I think most of you are friends with us on Facebook so you've probably already seen a decent chunk of the pictures from our trip. I'll probably put up another 10-20 pictures in that album and will include a few highlights in this post. Needless to say, we had a wonderful time!
The night before we left Nashville, we were thinking about things we may want to do on our first day there. We were flying into Sea-Tac so we had the option of doing something in Seattle on our way to B-Ham. I wondered if the Mariners had any home games left. Turned out, they had their last game of the season at home that next day! So we bought tickets for the best seats we could get and got ready to feast on our favorite thing at the field... garlic fries!!
The weather was spectacular. The air, crisp and fresh. The sounds, exciting. The smell, baseball-y. It was, the absolute perfect way to start our vacation!!!
Oh, and we ended up renting a car that we've had our eyes on for quite some time. We got a Chevy Equinox LTZ! The thing was loaded with options and was a real treat to drive!
We had most of Thursday to ourselves. We rented a 2-bedroom condo in Bellingham to make lounging around more comfortable. The place was great! If we ever vacation with other people again, I'll definitely try to go the route of a house rental instead of a hotel. It made such a difference having a living room to relax in, and a kitchen to cook in! We easily saved the difference in cost by eating some meals at the condo. We'd definitely recommend it if you have a chance. We used www.vbro.com to find our rental.
We spent part of our first day walking around Western, and being by the water as much as possible.
Check out the album on my (Tim's) Facebook page for more pictures!
Oh, when we got back to our place on Thursday afternoon, we found the outside pane of our patio door was broken. It wasn't us! We called the property management people and they said a rock hit the window when the landscapers were mowing the grass. Lucky it only broke one pane!
Seth and Emily were the first to come visit us. As always, we had a great time catching up with our best friends. Seth and I went Sumas to a really legit go-kart race track. These were not your ordinary go-karts you find at a mini golf/batting cage place. These were on a huge outdoor racetrack. They hold sanctioned league races there. We had to start out with the slowest go-karts but they still went 40-45mph. Not bad! We've had a few chances to race each other before and we seem to be pretty level in terms of driving skill. Good times! While we were out racing, the girls got a mani-pedi and some coffee. Just like ol times!
My parents, sister Cami, and her son Jack were next up to Bellingham! This was just our second time seeing Jack and he was absolutely beautiful! Lots of fun to play with, and so darn cute!
My dad probably had the best time of all playing with him...
Seriously... the kid is cute!
Just FYI, Bellingham has the best farmers market ever.
Last but not least, Heather's parents and brother came up!
As expected, seeing our family and friends just made us miss living closer to home more than ever. If you haven't heard, I've decided to pursue a Ph.D. at Vanderbilt once I finish my 4th year of the Au.D. this Spring. When we left Bellingham in 2009, we told ourselves and our families "It'll just be three short years. We'll move back to the PNW for our 4th year. It won't be that bad!" And here we are, preparing to commit to living in Nashville for another 3-4 years. I definitely never imagined being in school for quite this long. But through this all, I've learned that you just can't predict with full certainty the road you've yet to travel. Going to Bellingham was an incredible trip for the both of us. Restorative and relaxing. And we've never missed being at home more than we do now!
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