A True Seattle Experience

Can you believe it that July is almost over? I can't. This summer has flown by. The weather here has been beautiful the last little while. Now I know why people love Seattle in the summer. It isn't scorching hot and it is beautiful! A little while ago Zac and I got to go to a Mariners game. I was a little skeptical about going to a baseball game probably because I find baseball to be one of the most boring sports ever. But I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun Zac and I had. And believe it or not but the Mariners actually won! For those of you not familiar with Baseball, the Seattle Mariners are one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball.  So it was a pretty big deal.

No Seattle experience would be complete without a trip to Ivars. Ivars is a fast food Fish n' Chips chain in the Seattle area. It was okay. ( Don't tell any Seattlens, but I thought it tasted just the same as those fish fillets you buy at the grocery store). I think the highlight of this experience was eating on a flowing dock on Lake Washington. 

Zac and I have about a month and a half left here and I can honestly say that I will be sad to leave. I think I have fallen in love with the Northwest. Of course, it will never replace Arizona. Arizona will always have my heart. :) 

Recent Travels

The last week has been quite eventful in the Vidmar household. I guess it is best to start with last weekend......

Last weekend, my wonderful parents and Michelle drove all the way from AZ to Oregon to visit my sister, naturally with them being so close Zac and I headed down the road from Seattle to visit. It was so much fun. On Saturday morning we got up nice and early to help Alan with his Uberthons race set up. Zac and I got a free race entry out of it. :) We both ran the 5K, which I PRed at 25:37 and took first in my age division! Woohoo! That was exciting. It was so great to see my family. Alan and Kristin were nice enough to let us stay with them. It was especially fun hangin' with my nephew. He is just way too cute and says the funniest things. His favorite saying (while I was there) was "Holy Smokes Alive!" and we had a blast playing "sticky pillows". 

Next up, the 4th of July....

Zac's company sponsored the Bellevue Family Fourth Event so Zac and I had VIP tickets. Fancy fancy. We were fed dinner and watched the fireworks from a fenced in area so it wasn't crazy crowded. 

This weekend, I was pleasantly surprised with a weekend trip to Vancouver BC. Paul and Kathrine came over from Spokane and we all drove up together. Thanks to the Father-in-law for the hotel. We had a great time walking around downtown and seeing the Olympic torch. Vancouver has probably one of the most beautiful and clean downtowns I have ever seen. I has a ton of really neat architecture and water features. 

Update on everything else......

I LOVE MY JOB!!!!! Who else gets to go play laser tag, hang out at beaches, and go to Pikes Place and get paid for it? I have a lot to learn and it is a lot of work sometimes, but I am incredibly happy. Zac is also loving his internship. I think he loves the fact that he actually gets to use what he learned in school and get paid for it. Well...thats all for now. We will just have to wait and see what this next week brings.