It's the final countdown

A month in the making.... Research has been done, reservations have been made, plane tickets have been purchased, time off from work has been granted, and we can barely contain our excitement.  The countdown calendar proves it...

 

As soon as I post this, we will run to the fridge and make an X through 6 and only 5 days stand in our way. 
What are we counting down to? you might be asking.

Our 5th wedding anniversary trip to ......... SEATTLE!

We have adventured and explored Seattle in two quick day trips, but this time we get two full days and 2 half days.  We aren't strictly planning the trip to know what we are doing all day each day but some of the things we can't wait to do are: A tour of the Theo Chocolate Factory, dinner atop the Space Needle at Sky City, a visit to the Seattle Aquarium and the Experience Music Project, exploring many Seattle neighborhoods, a stay in a downtown suite (with a negotiated price matching that of a regular room), and exciting trips through two major airports. 
Only two "real" work days stand in my way, (let's just face it, next Monday I am going to be practically useless walking in circles even though I have a list a foot long of things to accomplish that day.)
The countdown is on and I am ready. 
Pictures detailing our adventures to follow.
See ya.

Gray vs. Blue

Gray vs. Blue: Which one wins?
In almost any situation I would pick blue. Maybe because it is my favorite color. I would take blue over gray in cars, clothes, paint, pretty much anything. But there is one aspect of gray that wins over blue in my book. What might that be?

The sky. I would take a gray day over a sunny blue sky day any day. I know gray days bring a lot of people down but I have a wire crossed in my brain and a gray day makes me smile.

Take today for example. It has been gray all day. A little blue tried to peek out but the gray won. And I don't mind it a bit.

There is one thing that beats a gray day and that is a rainy gray day. (I hear from my husband working 25 miles north of here that it is raining up there. So I'm hoping the rain is headed my direction.)

I've discussed this before but as I just might get a few drops of this glorious liquid today I just can't help from sharing a video that I just love. (Thanks for sharing mom.)

I hope you enjoy this video. You don't have to watch the whole thing but at least watch the first minute or so. Or at least until you hear thunder. Better yet listen to parts of the first minute with your eyes shut. (But the whole thing is amazing if you have the time.)

By the way. Before I could publish this post I had to look up to see what the correct spelling was for gray. G R A Y or G R E Y. I have wondered this a million times and now I know the answer. Both are correct but gray is usually used in America where as grey is used in England. (Just a little tid bit for ya.)