We just got back from our trip to Seattle, and WOW, was it wonderful! I had a blast just hanging out with my husband, taking walks in downtown Seattle, attending an NFL football game, and SLEEPING!! Ahh . . . what a wonderful bed!
Here are the highlights (or the play-by-play):
We dropped the boys off at their grandparents' house on Friday night so we could stay out late at Mitch's PCAR banquet and get on the road early the next morning. So, after sleeping in, we swung by Dutch Bros. for that precious Annihilator on our way out of town. Once we hit the Seattle area, our first stop was to see Rob and Rachel. We met up at the Cost Plus down by Pike Place and then drove on over to their adorable house in West Seattle. We enjoyed hanging out with Rob, Rachel, and a few of Rachel's family members who were visiting for Rachel's birthday. We left a couple of hours later and checked into our hotel.
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel is located about 5 blocks from Pike Place Market. Our room was located on the 3rd floor (which is really about 5 stories up) on the CORNER!! What this meant was that we had 3 windows and a GREAT view of the city, including a little bit of the Sound. Our room was beautiful and the bed was so comfortable! I slept so wonderfully!
That first night (Saturday), we had a 5 course meal in one of the hotel dining rooms reserved for our State Farm group. The food was delicious!
The next morning, we got up early for breakfast (too yummy!) and then went for a walk to burn off all of the calories we just consumed. It was pretty cool feeling like rich people walking out the front doors of a fancy hotel with a hotel umbrella (just in case) slung over my wrist. We shopped, but alas, didn't buy. It was so cool walking around downtown. I felt a little hip.
Around noon, we met up with the rest of the group in the lobby of the hotel, then hopped on the charter bus for the short drive to the stadium. SO MANY people were walking to the game. It was so cool to see an ocean of Seahawks fans flowing toward the stadium. We got a great parking spot and didn't have to walk far to get in. Once again, I felt kind of cool.
So, once we entered the stadium we walked around and around the ramp to get to our seats in the far upper corner of the stadium. To call it the nose bleed section would be a total understatement. We were about 5 rows off the TOP row. We were surrounded by Bears fans. It was hysterical! We had such a fun time NOT being cool (I whooped and hollered and swing my green foam thingy time after time). The Seahawks won. It was awesome!
After the game, we went back to the hotel for a time of refreshments, and then went out to dinner with a little group of agents and their spouses (or kids . . . whichever).
The next morning, a little more shopping, then on home to Dallas, Oregon! It was a great trip!
This is me with a superfan. Like I said, we were not cool. "Can my wife take her picture with you sir?":
The view from the nose bleed section:
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cute pictures, Kelleigh!! So glad you got some wonderful time away!
ReplyDeleteYou two look so darn happy! And we were very excited to see you both. Thanks for coming over to our little house before you went back downtown. You're always welcome to drop by. Our upstairs is now the "guest quarters" and can fit your whole family comfortably :-)
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