Day 7!!! One week away!
During this 60 days to 60 countdown I have been reminded how fast time really goes. Feels like I just started and it's one week away! Too bad I am feeling a bit under the weather - unfair during birthday week! Just a cold - which I probably picked up because I have been so busy having fun! I have been too busy to blog so this is my body making me slow down - a forced day of rest. I will post a few pics of the highlights!
Singing in the Rain - watching Taylor Dorrel light up the stage as a dancer! I have known Taylor since she was a tiny baby - look how beautiful she is - inside and out! And that's her sweet mama my good friend Shelly and their lovely friend June. What a great middle of the week treat that was!
A great weekend trip to Tulsa with the W3 to run the Route 66 Half Marathon! We had such a fun time - we always do! We drove down Saturday morning and had lunch at a great little coffee and tea shop called "All About Cha." It was in downtown Tulsa very close to the hotel, convention center expo and start of the race. The food was wonderful and the coffee and tea amazing and creative! We visited the Expo to get our race packets and cool Route 66 jackets. They are even better looking in person which is usually not the case! Relaxed at the hotel a bit and then met the rest of the KC Express for dinner at the Naples Flatbread and Wine Bar. Of course we wanted dessert so went back to "All About Cha" for dessert! Then back to the hotel and up early to run the beautiful hills of Tulsa. The weather was really perfect - chilly and sunny. The race was really very well organized and the support of the town couldn't have been better. Lots of pretty neighborhoods with cheering spectators. I have lost track of how many halfs I have run but it was a good one!
We look like a real team in our jackets!
We returned on Sunday night and I had a quick turn around and left for the week off to Seattle to see the family for Thanksgiving. It was beautiful there - sunny but much chillier then normal. On Tuesday Brother Dave and I met up with Keeley for lunch and a tour of the Starbucks corporate offices. It was even cooler then I had envisioned - every floor had kitchens with fancy coffee machines and places to sit and work or meet with colleagues or customers. We ate at a great spot on the 3rd floor that is open to the public. Lots of choices - salad bar, sandwiches, hot comfort food, burgers, pizza etc. Keeley took us to meet her work group and they were all super nice. She loves working there and I can see why! They suggested that Dave and I go from there over to the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room. They said parking would be hard but I must be the lucky charm - we found a spot on the street quickly. If you love coffee it's a must see. Very upscale coffee bar, shop and roastery. They have the largest roasting equipment I have ever seen! It's the Willy Wonka of coffee! I bought a special reserve blend only available there and it was roasted the day before so very fresh.
Coffee Roaster XLarge!
Tom arrived Tuesday night so got everyone together to celebrate his birthday Weds night at a place called Marination. The food is described as Hawaiian-Korean, and we all pretty much got the pork taco's. They were excellent! The one we went to is in West Seattle on Alki Beach. There is a spectacular view of the downtown skyline all lit up - but I couldn't get a good picture. But pretty much any picture you see of Seattle with the Space Needle is taken from that spot. Had an amazing Thanksgiving with extended family - a day filled with football and delidious food! So great to have Tom, Keeley and Matt all together along with Dave, Dee, Angela and Chris
Tom was tired - too much birthday celebrating! Thankful always for these people.
Friday Tom and I were both starting to feel under the weather so had a low key day at Dave's watching movies and sports. David made everyone a fantastic dinner of fresh salmon, sweet potatoes and roasted veggies. I never tire of the wonderful fresh seafood in the Pacific Northwest. And Dave is a great cook! It was a great trip to see some of the people I love most in the world.
This week - birthday week - lots of things planned so I need to get feeling better. Laying low today and catching up on sleep should do the trick!