On Sundays I load up my car with clean laundry, and some real food with substance (this week it was homemade fancy mac and cheese, a chopped salad, and Krispy Kreme donuts) to sustain him for another week away and I drive into the city to meet him. I try to time my arrival with his wake up from his post night shift snooze. He still has to work Sunday night and when he gets home in the early Monday AM he pretty much goes right to sleep until 4PM or so. But Monday nights are our jam, our date night, our only time in the week to be together.
Yesterday we had a fun night out and I declared it a perfect one month anniversary celebration. First we headed to Golden Gardens Park which has an awesome dog park (someplace I hope to bring a future pet) and a big sandy beach. We noticed that most beaches out in the Washington area are pebble beaches so this was a good one to file away for summer time. There were picnic tables, fire pits and a long coastline for walking. We were surprised by how many people were actually there on a cool windy January evening. Had this been a Sourh Carolina shore we probably would have had it all to ourselves. But it seems people in the Pacific Northwest tend to view any day that's not rainy, no matter how dark and cloudy, as the perfect beach weather, gotta take what you can get. Guess we now fall in to that category.
We went to Kings Hardware for a drink first and I'd definitely go back there if only because they have a skee-ball machine! Then we headed to Bitterroot for bbq. We've gone a month without so much as a bbq potato chip so when we saw pulled pork on their menu we couldn't resist. We both got meat and two sides (they don't know about meat 'n' threes out here) and then we shared everything. Pulled pork, half rack of ribs, cheesy grits, cole slaw, brussel sprouts and corn bread. That should satisfy our southern cravings for a bit.
Feeling full and satisfied with our tour of Ballard we headed home and called it a night. It was a fun last weekend in Seattle for us. I am loving being T.J.'s wife. It's really just so much fun to be with him, in the same state and time zone, to get to go on dates with my husband. He returns to the base hospital on Friday and I can't wait for us to be under the same roof and in our own house together for more than just one night at a time.
My boys are in Seattle. One in Fremont (Queen Anne) very close to Ballard and the other is at U of W Law so lives in the U District. They frequent the restaurants in Ballard often. I'll try to get some recommendations from them for you. :)
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Gosh, a whole month already! It has gone fast. I think reading your mom's posts about the wedding (and yours!) make it seem like it was just a week ago! Glad you had a good Monday night and it will be wonderful having him home with you for awhile.
ReplyDeleteYou are adorable! Just found your blog thru your Mom's. For the first 2 years of marriage, my hubby was not home during the week. It was actually quite romantic! Just looked at your wedding photos - you were a beautiful bride. Best wishes for many years of happiness!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet celebration and sounds like you are certainly making the best of TJ's work schedule. I'm sure you know that it will be more than worth it in the end. Much happiness!
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