that was packed with "fans."

This is my roommate. She's pretty. And awesome. Pretty awesome.

Oh yeah, that's me. I'm smiling at you! I didn't want you to forget what I looked like.

The ferry. And a seagull!

Liked this view of downtown from across the Harbor.

The tower with the clock in it is the Starbucks headquarters! You can see the green mermaid sticking her head up from above the clock if you look closely.

For Baby Ben - this is where the Mariners play. Josh - your Cubs just played here this weekend!

Cilla's car broke down on our way back from Alki (Sad!) But her sister and brother-in-law were able to drive us down to Tacoma to her parents' house to pick up a car to borrow. We went down to their dock and sat on the lake with our feet in the water -- you can see Mt Rainier in the distance -- it was clear on this day! This picture doesn't do it justice.

This is Stadium High School in downtown Tacoma -- the school where 10 Things I Hate About You was filmed! It's an incredible building -- it was originally built around the turn of the century and intended to be an awesome, ritzy hotel, but the project was abandoned once the Depression hit. After the depression, the city bought the building and turned it into a school. And then Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles fell in love here!

The Stadium stadium! Haha. You might recall the scene when Heath sings "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" and dances down the stadium steps: here's that video clip.

The last two Sunday nights we've gone Swing Dancing at the Century Ballroom in Capitol Hill with a group from RUF. It's been a lot of fun! Once a month they have a live band play, but the nights I've gone it's just been swing music played by a DJ. This week afterwards we played kickball and soccer in the field across the street around midnight. Lots of fun times all around!

Love

Katie