Seattle - Days 1 & 2

Day 1 began at 3am, loading up the car to go to my Mom's place. She'd agreed to take us to the airport that morning for our 6am flight. Our saving grace was that Chris had so many frequent flyer miles, we got to fly out first class (something that I've never experienced until now and it's FABULOUS!!) We had coffee and Baileys the whole trip out and believe me, we needed it. Don't get me wrong, the flight was great, our hotel on the other hand is gettotastic. It is truly a 'Value Inn' with every room having a door to the outside. Our heater makes a horrific noise and we turn it off at night so that we might get some sleep. The bed, while not the worst one I've experienced, is pretty hard. Chris and I focus on the positive though. We're saving money and there is a free shuttle to the light rail station. Needless to say, we spend as much time away from the room as possible.

Thus begins our adventure. The first day, after getting checked into the room, we took the light rail to Pike's Market and spent the whole day there. Visited many independent book stores including Left Bank Books which resembled something out of a novel or movie, the Original Starbucks where we bought some coffee to say we were there, Office Depot where I found very glittery notebooks for BurlyCon in the latter half of the week, found a hat shop where I purchased a very cute cap and payed a visit to Puget Sound. We had a late lunch there and came back to the room and immediately crashed. Sleep was not an issue.

Today marks the second day. Staying true to 'Value Inn' form, the free breakfast consisted of pre-packaged pastries and really bad coffee. So, we showered, dressed and headed to the light rail station for another day in Seattle. Our Chiefs were playing today, so Chris found a Groupon for a local bar and grille called 95 Slide. Once off the light rail, we headed to the Capitol Hill area for lunch and some football. When we finally arrived, (the walk took a lot longer than we anticipated and was all up hill), the Seahawks were playing and the bar was packed. Chris also discovered that the Chiefs didn't play until 1:05pm and it was 11am, so we left the bar in search of good coffee; not a difficult task in Seattle. Victrola is the first in many independent coffee houses we plan to visit while here. The coffee was fantastic and their patries held us over until our lunch. On the way back to watch the game, we stopped at a costume shop and picked me up a sexy sailor outfit for an event at BurlyCon as well as perused an occult bookstore that was kinda creepy. The food was amazing at 95 Slide, however our Chiefs played like poo. The rest of the day consisted of purchasing new jeans for me, (Chris accidentally spilled half of a beer on me while watching the game), walking to the Space Needle and exploring the area surrounding it. We caught a movie and a late dinner. Now we're back in the room and my tummy is rebelling. Our adventure will continue tomorrow but for now, it's time for bed.