Last weekend I helped Beth pack her kitchen in preparation for her move to LA. We had a mob that night in Tacoma (I know, so far!) so I brought all of my stuff to get ready there so we could carpool from her place. Sara came over and then Jared and Janette came and picked us up. We sang Wicked all the way there, which was perfect, because Beth and I had wanted another round of singing Wicked in the car before her move, but hadn't been able to find a time to do it.
The mob was a success - a swanky black tie fundraiser - so fancy! It opened with a Lindy piece that Jared and I danced in for just a little bit at the end. Shhh...don't tell - we didn't actually Lindy, we did...I think East Coast swing. Not too shabby for learning it two nights prior in my living room - it even ended in a dip!
With Jen and Beth at the Tacoma Black & White Mob
The next day we had a ladies brunch - a chance for Christine to share her engagement story and our last "official" brunch before Beth's move. That night Sara and I surprised Jared by going to one of his dance company performances. It was fun to see a full one hour program and they even had some new routines that we hadn't seen before. I'd show you some pictures, but we learned something weird about my phone. Apparently (and supposedly this is common with cell phones) it takes a series of photos and then stitches them together for the best quality. This resulted the THUMBNAIL version of my photos showing one thing...but then when you open the photo it's something different. Oh, I guess I can show you one photo - it's super blurry though...
Splinter Performance - Jared Flying
The photo above (which I didn't bother to edit in any way so pardon the color) is the thumbnail. If you open the file...he's almost landed. Seriously. Think about that for a second. You HAVE the photo Phone!!! Why won't you give it to me!?!?!? So sad...
This weekend was also packed. Friday night AJP went to go see the Microsoft Theater Troupe's production of Hello Dolly! You didn't know Microsoft had a Theater Troupe??? Yeah....me neither. :-) Getting there (to the Microsoft campus is Redmond - why are we traveling internationally so much!?) was hilarious. Thank goodness we gave ourselves plenty of time because we definitely had trouble locating the correct garage that would lead us to the "Building 31 Cafeteria." There was a lot of laughing, which is pretty standard for us. We had 5 friends in the show, and actually during the show I realized I knew the sister of one of the other cast members - they all did a GREAT job!
Saturday was a day with Lindsay! We've been trying to find a date to see the King Tutankhamun exhibit at the Pacific Science Center since...ummm...June? When I bought the tickets for her birthday. We had a great day running around downtown, Seattle Center, and the museum. We had a little bit of time to explore the rest of the Science Center before going into the King Tut building, and we had a lot of fun taking pictures in the butterfly house!
Smile!
The exhibit was great - apparently it's the last stop for this artifact tour before it all goes back to Egypt...I think "forever." My favorite ancient artifacts are objects of everyday life and there were a few items like that in the exhibit - like a bed. I thought it was interesting to learn that there were attempts (by the ancient Egyptians) to erase King Tut from history, and here he is, the most well known of all of the pharaohs.
Sunday was the engagement brunch for Byron and Christine! Tasty and joyous - it's was the perfect kick off to what will be a year of celebrating.
Kingfish Cafe
Now I'm attempting to stop my apartment from being nominated for the next season of Hoarders. I'm not really sure how it ends up in such shambles when I'm never here! My place needs to be organized and ready for Christmas before Thanksgiving (a first for me). I really think the whole holiday season will run more smoothly if that happens.
By the way...Jared is on to me. He asked if my fake blog was a real blog. I responded with an explanation of how I've never been successful at journaling or blogging my whole life - basically dodging the question without actually saying I didn't have a blog. So Jared...when you read this blog some day, here is my apology to you: I'm very sorry I lied by omission - I hope you can forgive me!
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