October 2011 Weddings
ZeroOrchestra
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TGIF
What's going on this weekend? Any good MD plans?
We are going to do breakfast with just the three of us then do a relaxing afternoon and first pool day of the year in the yard with some bubbly beverages and an ice cream trip later on.
H will be going to his moms sometime in the afternoon while I hang with the kiddo. Of course there was a high level of drama surrounding that mess, as expected. Idk why but MIL keeps trying to plan parties for herself at our house. So bizarre.
We are going to do breakfast with just the three of us then do a relaxing afternoon and first pool day of the year in the yard with some bubbly beverages and an ice cream trip later on.
H will be going to his moms sometime in the afternoon while I hang with the kiddo. Of course there was a high level of drama surrounding that mess, as expected. Idk why but MIL keeps trying to plan parties for herself at our house. So bizarre.
Re: TGIF
Tonight we are doing dinner as it would have been my dad's birthday today.
Tomorrow I'll be out shopping with my BFF and her daughter. Then we have a games night with some friends.
Sunday I have tickets to go see the Backstreet Boys! I am school girl giddy excited!
My mom hates going out for Mother's Day because of the crowds, and usually we do brunch/dinner at my sister's, but my sister is in the middle of a move, so I think we're going out for dinner later in the week. (My place is off limits as I have cats and my sister is allergic.) DH is having his mom and bro over for dinner, but I'll be at the concert.
No MD plans. I'm not a mom and my mom is 1200 miles away. We flew up last weekend to H's family and I stopped by my parents for dinner on my way back from a bridal shower though.
I had a mom wish me a happy mother's day after school today and it was really awkward. I was leaving and she said it to me and then said "You're a mom, right?" .... no. "Oh, well happy mother's day to be then!" I think she was just stumbling to save herself at that point, but it was really awkward and I was a little annoyed even though I try not to be the easily offended type.
As for pikes place Market it's about 3 stories of shops and places to eat. I could have wandered around for a couple of hours. I would say it's equivalent to china town in San Fran. Plus there are places to eat at Pikes place. The gum wall is also there along with the original Starbucks.
Across from pikes place is the Ferris wheel, carousel, tour boats/ dinner cruises, some more places to eat, and the aquarium. The aquarium is not worth it.
The air museum is fantastic. But it's outside of the city but worth it if you can make it.
There is a city pass you can buy if you plan on going to the attractions it includes. This is the only way I would go to the aquarium again if I bought one of these.
City center is not walking distance to pikes place and you'll need to take public transport to get between the two.
Parking is horrendous. So if you rent a car to go outside the city keep it at the hotel until you need it. Not only is parking a challenge but will get expensive. I do think parking on weekends after 6pm is free at pay station parking. At least it was on Saturday. All the paystation parking is for x number of hours. Some are for up to 2,3,or 4 hours. It states if you must back up into a spot or not and where to place the sticker on your car. It's very different from Houston in that you can park your car any direction and just put the sticker on the dash.
We also visited Jimi Hendrix's gravesite but that is outside of Seattle in Renton, WA. I believe there is a memorial in the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle though. Also Kurt Cobain's old house is next to Viretta Park, where there is also a memorial for him. http://www.yelp.com/biz/viretta-park-cobain-memorial-seattle.
Another museum I like is the Asian Art Museum - http://www.yelp.com/biz/seattle-asian-art-museum-seattle
Hope you have fun!