Will and I had been keeping an eye on flights back to Seattle for our next visit and on a whim checked flights for Thanksgiving. They were actually a great deal!! £395 roundtrip! So... we booked them. We thought it would be fun to keep it a surprise, but we did need transportation from the airport home hence telling my sister, Sarah.
Less than a month after booking our flights we were on them, ready to see Seattle again. One word of advice about Air Canada: they like to wait for people. Come on people!! Everyone else was able to make it on the plane in time, so why are we sitting at the gate for 45 minutes for a couple people to make their connection? Oh well, we ended up making it right on time in Seattle, so all's well that ends well.
We walked through the door around 9/10ish, up the stairs, and my Mom did a double take (maybe a quadruple take). Our surprise was a success! Nobody expected us! There were lots of hugs and then lots of drinks.
It was amazing to be back at home with the family and we had a fantastic week. Thanksgiving dinner was delicious and it was great to see my family again. The next day we went out to cut down a Christmas Tree in North Bend and ended up cutting down nearly a 15 foot tree (thanks Will and Dad for dragging it to the car). The Cascade foothills really are so beautiful, and we lucked out with great weather. We spent the night decorating, munching, and drinking, and continued that through the weekend.
Then, on Sunday, Seahawk Tailgate time!! It was Redskins Redmeat day, complete with redskins potato salad. It was great seeing the tailgate gang, I only wish we could go to more this season.
It really was a fantastic vacation, thanks to everyone who made it so special :)
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| Me, Grandma, and Will |
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| Ready for the Thanksgiving feast, thanks Mom and Dad!! |
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| We found our tree! |
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| It was pretty heavy, thanks Will and Dad |
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| Doing a great job Sarah |
