Yay! My good friend Kelly from Austin, TX (who is the one who started me on this whole 'blog' thing) came to visit me for 3 nights and just 2 days. She came in response to an invitation to attend our mutual friend Janine's daughter's Bat Mitzvah. Janine, Kelly & I all worked for years together with the Pampered Chef, met up at bi-annual conferences and traveled the world along with our hubby's who have all met as well. We are all retired from the company now, but keep in touch, especially Kelly & me as we share so many common interests.
This was Sat. 8/30, just prior to our leaving to head over to Janine's house for a casual "deli night" they were hosting for family and out of town guests. It was both Kelly and my first time seeing Janine in a few years.
Jzo helped with the photography, and we caught David doing a bit of landscape touch up, so it was a good excuse to snap a pix of their cute faces! 
After lunch we headed back into the city and went to Pike Place Market. It was Kelly's first visit to Seattle, so these were great adventures for her to get a feel for life on the Puget Sound. (well, a tiny taste at least!) We loved the hustle bustle of the market and checked out the guys famous for tossing huge fish around, but our favorite things were the amazing fresh produce, and the gorgeous flowers everywhere!
I think this is the stand where we purchased big bouquet to give our evening hostess. We both agreed we'd love fresh flowers like these on a regular basis for our own homes!
We got a stranger to snap our photo. We did the same for some other people earlier. The sun also came out that afternoon, and it was fun seeing all the people along the street and listening to some good and some 'interesting' street musicians.
Sunday morning we got up early and attended the 'new moon' service at the synagogue where Justyn, the Bat Mitzvah girl, led a good portion of the service in Hebrew. She did a great job. It's a long, 2 hour service with lots of standing/sitting and Hebrew, but we both found it interesting. There was a brunch afterward and then we returned home to rest up a bit before dressing up for the formal "Gala" event that night at the Arctic Club Hotel downtown. Kelly took her camera that night and probably took enough photos to be credited as the event photographer, so I'll post some of those after she sends me some.
Thanks again for coming to visit me Kelly, and I hope next time you bring the other Kelly along too! Now I guess it's our turn to come over and enjoy your beautiful home and New Pool! xoxo!
1 comment:
YES! It is your turn! We would love to show you both around Austin and our nice warm climate. It's going to be shocking to your system, the way I was shocked over the chill in Seattle. I feel so stupid that I wasn't even expecting that. You even said to bring layers of clothing. lol
It was fun, fun, fun! Thanks again for everything. It was a perfect getaway. And your husband is the nicest guy. I enjoyed visiting with him.
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