surprise!

On Friday Jack earned A MILLION HUSBAND POINTS by throwing me a surprise 30th birthday party, complete with good friends, good food, a beautiful park and trimmings like glow-stick decorations, kites and frisbees. 

Emo unleashed

Recently we took Emo, who has spent all of her 10 years as an indoor cat, on an experimental outdoor adventure at my parents’ house.  She absolutely loved it, quickly assuaging any guilt I felt for stuffing her in a bag and taking her on a car ride. 

Viaduct/Alaskan Way tunnel: part 4

On Saturday I went to the official launch of Bertha.  We were allowed to go in and walk around the site and even to sign our names on a few of the curved tunnel panels.   I’m happy to confirm the rumors that Bertha is really big.

Japanese

Today I noticed that the city added Japanese street signs to all of the streets of the International District, making the previously fuzzy distinction between Pioneer Square and the ID very clear.

Winthrop wedding

Two weeks ago we celebrated my cousin’s wedding in Winthrop.  It was a simple and stunning ceremony that took place on a scenic hillside. 

hiking report 2

My apologies for this laundry list post, but I’ve done some fabulous hiking in the past six months and I want to keep track of it.  This is a follow-up to hiking report 1.