Pining for the Fjords

For the full story, be sure to check out Part 1 . After we finished our napping and got ourselves all gussied up, we headed north around Lake Union to the Skansonia, the ferry boat where Megan and Kristen’s wedding would be held.  Although we wandered around for just a bit, we finally found the right place. Whew!  We found it! Don’t we look lovely?  There, we met our friends Ashleigh and Amanda, who were also in town for the wedding.  Here we are!  That’s Ashleigh on the left and Amanda on the right. The wedding ceremony was gorgeous – the flowers were beautiful, the setting was perfect, and the brides were radiant.  Additionally, it was nice and short, and that’s always a plus.*  Both ladies walked down the staircase from the second to the first floor of the boat, and each had her Mom and Dad escort her down the aisle. Here comes Megan! And here’s Kristen! Both ladies wrote their own vows which were at turns touching and funny a

Last weekend, we hopped a plane for a quick getaway to Seattle for the wedding of our friends, Megan and Kristen Lambertz-Berndt.  The wedding itself was absolutely gorgeous, and we were so honored to be invited guests to share in the special day of these beautiful ladies.  Below, the weekend unfolds: Since the wedding was on Friday, we caught a flight to Seattle Thursday afternoon, heading out around 2:30 or so.  Phoenix SkyHarbor has always been a pretty great airport, but they’ve really done an excellent job adding in local dining options over the past year or two.  Behold what we found, a recent arrival since our last time in Terminal 4: We didn’t stop here, as we’d already eaten lunch at home. Next time! We made it to Seattle around 5:45pm, grabbed a cab, and then checked into our home for the next two evenings, the Courtyard Marriott at Lake Union.  It ended up being a good location – 3 miles from the boat where the wedding was held, and 2 walkable miles from

So, all my runner buddies read Born to Run a few years back, and everybody got excited about barefoot/minimalist running shoes, like the Vibram Five Fingers.  Hey, I’m all for running in whatever shoes/gear works for your body and makes you happy,* but it’s not my bag at this time.  Besides, those things look ridiculous.  Behold: Seriously. I’ve heard from friends that Vibrams, when you use them barefoot, make your shoes psycho crazy smelly,** but this can be cut down by using socks with them.  The only problem is that you can’t wear standard socks with Vibrams, so you have to find socks that enclose each of your toes individually, like the shoes do.  Enter Injinji! Whee!  A sock for each toe! Even though, as previously stated, I don’t wear Vibrams, I’ve been curious about trying these socks, as they’re supposed to cut down on toe blisters.  In a normal sock, your toes are all crammed together in the front, so if any rubbing occurs during a race, there’s nothi