Downtown Seattle

Ok so between not having Internet, and then getting all of our household goods the blog got put on hold.

During this holding pattern, Jonny and I went to downtown Seattle and hit up a Mariners game. I know that when everyone thinks of visiting downtown Seattle the North Face store and the Mariners aren't the first things that pop into your head. I'm sure some of you are asking..."ooo did you visit the the space needle" or "ooo how about pike place market?!" Well the answer is no. I'm kinda saving the tourist type stuff for when visitors come then we can all experience it together. I know that I'm going to see these places multiple times with different people coming at different times anyway, so I'm not too worried about those places right now.

So we went to the North Face store...which (for those of you like me who hadn't really heard of them) is a brand of winter clothing and camping/hiking gear. Jonny bought a new jacket for the rain and cold. That's right I said cold. I know everywhere else it is supposed to be summer but it can be quite chilly here, especially on the cloudy days (which are frequent). I shouldn't complain too much though. Our house does not have air conditioning, so I'd rather be cold and have to get more blankets than be hot and not be able to escape. Cold (for summer) to me is around 65 degrees...when it drops past 70 thoughts of winter coats dance in my head.

After the North Face store we walked to the stadium. Jonny was worried about paying for parking since we didn't have any cash so we parked in a garage that had a cashier. However, a mile later and almost to the stadium we realized we could have parked at least this much closer. :) Oh well...next time.

On the way to the stadium we found this great store. I saw these period (ie 50's and 60's) dresses in the window. I have always loved vintage clothing. In this store everything is new but just made to look vintage. I told Jonny how much I loved the dress in the window and so we went inside. It was a tiny little store, but it had some great items of clothing. They also carry vintage looking shoes and jewelry. I found a great dress that is actually a jersey knit, I think, and will have room for my baby bump should I choose to wear it while prego. I'll have to post a pic of it, but for now here's some pics of the store windows.



That's just a random couple by the way.

 So back to baseball...the game was great. Jonny and I are both sports fans...he actually knows about the teams and the players whereas I'm more about the atmosphere (especially when I pick a team to root for). :)  We sat in the super nose bleed section, but I think that it was perfect for our first time at the park because it had a great view of the city and the field. Check out the pics...

Check out the beard on Jonny because soon to come will be a before/after pic...he had to shave before going to work today.

Obviously this wasn't from our seat...this I took when we were walking around the stadium.

Tomorrow come back by...and read about the many business chains that insist on using different names on the west coast than they do on the east coast. Weird!