gone and back again

i'm back from my little excursion and it was absolutely lovely. it went entirely too quickly and i think i'd like to make it tradition.

what i saw:

• the highways of utah, idaho, oregon and washington
• my friend, jillian
• the space needle
• pike place market
• the original starbucks
• exhibits at the seattle arts museum
• seattle underground
• a lovely production of "sunday in the park with george"
• an enormous, terrifying troll that lives under a bridge
• I-5
• portland (just passing through)
• the oregon coast
• newport harbor, complete with sexy fishermen
• lighthouses
• some pretty incredible sunsets

what i listened to:

• adele
• ben folds
• bob dylan
• disney songs
• a hella good mix that was recently made for me
• the eagles
• a chorus line
• john mayer

what i ate:

• entirely too much gas station food (namely quaker cheddar mix and swedish fish)
• delectable seafood (at the space needle and georgie's grill)
• galucci's pizza in lincoln city
• gas station food (it bears repeating)

thoughts i had:

• i am incredibly lucky
• do people (particularly idaho people) not understand the concept of the fast lane?
• seattle is a cool city
• it's very therapeutic being around water
• reading paulo coelho alone on the beach is life at its best
• how do people effectively travel by car in unknown places without gps?
• i must do this more often

pictures i took:

life is good.