So for a little bit of
history behind this post, I will take you
back to September of 1988.
I was 16 months old at that point, and my grandparents lived down in California at the time. We would go down to visit often, and happened to go in this particular month of this particular year. While we were there, we attended a wedding.
It was a wedding for my mom's cousin Sue, and her now-husband Eric.
This wasn't just any particular wedding; however. It wasn't your typical white-dress wedding that took place in a wedding hall, with a reception to follow.
Ok, I guess there was a white dress.
But as for the location, that part was a little unique.
This wedding took place in the stands of the USC - Nebraska game at the Rose Bowl during half time.
I'm told I even made it on TV, although I don't really remember. . .
Anyway, after this wedding, my mom, or any of my family for that matter, had not seen these people for a good 18 years (until my great-uncle Gus died a few years ago.)
Over the weekend; however, they happened to be in Seattle to see the Huskies play Nebraska.
As you can tell, they are big Nebraska fans.
So on Friday morning, once I was home from work, my mom, sister, grandpa and I packed up and headed over to meet them. It was a nice little getaway, even though it was just overnight.
We began our day by picking them up from their hotel, and headed here:
To Pikes Place Market. Sue and Eric had never been to Seattle before, so we wanted to play the typical 'tourist' rolls, and figured this would be a good place to begin.
So we started by marveling at the amazing flowers they have for sale . . .
Then went to see the massive amounts of fish for sale as well. And of course, there was some throwing of the fish involved too.
Unfortunately, because we were trying to play tourist, and only had about half a day to do it in, we weren't able to spend much time at Pike's Place before we headed down to the waterfront. Even though it was a typical rainy day, I still love the waterfront. I love the ocean in general, and it made me want to go to the beach even more than I already did.
We ended up eating lunch down there . . .
And even had this amazing view from our table.
Our next stop on the list . . . The Space Needle. We figured what better of a way to see all of Seattle in a short amount of time then seeing it all at once from the top?
I've probably been up there a good half dozen times now, but it's still amazing every time. Unfortunately it was still rainy, but that doesn't stop that city in the slightest.
The rest of the trip was spent talking and catching up, a short visit from my aunt, uncle, and cousin, and lots of shopping.
I even managed to find favors for the wedding . . . thank goodness for Ikea. It's amazing how this wedding manages to make it's way into everything these days . . .
And by Saturday evening, we were home. Like I say, a short little getaway, but overall, a very fun weekend!
