Seattle

Introducing our adventures in Seattle!

DAY 1:

First things first: top of the Space Needle! The morning was sunny and the view was beautiful!

We also went to PIKE PLACE MARKET. Aka the mother of Farmer's Markets, aka a little slice of heaven :)

 Lots of fruit...

 Lots of veggies...

Lots of seafood...(and fish being thrown!)

 And lots of flowers...

(sunflowers are becoming one of my new favorites!)

PIROSKY PIROSKY for lunch! Treated ourselves to Smoked Salmon, smoked mozzerella/mushroom/broccoli, cherry white chocolate, and a chocolate cream hazelnut roll!

With some Ginger Beer for dessert :) Big fans of the Pink Guava and White Peach!

Made it to the GUM WALL to give our offering to the gum gods... (like they needed it)

And if you weren't already grossed out, here's a close up version for ya (with my offering included :)

DAY 2:

Walked around the Seattle Temple grounds!

yada yada yada....BISQUE

(but on a serious note, we went to PIKE PLACE CHOWDER for lunch and it is bomb! Clam Chowder, Smoked Salmon Chowder, and some seafood bisque for lunch. YUM)

After lunch we went to the ORIGINAL Starbucks which is in Pike Place. After getting our hot chocolate there, we spent a lot of the evening walking around downtown Seattle, and visiting two other Starbucks that day...

One even had a roastery inside!

DAY 3:

We spent our last day hanging out at PIER 54, feeding seagulls our french fries (hilarious btdubs!), and enjoying a great BBQ before heading home!

And now for some SEATTLE BLOOPS:

Let me just say, blowing a perfect bubble isn't easy my friends. At least I got an A for effort (work shown below)

At least mine turned out good here.... ;)

And I would like to call this next piece, "The Many Faces of Feeding a Seagull"

I started out with the closed-eyes approach. But then I thought, if I don't see it, did it really happen? (for all I know, maybe Payton was hungry and would take it for himself??) So then I gained the courage to take a look....

Aaaaand nothing. Okay seagull, just fly right by acting like I'm not giving you FREE FOOD which is practically MY DREAM.

But then BAMB. I am suddenly french fry-less (and sporting a golden smile!)

So okay, back to business. Worked on my form and went with the "Relaxed Arm" approach. I wanted to seem more inviting, you know?

Okay okay TOO INVITING. This guy caught me by surprise, causing us to get off on the wrong foot...

So we had a little chat, discussed how it was a whole misunderstanding, and I handed the french fry over. Yay for feeding seagulls!

 And dare I say, the winner of them all. I'll let the picture speak for itself.

Until next time Seattle!

Me

Aloha Oahu, Aloha Kauai

KAUAI. 

aka PARADISE.  Neither Payton or I had been to this Hawaiian island before, so it was fun to explore a new place together. After one week on Oahu, we took the shortest plane ride of our lives to the Garden Island, where we stayed for another half week before going back to reality. It was pretty fun to see how different the two islands were--each had their own magical charm!

DAY 1/2:

HNL-->LIH

First stop: the TURTLE CAVES (after getting lunch, of course). Seeing 10 turtles on our first day was a very nice welcome to the island!

Waterfall hike #1

Not only went in and behind, but also on top! CRAZY VIEWS people.

One of many stops to the Shave Ice stand. LOOK AT THAT BEAUTY. Who knew Passion Fruit, Mango, and Peach made a sunset masterpiece.

(on a side note, our favorite flavors from the trip were Mango and Pina Colada. We are also avid supporters of ice cream on the bottom [macadamia nut ice cream was spot on] and condensed milk on top!)

DAY 3:

Waterfall hike #2! 

we hiked, we swung, we conquered

#likeaboss

I heart fruit stands!

And therefore needed a picture in one. Fruit on fruit on fruit.

and OH MY GOSH introducing my favorite beach ever.

oh hey what's up guys.

Just hanging loose in this wonderfully warm and crystal clear water that had really fun waves to play in :)

(selfies in the splash zone)

DAY 4:

Introducing, the NA PALI COAST.

8 miles of hawaiian jungle, muddy chacos, and breathtaking views. I mean WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT

no seriously KEEP LOOKING

But really guys, 8 MILES, and I'm STILL SMILING. My legs were tired, my feet were muddy, and it periodically rained, but apparently that's what magic is made of because THIS HIKE people. 

DAY 5:

LAST DAY. Just turtle cavin it up before we say our last Alohas. 

and now we have Trip #1 in the books!  And a million bajillion more places to go :)

and last but not least, our souvenir :) got to eat our we-are-leaving-paradise feelings somehow...but seriously, these things are delish.

LIH-->PDX

writing to you from home sweet home,

me