Vacation Recap

Since this is the last 'official' day of my vacation, here's the recap. I actually took notes (nothing copious) so I could keep it straight.

Saturday: Chef Mike took me to the airport, where I grabbed a flight to Chicago. On the flight from Chicago to Seattle, I sat next to myself. She and I might have been sisters, we looked that much alike. We both knew it, too, and the flight attendants thought we were related.

Sunday: Jerry and I went to a small church in Bellevue. This is a non-mention except for the man who greeted us with, "Welcome. I'm Rudyard Kipling." Yep. We went to Pikes and the waterfront (where I picked up some souveneirs), and watched the documentary "The Fog of War" on the History channel that evening. See, I am a dork.

Monday: Monday saw a visit to the Space Needle (Jerry tried to convince me that the natives call it the Speedle, but it's really just him). We also visited Pioneer Square, had lunch at the New Orleans restaurant, and shopped a large (large!) bookstore.

Tuesday: Mt. Rainier day! The travel and sightseeing took the majority of the day, and we visited Thai Ginger for dinner on the way home.

Wednesday: Ferry to Whidbey Island, home of the beautiful Deception Pass. Met Jerry's friend Warren and had dinner with more of his friends, Deck and Alma. Alma gave a great tour of Whatcom Falls Park.

Thursday: Randomness. The Fremont Troll, a cruise through the diverse neighborhoods of Seattle. This was the clearest day, and I could see the city ringed with mountains. I treated to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory.

Friday: Return to Charlotte. Somehow managed to sit in the middle of a large family for most of the trip back. They had started in Los Angeles at 6 a.m., so the kids were wild and the parents exhausted. I love my iPod.

Photos are HERE.

Jetlag? Yes. However, while I was attempting to go to sleep at a normal East Coast hour last night, I had the kernel of an idea for the next in my paranormal series. I jumped up, grabbed a notebook and wrote six pages longhand. Been a long time since I've done it...with a pen ;)