Sitting Pretty

Here we are sitting pretty in Seattle while Jerry is having a birthday in Edmond. He is sitting pretty, leaning back in his comfortable chair, aging.

How old are you Jerry?

Here is wishing you birthday fun, excitement, and food.

FOOD! Speaking of food Jean and Cathy and Jan have had a foodie foodie foodie weekend deluxe. The list is pretty impressive. Of course Jean and Cathy's food experience started on the train from Chicago -- Cathy won a bottle of wine at the wine and cheese tasting. Then when they were picked up at the King Street Station Thursday morning we went to Spuds -- of course.

Thursday evening, after we picked up Connor at daycare, after we had been entertained by Connor's fascination with Jean's phone and Cathy's camera, after Roger had arrived home, we went to Mongo's -- of course. After the chef came out and asked us how everything was, he brought Connor a Halloween concoction of white chocolate pumpkin filled with chocalate mousse and topped with real whipped cream. The chef was kind enough to bring it to Connor but he brought five spoons. Bless him. Connor kept his eye on the concoction as it traveled around the table to come back for him to scoop another bite. Roger decided it might have been the most sugar Connor had ever had at one sitting.

Friday morning -- H Mart and Papa Beard's cream puffs and Kobe beef Japanese hot dogs for breakfast before we started our trek to the Columbia River. Oh, we stopped for Cathy to get a latte.

Next was Olympia and Casa Mia's for some really good Italian.
When we arrived in Astoria, after the drive down the Columbia River, after the river ferry crossing, after Cathy discovered the colony of sea lions, after we were too pooped to go on, after we were ensconced at the hotel overlooking the colony of sea lions we discovered The Ship Inn for some really good sea food.

Next morn on our way North up the coast of Washington I introduced them to my favorite beignets stop at The 42nd Street Cafe in Seaview, late lunch at Bennett's and spiced apple cranberry cider in Greyland, finishing up the day with a sweet Starbuck's drink before we hit the I-5 corridor and the last of the drive home.

This morning we went to Ivar's Salmon House on Lake Union for the breakfast buffet where we celebrated Jerry's birthday and toasted him with mimosas, mimosas, and mimosas. Happy best of birthdays Jerry and remember life can be a mimosa experience surrounded by family, friends, and food.

Two parting thoughts:

Don't always believe what you think, seen on sign driving through Wallingford.
Friends always welcome, relatives by appointment only, seen at Bennett's.

Ooops gotta go, starting the Undertaking Betty movie, don't want to miss that.