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Several
landmarks were along the way - Bena Roya Hall, home of the Seattle
Symphony, was one of my favorites. |
On the way
in, I would often walk through Pike Place Market, enjoying the smells
of fresh bread and pastries. The Market had advertising pig sculptures
all over town, each one decorated differently. The Bon had a Disco
pig; the waterfront had one dressed like an orca. |
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The building
I walked to was a (relatively) small brick building, hidden behind
several trees on 3rd Avenue. |
Inside was a
bunch of really cool people who never looked this serious. = ) |
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On Thursdays,
I got to stay with my cousins, so I got some fun visiting, eating,
playing, and resting time in. It was probably the most refreshing part
of my summer. |
I enjoyed
watching the sun rise as I ate breakfast at their house. The back
porch was great for absorbing some early morning rays. I got to
housesit for a few days and enjoyed walks and bike rides in the city.
It was awesome. |
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I spent the
4th of July with my family in Kingston and the went back to my cousins
that evening. It was one of the few days that we were all together
since Ayol was off in Honduras for a while. |
The parade
was really long, but it had a number of fun moments. We saw a lot of
friends from the area. |
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Later, we
went up to Buck Lake and had lots fun hiking, tree climbing and
playing lawn games. |
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Back at
home, we had lots of garden treats throughout the summer. |
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On Sundays,
we got to go to Cross Sound in the new movie theater. |
One Sunday afternoon, we were treated to
two parties - one was a going away party for friends from Cross Sound. |
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The other was
an anniversary party for old friends from St. Luke's. |
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For birthday
gifts, Bud, Rige, Ayol, and Dad went with me to a Mariners/Giants
game. It was a great 12th-inning win. |
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My family
went to two weddings, too. The first one was for out cousins in
Illinois. I'll probably write about that one elsewhere - it's a long
story. The second one was for one of our good friends, Randy. |
There were
lots of cool families at the wedding... |
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...which
complemented the wedding families quite well. The service was really
cool - it was all done in the forest, right next to the Hood Canal
with beautiful backlighting and sunbeams to highlight the ceremony. |
Randy's
parents were beaming all night. |
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Jumping
around a little bit, Nae went to Scholarship Camp and was the only
Ifland there. I had to work, but I visited on the two Saturdays. I
missed being there. |
Oh - and my
family got to host some old friends, which was loads of fun. |
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We went on a short
little vacation to North Vancouver, too... |
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That's all
for now...maybe I'll ramble more later. I hope you enjoyed it.
- Orion |
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