April and Randy dot com

We’re leaving for Seattle on Sunday and instead of packing, I am blogging. Instead of unloading the dishwasher, I am surfing the internet. Instead of pulling the two chicken breasts off of our George Foreman Grill, I’m watching QVC (I’ve just pulled the forgotten pieces of poultry off of the grill and although a bit dry now, are luckily for me, still edible). It’s not that I’m avoiding things, I just don’t feel particularly motivated.
Don’t get me wrong, I am excited about seeing my family in Seattle and getting to hang out with Randy on the trip there and back. I think it’s just the hassle of choosing what to wear, gathering all the little items, and trying to fit it all into our suitcases. Travel has lost some of its romance over the years.
I’ll see if I can’t take some interesting pictures while in the Emerald City although most of the time I’ll be seeing family, at a convention in Tukwila, or eating my way through the local favorites.

Things I’d like to do on my visit to Seattle:

Get a Deluxe burger at Dick’s

Walk through Pike Place Market like a tourist

Get a mocha from Seattle’s Best Coffee where you get a piece of chocolate to eat with your mocha

Finally take a tour of Underground Seattle

Eat mizithra cheese on my spaghetti at The Old Spaghetti Factory

Drive out to Snoqualmie Falls (as seen in the opening credits of the cult t.v. show “Twin Peaks“)

Experience the ambience, view, and the Burnt Cream Sampler at Palisade

Watch the 4th of July fireworks over Lake Union

Get a slice of Pesto Primo pizza from Pagliacci Pizzeria

Split a famous 12 egg omelette (with all-you-can-eat hasbrowns) from Beth’s Cafe