We had a busy, but super fun weekend. Allan and I kicked it off by waking up at 4:30am to do the Seattle Rock n’ Roll 1/2 marathon. Great (although somewhat poorly organized) race that started in Tukwila (city south of Seattle) and ended at Qwest Stadium in downtown. There were bands every mile along the [...]
Entries from June 2010
Wheely-bugs, frogs, half-marathons and more
June 27th, 2010 by Eleanor · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
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Father’s Day at the Ball Game
June 20th, 2010 by Eleanor · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
We spent a lovely, albeit rainy, Father’s Day at the Mariner’s Game. Since we knew we weren’t going to make it nine innings due to nap schedules (we did hit the third inning, which was our goal), we went early and were treated to a special father’s day ”parade” around the field. It was pretty cool to [...]
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Backpacks!
June 17th, 2010 by Eleanor · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Now that the girls have started “school” (they are easing into their fall pre-school program with a 1 day a week summer session), they need bags to transport all their stuff. The reusable wine-bags stuffed with diapers and a change of clothes were really a bit ghetto, so after a few weeks I opted to forgo [...]
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Shore Run and summer fun
June 13th, 2010 by Eleanor · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
I find June to be one of the toughest months in Seattle. It’s summer by the calendar and warm everywhere in the country, but still mid-50s and rainy here. Summer doesn’t really start in the PNW until July 4. However, this weekend was beautiful and we took full advantage. I was perhaps a bit too enthusisatic [...]
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Victoria, BC
June 1st, 2010 by Eleanor · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Having felt a bit house-bound for the last two summers, I decided that now that the girls are a bit older and more portable we are going to get out this year and enjoy all the awesome things about living in the beautiful PNW. We kicked off the summer season with a trip to Victoria, BC and [...]
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