Fourth of July!

The fourth started off really hectic for me! I took Brian to the yard and headed straight to the grocery store b/c I was making bread pudding for the BBQ that were going to later that day. I showed up to the game a few minutes late. For all of you that know me, you know that drives me nuts! I like to get there 30-45 mins early. I met up with my friends Shelly, Shane and Greg. They're our family up here. Gotta love them. :) I know I do! The Mariners took a win that day! They've been doing awesome.

So now to the important events for that day... Everyone loved my bread pudding. :)

Ok, I guess there were actually some other cool events that happened. Like the fire works! Shane did an awesome job picking out some crazy ones! What's great about Shane and Shelly's place is they have a HUGE front yard and it's set back from the street, so it's a secluded yard and we were able to shoot off a ton of illegal fireworks. We're such rebels. I shouldn't say "we," really it was the guys. Brian, Shane and Greg. Brian was close to death a couple of times, but for some reason after almost lighting his face on fire he went back for more. I found it interesting that the guys would stand for 5 minutes and try to light the fireworks and sparklers with their cigars. It was much more easier with a lighter. I think Greg learned that it was a lot safer too when a sparkler almost singed his eye brows off.


Shelly and I


Greg and Brian


Shelly and I again


Greg trying to light the sparkler with his cigar


Greg getting attacked by the sparkler

San Diego

During Inter League play in June, the Mariners make a trip to San Diego every year. Brian was really adamant about me coming, so I did. What a fun time! PETCO Park is really nice! Not as nice as Safeco though. :) It was a great weekend. Brian and I hung out on his off day in downtown San Diego. We went to a pancake house for breakfast the walked Horton Plaza. As the afternoon approached that day we went and laid out by the pool, I know rough life. I had made dinner reservations at a restaurant called Island Prime for that evening, so we got dressed up and went out on our fancy date. We've never done that before, so that was a new and fun experience. The following days Brian and I met up with a couple of close friends and family members. Lorenzo (my best) happened to be down there, so we were able to have lunch with him and his friend. After Brian had left for the field, Lo and his friend took me to Old Town San Diego. That was really neat. The following afternoon we met up with his Uncle Ronnie for lunch. He's a huge Padres fan; season ticket holder. Never misses a home game, nor a game in Seattle. That's dedication! We'll be seeing him again next year. :) Later that evening, my parents came down and met me at the game with two of their friends. We went out to DICK'S (the restaurant). Not as fun as it was when you were a kid... Brian got in trouble for throwing a cloth napkin, even though the waitress started it. Lame.

I ended up going back to Riverside on Sunday for a couple of days. I was able to meet up with my friends who I wasn't able to spend time with the last time I was home. It was good to catch up with the ones I love.

Tillicum Village

My good friend Robyn who lives out here in Seattle invited me with her and two of her friends, Mara and Scott, on a mini ferry ride of to Blake Island where they host a Native show while serving you some bomb food back in May. I know, I know.... MAY?? I told you, I'm slacking... Anyway back to my story... The show was ok. Not sure if it was very accurate when describing the Native culture. One of the girls who was serving us food, who happened to be in the show couldn't even tell us which tribe she was representing... YIKES. At least the food was good. Although I did try clams for the first time... eh not a big fan. On our way back to the city, Mara realizes that she left her bag somewhere. Not sure if it was on the boat or on the Island, she asked the bartender if he had seen it and if he could keep a look out.... He said he hadn't seen it. Well as the ferry docked, all of a sudden the bartender remembers that he had seen it... RIGHT BEHIND HIS BAR. When we looked through it, the money she made in tips that day was stolen. The trip turned out to be a dud, but the company was good. We wont be recommending that tour.

One positive thing that came out of this mini trip was that I was able to capture some great shots of the sunset. Seattle has the best sunsets..... I've fallen in love with them.

Visits

I'm slacking a lot... Time has flown by these past couple of months! Brian and I have had quite a few visits since we've been up here this summer. My cousin Shannon came up and spent the weekend with us while the Angels were in town. What a blast! My Uncle Mike came in for a conference and was able to meet up with us for two days. During that time we were able to show him most of downtown. I've added pictures of some of the places we went to. Just recently my grandparents drove up to see what Seattle was all about. It was so great to see them. We've really missed seeing family. Soon we will have a visit from my mom and dad. I'm counting down the days!!!

Oh! One thing I forgot to mention that was really exciting while my Uncle Mike was here was that Brian got us onto Safeco Field on his day off!!! What an AWESOME experience! We had the WHOLE field to ourselves. We were spoiled. :)

Brian has still been traveling a lot. It may be the same amount as last year, but for some reason to me, it seems triple this year. So in order to keep busy, I have been working on getting my website up and running for my photography. After all the hard work, I have finally launched it. If you haven't seen it yet check it out at www.searaphotography.com. The water polo team that I coached last summer is playing again this summer. We started practice last month. My friend Kami and I are totally overwhelmed with kids, but we LOVE it! The program is getting so big! I've also started coaching at another program on Mercer Island where we lived last summer. It's small right now, but it's a lot of fun as well. The kids are great. Other than that I have been hanging out with a lot of friends who keep me busy! They're so good to me!


Post Alley



Uncle Mike and I


A really neat waterfall downtown near the water




You may think it's lame, but I don't. How many of you can say that you stepped foot on Safeco's grass? Yeah that's what I thought... I have proof that I did :)


He says it all in this pic.


Total baseball attitude... Ball Players....




Walkway from the bullpen to the field


Brian made fun of me for taking a pic of the phone, but it's a part of his job! I'm a proud wife, what can I say?




Space Needle