Update

Turns out keeping up with a blog is hard when you're always on the go. Maybe one of these days I'll stay put long enough to update you on all my travels. Enchantment Lakes, Lopez and Orcas Island, in Chelan at the moment, then leave for Vegas on Tuesday. Hope you all had a great summer!

Sarah's non-bachelorette

Sarah and Taylor finally tied the knot!

Before that happened though, we went out to celebrate Sarah. Sarah's not one for tradition, so we celebrated in a very non-bachelorette kind of way. No veils or any other bachelorette paraphernalia, just a few of us girls out in wine country.

We all met at Sarah's house in Renton, and her sister Heather drove us out to Woodinville to explore the wineries. Our first stop was Novelty Hill. The five of us bought a bottle of sauvignon blanc to share, and sat at a table outside.

The next winery was JM Cellars (not to be confused with the J&M). This was a very cute little winery that I hadn't been to before. The outdoors was decorated with wine barrels turned on their sides for tables and twinkly lights. We again bought a bottle to share and enjoyed the weather as the sun started to come out.

with the bride to be at JM Cellars

As it got later in the day, and it being a Saturday in the summer, a lot of the wineries started to close for private events. We did happen to find that Cave B was still open, and made this our last stop. Along with another bottle of wine, we got some cheese and crackers.

me and Hilarie

Colleen and me

After the wineries, we headed to Georgetown in Seattle. Sarah had a few favorite places there she wanted to share with us. First stop, Brass Tacks. This is a fun bar that serves fun drinks in fun copper mugs. We got a table and ordered 500 pounds of french fries and devoured them, yum!

Brass Tacks in Georgetown

my Moscow Mule - ginger beer, vodka
and lime juice

some interesting Georgetown art

After Brass Tacks, we headed to Fonda La Catrina, a mexican restaurant. We were sat at a table in their back patio which was so adorable. It was like a little hideout, and they had sail boat sails hung across the top which made it feel cozy. Wish I had taken pictures, oh well...I'll definitely be back.

We gorged ourselves on delicious mexican food, then headed back to Sarah's for a slumber party. We got in our pj's (Sarah covered in cats from head to toe of course), ate gelato, and rented Place Beyond the Pines OnDemand. Spoiler alert...it was TERRIBLE! I know what you're thinking...how can a movie with both Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling not be good? Well the plot sucked, and neither of them took their shirt off, that's how.

loved Sarah's shirt

adorable little snuggler - Finley

We all headed to bed in Sarah's abundance of guest rooms, which are all so perfectly decorated. She is also the best hostess ever and left us the cutest care package.

Congratulations, Sarah! So glad we were able to celebrate you, and had such a blast doing so!

Work Island

A few weekends ago, Clint and I headed back out to his family cabin on Work Vashon Island since his parents had been in town staying there. It was a nice sunny day, and perfect for a visit.

Clint's mom Karen made us some french toast as soon as we got there, and we all sat around the table enjoying a meal together. She even used gluten free bread as she too has an allergy. It was pretty delicious.

Clint and I then headed out to explore the island and pick blackberries. I had wanted to make pie, so we were on a mission to collect as many as we could. We drove around to about 5 different spots and filled up a large container to take home. Not only was it enough to make pie, but I now still have half left in the freezer to make a second batch.

he grabbed the high ones

noms

While driving around, I mentioned that I wanted to stop and see the bicycle in the tree. According to my family, it belonged to my great aunt and my grandpa was the one who put it up there. I had never seen it, so I wanted to get a picture taken with it. It's a little run down these days...vandals have taken the handle bars and pedals, but the majority of it is still there. Pretty cool to see.

We also came across a car show, so we pulled over to check out all the cool old cars.

Afterwards, we headed back to the cabin, but not before stopping to pick up some driftwood. We found a really cool log that I ended up giving to Mom...she loves that stuff!

pretty view from Vashon

Back at the cabin, Clint's dad Jerry had some work for him...of course. I watched and took pictures as the two of them hauled heavy rocks all over the place.

We then walked dow to the beach. The tide was in, so we couldn't go for a walk, but it sure was a beautiful day to be down by the water.

Later in the afternoon after visiting some more, we said goodbye and left to catch a ferry back home.