Bringing "Home" to Seattle!

Last week I awoke, bleary-eyed and desperate for a cup of coffee in the 5 am hour to take my parents to the airport for their flight home. All we could unanimously say was that we "did it all." Or at least we tried. The time they spent here was filled with a sort of break-neck attempt to fit as much of the fun in to 10 days that the NW could offer. The result was awesome!

We fished for salmon, we hunted fresh flowers in the farmer's markets, we visited with old friends and we ate. Boy did we eat! I mean, the likes of the seafood up here have not been seen in Texas. Once upon a time I remember lying to my uncle, telling him I was allergic to shrimp, simply so I wouldn't have to put the vile sea crustaceans to my mouth. What a change this gal has seen. Mike and I routinely buy fresh salmon, Halibut or Chilean Sea Bass from the market so we can experiment with new and wonderful seafood dishes at home. While Mom and Dad were here we stopped at any great restaurant we could find that offered to challenge our taste buds with new and delectable flavors and food pairings.

And then...we danced! Yes, since learning of their plans to visit I had begun looking for something fun and exciting to take my parents to do. Friday, the 22nd was reserved for our surprise plans. I had my eye on tickets to see the Gipsy Kings at the Chateau St. Michelle Winery in Woodinville. They fell through and I was about to instate "plan B" when I took one last look online, which resulted in four second-row tickets to the the Gipsy Kings on what turned out to be the most spectacular day. It was, for lack of less cliche wording, as good as it gets.

All-in-all, it was a riot of a time and I was sad to see it end. When they left the car at the airport it hit me like a concrete wall that I had actually moved and started a new path half way across the country. And they were going back to what I have always known of a life. But it is all wonderful because now I start to thread the two together for what appears will be one bad-ass woven outcome!