anniversary trip

Bell Harbor. My favorite, close-to-home getaway. This year we took the 22 catalina sailboat, which we are now sharing with 2 other partners. We invested in some foam and material and my mom so graciously has been sewing us covers for the cushions. Since I told Chad that I would go on a trip with him once he got cushions, I kinda had to. Actually it was really fun. There is no galley on board so I don't have to feel bad about eating every meal out. And the boat is small so it's easy to get on and off of. Chad can sail by himself and I can read while only occasionally pulling on a line. These are good things. I actually like the boat.

Sailing on the other hand is another story. It's fine and all but I really only see it as a means to get somewhere. Somewhere fun. Somewhere to shop. Somewhere to eat. Somewhere. Not circles around in the bay. And that's my story.

We spent a lot of time in Starbucks on our iPods (okay, we're dorks):

We made our own cheese festival (since the one at Benaroya Hall was $80/person):

The city:
12 years!
I love this shot, good job Chad!
and this one's cool too:
sailing, sailing, sailing...not in circles this time:





kids will like this one but you may want to fast forward to the 30-sec mark as it starts off a bit slow: