Elyse's trip to Seattle- Saturday/Sunday

Elyse's weekend in Seattle- Thursday/Friday

My friend Elyse made the 5 hour flight from Michigan to come hang out in, yes, SUNNY Seattle. Thursday was spent hanging out around town, then heading to downtown for dinner with the rest of the crew. Friday, we made the trek to Mt. Rainier, to Paradise, and then a BBQ later that evening.

Easter 2009/Tigers vsMariners baseball

Marine Rifle Drill Team
After the game.
View of the Olympics and the Sound from the top of Safeco.
Micah and Steve tryin to get some Rally fries!
Griffey Jr at bat
Micah, Elisha, me and Steve-O all not looking at the correct part of the camera...
Boyz got some skillz!
Steve and I at Easter with his pin stripes....or should I say "pimp" stripes?
I spent Easter with my Washington family again this year! Steve wanted to dress in his super cool pin-stripped suit for the occasion. I got to dye Easter eggs! Adele, Alea and Kim prepared a delicious meal of cornish game hen and all the fixins. I supplied the dessert. William and Viktor were there to celebrate, as well.
Steve and I went with Micah and Elisha to the Tigers vs. Mariners game the following weekend. It was military night, so Steve and Micah were trying to get some Rally fries. Steve decided to be be a part of the winning team and buy a Detroit hat!! ;) Tigers won. Granderson had this awesome throw from center to home to make a out. He's got a rocket of an arm! Also, got see Griffey play which was pretty sweet.

29th Birthday!

Lake Sammamish State Park
Snoqualmie Falls trail
Red Hook Brewery for my B-day!
Steve and I at Snoqualmie Falls
Steve says this is the present he made for me...umm... :)
Snoqualmie Falls


So, here it is. The last of year of my 20's. I think this my best birthday yet! Steve and I went for a hike at Snoqualmie Falls. We climbed off the trail onto the rocks to get a closer and water-spraying look. Then, we headed off to Lake Sammamish and walked the beach a little ways. Later, we stopped by one of the wineries by my place and got a few bottles of wine. Then we went to Red Hook Brewery for dinner and good ale with good friends. It was a really good day! :)

Whidbey Island

Steve and I headed out to Whidbey Island to enjoy the awesome sunshine! We took the ferry over and stopped off at Fort Casey. Then, we checked out Deception Pass for a gorgeous sunset. We had dinner in Anacortes before heading back home. Check out some of the awesome shots!

Little bit o' sunshine!

Headed to Tucson, AZ to see Andy and Sara for a week. I really needed some sunshine since it's been quite dismal in Seattle. We went for a hike, went mtn biking, Suns basketball game in Phoenix, 4th Ave window shopping, mini-bonefire at the house, wine tasting, and I even crashed a wedding. All in all, the trip was well worth it! Enjoy the photos!