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Seattle Pics
The Seattle pics are here.
Seattle: The Good, The Bad, and the Adorable (II)
This will probably be done progressively as I remember things to include…
The Good
-dinner on Saturday which was an early Thanksgiving for Jon, me, my parents, my brother, and his girlfriend
-working out on Wednesday on the treadmill –I needed the exercise
-dying my hair red with henna (yes, the pictures will be posted)
-not having to deal with snow on the way to or from the airport in Minnesota and South Dakota
-coming home last night
-Edda purring as hard as she could when I returned
-the catnip from Pike Place Market + my catish creatures
-the stuff Mom sent me home with (clothes, a Waterford crystal angel, cat toys)
-watching my cats play with Mom’s cat toys
-getting a PT Cruiser as a rental car
-the family cats 🙂
The Bad
-having to leave Washington
-the $300 security deposit for the rental car which was unexpected
-the cats being angry when we returned
-the henna leaching out onto various towels for the last week or so
–Zoolander (which I watched while working out) — it wasn’t that great
The Adorable
-Cullen on the catnip. He’s being a ferocious bengal tiger cub. 🙂
-Benjamin’s response to the ride in our PT Cruiser (our rental car)
Seattle: The Good, The Bad, and the Adorable (I)
I’m back from 9 days in Seattle. Danke to Rick, Eileen, and Nikkiana for guestblogging for me. 🙂
The Good
-seeing my parents, brother, and his girlfriend for the first time in 6 months
-seeing my godmother and her husband for the first time in 2 1/2 years
-seeing parts of my extended family for the first time in between 1 and 1 1/2 years
-seeing my friend Melissa for the first time in 2 1/2 years
-seeing Jon’s aunt and uncle for the first time in 2 years
-meeting Chris of SomethingUnderstood.Org
-going to the zoo and Pike Place Market
-playing Uno with my little cousins
-hanging out with my brother’s girlfriend (who I really hope will be my sister-in-law someday)
-getting to see Anacortes and the Pacific Ocean
-vanilla nonfat lattés from $tarbuck$
-Jon’s aunt’s cats
-doing yoga with Jon’s cousin Libby
The Bad
-the 36 hours I was up on the way to Seattle
-the 36 hours I was up on the way back from Seattle
-saying good-byes to people
-Seattle traffic
-the nausea I’ve been fighting for a few days
-having to run from the end of the E terminal to the end of the C terminal at MSP to get to my flight to Sioux Falls, having an asthma attack on the way, and having to flag down a cart to get me the last mile to my gate
-finding out that Northwest Airlines had messed up and sold my seat on the Sioux Falls flight and having to tell them to FIX IT
-the drive from Madison to Sioux Falls and back
The Adorable
-Melissa’s twin siblings
-my cousins Benjamin and Nathaniel
-Jon’s cousin Libby
My To-Do List
-transfer cell phones to nationwide service
-pay bills
-get paycheck
-wash clothes in bathroom hamper
-PACK
-get pill boxes to sort meds
-get shopping done
-clean bedroom
-print out flight details
-write instructions for cat care person
All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ Day was technically a week ago, but we celebrated it yesterday in church. This was one of our hymns…
Rise, ye children of salvation,
All who cleave to Christ the Head;
Wake, awake, O mighty nation,
Ere the foe on Zion tread;
He draws nigh, and would defy
All the hosts of God most high.
Saints and martyrs long before us
Firmly on this ground have stood;
See their banner waving o’er us,
Conquerors through the Savior’s blood.
Ground we hold, whereon of old,
Fought the faithful and the bold.
Fighting, we shall be victorious
By the blood of Christ our Lord;
On our foreheads, bright and glorious,
Shines the witness of His Word;
Spear and shield on battlefield,
His great Name; we cannot yield.
When His servants stand before Him
Each receiving his reward,
When His saints in light adore Him,
Giving glory to the Lord;
“Victory!” our song shall be
Like the thunder of the sea.
—LBW 182