Last Sunday, Steve and I went to the new AMC theater at a nearby mall, and saw Mamma Mia. Was it totally cheesy? YES! Was the quality of the actors' singing somewhat questionable? YES! Did I love it? YES! Will I buy the DVD when it comes out and fast forward to all the musical singing and dancing scenes to play them over and over? Probably. :)
This weekend we went down to Alki Beach in West Seattle to have fish & chips (a fairly common outing for us these days). While we were there, we noticed a bunch of tents set up in the park along the beach. So after our lunch we headed over to check it out. Turns out, it was the Alki Art Fair! Not a huge, overcrowded event by any means, but kind if a quiet, breezy affair along the waterfront. As Blondie would say, the "Tide was High", so there wasn't actually much "beach" to speak of...just the waves from Puget Sound lapping up against the seawall. Some of the vendors were hawking extremely cool wares...
There was one guy there who does recycled bowling ball "art" (I know, it seems like a stretch) But he covers them with beautiful mosaic-style tiles and stones, and makes them into garden gazing balls and/or drills a bigger hole into it, adds a pump and makes them into yard fountains! Now I wish I'd gotten a picture of them...but I did get a picture with this very cool "Medusa/Mermaid"...
And we found a very cool little nightlight for the munchkin's nursery.
This glass vendor actually has several ladybug themed pieces, you can check them out HERE.
In other news, I had been hoping for a quick meetup with my LID Group "secret pal" from last year, Marcy. She is a flight attendant and was scheduled on a flight to Seattle today with a one night layover. Unfortunately, the flight was cancelled due to weather back east, so we will have to wait another time. Hope to meet you (in person) sometime soon Marcy!
We also bought a pound of Rainier cherries - just picked this morning - they are amazing. I am trying to keep myself from eating too many and inducing intestinal distress upon myself. They are SO good though...
This was Steve's virgin Nutella experience and I am happy to report he was SOLD. We then had a conversation about the possibility of making Nutella S'mores...which I think could be absolutely amazing...so I will keep you guys posted on the progress of THAT project! :)
Afterwards we ventured into Ballard, a neighborhood northwest of Fremont and down to the Shilshole Marina, then drove back along the downtown waterfront, which was full of tourists and people getting ready to board their cruise ships at the port. All in all, a fun Sunday afternoon!
