Soon, Here, Maybe

Next weekend is Taste of Tacoma, and in a month is Bite of Seattle.  I am more than excited for these things.

It feels like Summer just kindof jumped up at me, I am so very unprepared for this.  But prepared or not, I just need to jump in.

I am making one minor change.  On the list I had "Stay at least one night in at least 3 different states," and that is turning into only two states FOR A REASON.  I have already stayed the night in Oregon and Cali, and I was going to make the third state something special, a real trip that I would be spending "real money" on, but then the sister and I decided to go to Disneyland in October!  So I am spending the money I would have spent on that third state and going to Disneyland.  Can I count Disneyland as a state?  I think I will.  At least half a state.

I also think I'll be heading to Point Defiance Zoo either before or after Taste of Tacoma, and am so excited for this.  THE ZOO!  ANIMALS!  PENGUINS!  FEEDING THINGS!  I feel like a child, and I'm going to buy a balloon and some other cheesy piece of swag and will be the coolest kid at the park because I can drink alcohol.

Maybe this weekend I'll make a birdhouse?  That sounds like a fun thing to do, especially if it is still sunny out.

One More Thing Down

So I went to the beach last weekend with a friend, and her two kids, and it was wonderful.  We rented a condo in Ocean Shores, about a one minute drive from the beach (if the weather was nice we probably could have walked).  Took her new truck down, drove on the beach, made sand castles, and found an awesome bar.

Also, waffles for breakfast

 And Mimosa's 

Also flew a kite for the first time in years, and it was amazing and I want to do it every day.  Only I want to get like 30 kites and some of them be those stunt kites that I can move around like crazy.

I do think friend and I will be be heading back to the beach soon, just without the kids.

We also made a beach campfire, which was crazy with the wind and took us like 45 minutes of tiny fires or one log being lit, but then in some glorious fortune everything lit up all at once, and it was magical.  Then we hung out and drank fancy Italian Soda's in bottles that were so delicious and we wished we had s'mores to make but there is always next time.

All in all, wonderful.  And the food festivals are starting, and the weather is getting better so I can get out more.  Maybe I'll even head to the zoo this weekend!  I have a new wind, things are looking up.  Having pictures of this weekend helps.  Pictures!  Forever pictures!



(getting a post in feels so amazing)