Seattle & Home at Last!

Sorry about the delay - wanted to say we were all unpacked, and it took this long to do it! LOL!  Still have some laundry to do and we seem to be missing a few things...
However, previously in Seattle:  

At the train station we loaded up bags in a cab and rode 30 minutes south to our friend's house near the airport.  We got settled in and made friends with the cat, Jesse.  We had plans to meet up with another friend, Cat, for southwest food for dinner.  In the meantime, we relaxed and enjoyed this amazing view from Pam & Charlie's balcony.  The weather was gorgeous and the books were good reads...

Lake Washington viewed from Pam's balcony

The next day we all drove up to Cat's house to meet her dogs, Madison, Zoe and Tucker.  They were delightful and rambunctious and happy to meet new humans. 

B is petting Tucker Madison and I are snuggling and Zoe wants in on the action

 I think an old English bulldog fits B - don't you?

Zoe finally gets her licks in

Starbucks is always a necessity around Cat's house, so we leashed the dogs and went for a walk.  There were fairly well behaved, not pulling, but happy to go out on a lark...  

It didn't take long to reach our destination enjoying hot lattes and puppicinos for the dogs...  

We walked the 15 minutes back to the house and B and the girls decided to pose for a pic - sort of... The girls were keeping an eye on mom.  This view, btw, is just outside Cat's front door - she lives on a cul-de-sac and this is the neighbor's property.  Nice of them to make it pretty huh? 


Since the pups were set, we headed out for lunch.  This is The Attic at Snoqualmie Falls.  Meal was great, company was better!

Cat, Pam and B enjoying the marvelous weather

We must have had a pro taking this photo - it almost looks fake, but trust me, everything is as pictured...

Snoqualmie Falls - tons of water

Great pic of great gals - Cat, G, and Pam.  I am so lucky to have these ladies as friends.  Looking forward to meeting up soon in Vegas...

In order to convince Charlie, Pam's husband, to wear his elephant pants to the movies, we had to show him our camaraderie.  Blue is Pam, red is Cat, I am black with blue shoe and B is black with green tee.  They are the most comfortable pants in the world.

diiner at BJ's - we have added to our gang.  Just over B's head is Russ, our best man at our wedding and friend for 40 years; Charlie is to the right of Russ and our host; and to B's left is Kevin, Cat's friend..

Cat & I lounging in our recliner seats at the theater.  We are awaiting, The Avengers Infinity War - which was amazing!

"all our bags are packed, we're ready to go..."

I really enjoyed Seattle - if I weren't so eager to go home I could've stayed longer.  Thanks Charlie & Pam for your great hospitality - we really enjoyed spending time with you.  So one last Starbuck's coffee and off to the airport.  The photo is intentionally cut off to show Cat the coffees she was missing out on, as well as morning smiles...

Pam drove us to the airport - our flights were delayed then rerouted through Dallas - yuck!  We finally touched down in San Antonio at midnight, home by 1am and in our own bed at 2am!  An exhausting day but thankful we made it home safely and mostly well...  Iota and Zany were ecstatic to see us and bounded all over us and the house.  Pam, our house sitter was just as glad, as after 4 months she was ready to go home.  Her favorite color is purple so I had to find all her prezzies and chat with her some, because she and B were back to the airport the next morning for her flight...  Thanks ever so much Pam - our trip would not have been possible without you...hugs  

And to you, my readers - thanks for letting me know you were out there.  Just knowing some one was waiting for an update forced me to post this blog as often as possible.  I hope you have felt as if you were traveling along as I shared our experiences.  It was virtually a blast!  Nothing planned for the future so far - I want to experience home for awhile.  But I am sure we will get itchy traveling feet again in a year or two, so keep an eye out for BnG's Grand Adventures - enjoy the journey...