Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Exploring Washington with Michael


Now that Michael is not as busy (and I'm much happier), we've gotten some time to explore. Over Memorial Day weekend we went to the Mariner's Game and Mount Rainier. Both were a lot of fun.

We went to the Mariner's Game with Michael's friend from work Kyle and his wife Brittany. We had really good seats and the weather was perfect. We couldn't ask for much more. Before the game, Kyle and Brittany were making a huge deal out of Ken Griffey Jr. playing for their team. Michael and I just laughed and said we went through this when he came to the Reds. It figured that right up to bat he would hit a home run. The rest of the day was spent drinking way over priced beers and eating not so good hot dogs, ha. It was perfect. The Mariners ended up winning and the game went by very fast. Even better.

The next day Michael and went to Mt. Rainier. Although I didn't enjoy the ride (I drove and was still nauseous), the experience was definitely worth it. The views were beautiful in Mt. Rainier National Park. Michael and I went on a hike to a waterfall which was definitely interesting. I didn't anticipate snow drifts when I chose to wear capris. It was in the 70s when we left the house. The view from the top of the falls was pretty amazing though. Michael kept on telling me it would be worth it as I struggled to breath on the way up a very steep and snow covered hill, ha. After the hike we ate at the Mt. Rainier Inn and I encountered a Neuman and Grayson look alike (see the below picture). I think their owners thought I was a psycho because I kept on staring. Overall it was a great day. The weather was actually nice and Michael and I got to do something together for a change.


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