Hi all! I’m back with the first of three posts from our honeymoon-redo trip to Seattle. If you’re not sure why we (or I, mostly) felt the need to take a honeymoon-redo vacation, feel free to read this post about our honeymoon last summer; I think that you’ll see why I wanted a redo of that epic trip!
We arrived in Seattle on a Thursday morning, and it was COLD! The weather was mid-50s and cloudy, and Jordan and I felt certain that we were experiencing iconic Seattle weather. We joked that we left the heat of our home state of South Dakota (where the temperatures had been climbing well above 80 degrees for the past two weeks) for the cold temperatures of Seattle, which, frankly, made us giggle.
We walked to the Seattle Lightrail for what seemed like forever, purchased our tram tickets, and then watched as Seattle proper was slowly revealed to us as we rode from stop to stop to our hotel. There were mountain’s, y’all – and for me, who has never seen mountains before, this girl was PSYCHED. Mountains, and houses painted in colors that made me wish I could move to Seattle right now so my house would have personality (South Dakota is beige-land, I swear). Mountains and houses full of personality and people that would satisfy my Dad’s penchant for people watching for DAYS.
We exited the Lightrail in downtown Seattle and headed the few blocks to our hotel. As we walked, I shrieked in delight as I saw Barney’s New York, Tiffany, a THREE STORY Forever 21, and a Starbucks on every block. I couldn’t help but feel so blessed to be experiencing a new place full of shops that I only read about in the New York Times or heard mentioned on “Sex and the City.”
Our hotel (the Grand Hyatt Seattle) was DREAMY. Cushy king bed, a bathroom that reminded me of a spa, and a view of the city that we loved to stare at. Plus, our room had black-out shades that were operated by a light switch, which was perfect for us. Since we arrived (jet-lagged) around 10AM Seattle time, after checking in to our hotel and grabbing some lunch at a nearby Gordon Biersch Brewery (YUMMY fish tacos – Jordan had a delicious burger), we hit that light switch and napped for a few hours in total darkness. It was HEAVEN.
We explored downtown for the rest of the day, and were mesmerized by the tall, tall buildings, the dog-friendly nature of the city (there were dogs on the escalators in the mall, people!), and the view of the Puget Sound (I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if I lived near water like that; I’m guessing that I would find it rather difficult to be unhappy, that’s for sure!).
The next day, we met up with our friends Jared and Amanda and their baby son, Miles. Jared and Amanda had moved out to the Seattle/Tacoma area about a year ago for Amanda’s job as a physical therapist. Shortly after moving, they discovered that they were expecting – and let me just say, Miles is one of the cutest little boys I’ve ever seen! His cheeks are super kissable and his smiles warmed my heart – I loved to cuddle Miles!
That day, we explored the Pike Place Market with Jared and Amanda and Miles. I had heard that the Pike Place Market was a must-see for any first-time visitors to Seattle, and it was absolutely true – the market just never ends, and is full of fresh food (oh my gosh, we had a fresh peach that was TO DIE FOR – best peach of my life), handmade goods, and secondhand book stores. We had so much fun exploring all that the Market had to offer. We also were able to board a pirate ship (really!) that had stopped in Seattle from Russia – it was super cool! We took a walk around the Olympic Sculpture Park, which was fun as well. That night, we all ate an amazing seafood dinner together at a delicious restaurant on the Waterfront (the name of the restaurant isn’t coming to me right now, but I’ll be sure to update this post if I think of it!).
For more pictures of our vacation, click here. If you’re interested in my husband Jordan’s take on our vacation, click here to read his post about our vacation that he wrote on his own blog!
Up next: our experience at the Seattle Sounders (MLS soccer team) and the Seattle Mariners games!
