locks

Saturday was a beautiful and sunny day in Seattle. Mike and I went to the Hiram C. Chittenden locks here in Ballard. They connect the Sound with Lake Union and Lake Washington. The locks also have a fish ladder for the salmon. Even though spawning season is almost over, there were a few salmon in the ladder on Saturday.

lumberjack breakfast

Steve and his roommates threw a lumberjack breakfast Saturday night - complete with Pabst, pancakes and flannel. This was the last party before the band spits up and goes their separate ways.


pancakes!


Nels cooking the sausage


Steve

Cannon Beach, Oregon

We went to Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast for our first anniversary. It was a very relaxing and much needed trip out of the city. We stayed at the Cannon Beach Hotel - a cute little place a block from the ocean.


Cannon Beach Hotel


us at Hug Point

The veiws and scenery were amazing! Cannon Beach is famous for Haystack Rock. And don't you worry, we took about 100 pictures of it. Here are a few of my favorite. Haystack is the huge one in the middle and the little ones around it are called the Needles.









Mike tried surfing while we were there. I'm so mad at myself for not taking a lesson too! I was scared of the waves and not very excited about the 50 degree weather. Next time we head to the coast I'm going to learn!


you don't see this in Wisconsin


Mike


Watch out for jellyfish!

A big thank you goes out to Steve for watching Nollie while we were gone. I hope she wasn't too much trouble. And I hope you enjoyed your 2X4 stout from Bill's Brewhouse!

bridesmaid dress shopping

Saturday morning we went bridesmaid dress shopping for Lisa's wedding. We were very lucky to find something we all liked (and looked good in) at David's Bridal. And the best part was that the dress was 50% off!

Here's what it looks like.

Our dress is pink underneath with a chocolate layer on top. Lisa's happy to get another thing crossed off her list!

Aurora bridge

Here's a nice picture of the Aurora bridge (over Lake Union). I took it a few weekends ago when we attempted to go to Octoberfest in Fremont. I drive over this bridge on my way to and from work everyday - beautiful views!

golfing

We went to the driving range on Saturday. I'm not a golfer so we laughed a lot. It's now Monday and my back and arms are still a little sore. We also played a little mini golf. Going into the last hole we were tied, then I got a hole it one! And then Mike got a hole in one! So we just ended it tied and no one had to cry.