Seattle and the Red Sox

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Man oh man did we have the time of our lives in Seattle! It was the PERFECT cure for all the stress and worry I've been dealing with. On Sunday we flew out here at 11:00 and got there around noon. We took the bus to downtown Seattle and walked to the Seattle Center, where the Space Needle is. Awesomely enough, the Folklife Festival was happening so we got to hear great live music and see tons of amazing art. After that we went to our hotel and checked in and then spent the rest of the day exploring the city on foot. We probably walked a total of 30-40 miles on this trip and I wouldn't have done it any other way!
Monday, Memorial Day, we did a ton of fun things. We walked to Pioneer Square and did the Underground Tour, which is a tour of the remaining underground part of Seattle that was the original Seattle before it burned to the ground over 100 years ago. It was pretty spooky and a lot of fun. On the tour we met two other Red Sox fans named Mike and Ray (which wasn't a surprise considering the city was SWAMPED with Sox fans!) and we totally hit it off with them. We ended up meeting up with them at the game and I'm pretty sure we've made friends for life. One of these days we'll fly back east to meet up with them at Fenway. Anyway, the Underground Tour was great (our tour guide looked and sounded exactly like Norm McDonald and donned a sweet Elvis denim jacket: see photo on slide show). After that we ate a great lunch at a dive called Marios and did some more touristy stuff like the Seattle Aquarium and the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop.
That night was the game and we walked to Safeco Field with a million other Red Sox fans. It was so exhilarating and I couldn't stop smiling. We got there early enough to see the Sox do batting practice, which meant we could stand about 30 feet from them. Totally incredible.
The game was fantastic, Sox won 5-3 (would have been 5-1 but Papelbon almost blew it in the ninth!) and I only wish the time wouldn't have gone by while at the game. We walked back from Safeco Field to our hotel, which wasn't such a hot idea considering the warm weather and all the crazies that come crawling out of their holes. We had a crazy lady try showing us her head wound to prove that she needed money. That was a little bit scary!
On Tuesday we did some more sight seeing and then took the bus back to the airport. I've never been so bummed to leave a city. It's a good thing we own a home because otherwise I would never have come back. I would just transfer to a B&N there and pay our last month's rent. Actually, as much as I love Seattle I could never leave Boise, especially with Heather & Zane and the kids. Plus, we're such a short drive down to Utah to see the rest of the fam.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that we went to the Seattle Art Museum, which was freakin' amazing and the first thing we do is snap a picture of me next to my all-time favorite Andy Warhol painting and this security guard comes huffing over, all bent out of shape because apparently you're not supposed to take pictures in the art museum. Well excuuuuse me!
Anyways, it was the best time I've ever had and I can't wait to do it again!!!