my mom's visit and memorial weekend

May 28, 2019

my mom's visit and memorial weekend

my mom arrived wednesday evening. it was a trek to and from the airport at rush hour, but we were excited to see her. we planned to meet thatcher for dinner by his work, but he got stuck in a meeting down in tacoma, so he told us to go out without him. it was such a beautiful night that we decided to get dinner at rays cafe in ballard and sit on the deck. it was glorious.

we missed thatcher, but he met us at the ballard community center playground after dinner.

thursday morning the kids went to school and my mom and i walked to the locks and then got groceries in ballard. we made yummy salads with shrimp for lunch. we hung out outside with the kids for most of the afternoon. it was so nice and warm! we made tacos for dinner and relaxed in the evening.

friday when the kids were in school, my mom and i took a trip to bargain market grocery outlet and value village (exciting stuff!). it turned rainy and cool, so we spent the afternoon hanging out at home. vanessa and ewan came over and hung out with us. in the evening we made smoked salmon pasta and played yahtzee with the kids.

saturday was rainy and cool again. we mostly hung out at home and in ballard. my mom, azalea and i went to the library in the morning. then thatcher, my mom and azalea went to swanson's nursery. in the evening thatcher and i got to have a date night. we went to REI where i bought a new rain jacket (mine was 9 years old and i got so much use out of it). then we went to a vietnamese restaurant in belltown called "green leaf." it was really good!

we stopped at new seasons grocery store on the way home to get dessert.

sunday we took a day trip up to bellingham (1.5 hours away). my mom had not been there yet, so we wanted to take her. the weather improved a bit, but it still was mostly overcast. we went to boulevard park and the kids played on the playground and then we walked on the path that goes over the water.

then we drove downtown and went to a restaurant called "old town cafe" for lunch. we had to wait a while for a table, but it was worth the wait. after lunch we went to another waterfront park and wandered back through the downtown before hitting the road back to seattle. we took the scenic chuckanut drive out of town and also stopped at the most beautiful garden store/nursery that was in a the middle of farm fields.

monday (memorial day) was beautiful! my mom and and i took the kids up to school with their bikes in the morning. we hung out at home for a lot of the day. then we drove downtown to visit thatcher's new office building (same job, just a new location a few blocks from his old office). it had awesome views from the 11th floor.

we went to a free goldrush museum then we walked around the international district including a trip to uwajimaya grocery store to get some exotic fruits to try. we grilled dinner and ate our fruits which were hami melon, cha moo melon, and rambutan.