family trip

so we went to Seattle for the weekend, mostly because our summer vacation time was not really all that and more, it was a job hunting/interviewing, stressful time...so really, we thought we would take a little time and share a little love.

first off, let me say that growing up, going on any kind of vacation was rather painful, not because we didn't enjoy each other, but because it was overwhelmingly stressful...that and the fact that my sister brought her whole library with her when all i wanted to do was play car games. she had her nose either in a book or in her journal as she documented the fact that we had just crossed shoe creek number 15.

all this being said, i tend to sweat when scott announces his joys of going on a trip with me.

so seattle it was and there was no agenda, just going to go and enjoy our family. ps, i don't work well with no agenda and so on pike street after walking through the market i broke down...needing to know where we were going and what exactly we were going to do that day i tired my best to communicate with scott in a reasonable manner that i just needed to know what he wanted to do and where we were going. his response didn't help as he simply said, wherever bud, lets just walk. he didn't seem to understand that i was not coping well with just walking, i can walk but i need to know where we are walking to....poor scott, he put his arms around me and said softly, buds, lets just enjoy our day outside and walk, if we find something we can do it, if we want to go someplace we can go...okay, i trust him, i trust that he is not going to be disappointed with our day, i trust that he is not going to be upset with me at the end of it...so we walk.
we walked through pike street market and watched the fish guys, we pushed our way through the busy people who were stopping for flowers and fresh produce, we made our way to shops and bought a few treasures, we shared a tea on the way. we headed for the space needle and shared our thoughts...but then...oh then, my most beautiful husband found the si fi museum...oh my beautiful husband. understanding that we were trying to be wise with our money, scott shared his heart with me...cor, it's 16 dollars per person to go on the space needle or 16 dollars per person to go to the museum, i would really like to go to the museum...

...as if he didn't have the biggest smile on his face ever!

can i just share at this point that i am so proud of scott. i am proud of the way that he handles me and reminds me of his love for me. i am proud of the way that he doesn't let me get away with much but reaffirms in me that it is okay to trust him.

we had a great time.
our kid slept in the closet and we ate the best continental breakfast ever served. i found out that scott doesn't like it when i suggest taking bananas with us for snacks during the day and that not all restaurants have baby change tables for your special little one who smells really bad. we learned more about communication and what it means to love. as if i don't have the greatest little family of all.