Anniversary Trip...here's to another 35 years!

I'm pretty sure that for most people who look at us that it would come as no big surprise that we are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary this year. But to me, I'm in a little bit of shock and I kind of go back and forth between feeling like we have been married FOREVER and feeling like we just got married a couple of years ago. I guess when I think about it I really have a hard time remembering what it felt like not being married, and I can honestly say that getting married was the BEST thing I ever did, it simply shocks me that I have been married that long because we still seem like we should be a couple of kids.

 Oh we did have a wonderful time in Seattle. Here are just a few of the things we did. This is us standing in front of Snoqualme Falls...they are even higher than Niagra, but not nearly as wide. I've seen them both though and they are both beautiful.

 This is the Seattle LDS Temple. We enjoyed a pleasant walk around the Temple grounds last Sunday when I took this picture. The grounds are nothing short of spectacular and we really enjoyed all of the succulent plants and grasses and trees. The grounds of our Mesa Temple are super beautiful as well, just different.

 This is the entrance to Pikes Market.  It is a hustling bustling place and we had a good time there looking at all the fish and the produce as well as arts and crafts.

Seattle's famous Gum Wall. Disgusting but kind of like a train wreck, you don't want to look at it but it's hard to turn away. 

This is us at the port on Bainbridge Island. Super duper fun and again, BEAUTIFUL. 

It's interesting. I'm a desert rat, for sure. I loved Washington and it's beautiful trees but honestly, I couldn't live there. Hope I don't ever have too. We were there during the "sunny" time of year and while most days were sunny-ish the rainy or overcast ones are too much for me.  I like rain on Sunday's that's it.  That said, I sure did enjoy being close to a lake. Our hotel room was just a short walk to a lake and we enjoyed that so MUCH.  I guess when I'm missing the beautiful Sammommish lake I will just look outside and stare at my swimming pool and be grateful there is some water there. It isn't the same though...really hard to ride your bike around our pool.