Thanksgiving in Seattle

Pike's Market

It has been awhile since my last post. The task of writing seems daunting if I let too much time elapse. We had been anticipating our trip to Seattle over Thanksgiving for some time. Thursday morning we headed of on an unknown journey from Nampa to Seattle. We had lunch at a diner in the middle of nowhere and arrived in the rain & dark at about 6pm. We stayed with a friend on Queen Anne's Hill very close to SPU and downtown Seattle. The weather was a balmy 50 with lots of moisture and greenery, something that is lacking this time of year in Idaho :-)
Downtown Seattle had many fun things to see, we walked along the bay, saw the sculpture park, ate salmon chowder at Pike's Market, and went to the Seattle Art Museum. We also had some great Mango curry at a Thai restaurant in the China town district that was amazing!

Fresh fish at Pike's Market

The main attraction, of course, was to hear Over the Rhine play at the Triple Door (a very swanky dinner theater that was small and intimate). They are one of my favorite bands; a married couple who write their own lyrics, and hail from Ohio, the great midwest. The evening was everything I hoped it would be! The concert was like enjoying great time with friends from home as most of us sang along with Karen and Linford. They played many of their old as well as a few new songs, and even played "Don't wait for Tom" upon my request! Gracias a mi esposo por este regalo tan amable!

Karen Bergquist and Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine