Vacation Update

So, we're in the great northwest and having a great time...by the time it's all said and done, I will have gained quite a few pounds...but hey, what are vacations for, right?...some highlights and not-so-highlights:

Why you should never fly with an airline that has gone bankrupt:
We flew to Seattle on Northwest Airlines...not a great choice...because they are doing so poorly financially, we had to pay to get snacks on the flight between Minneapolis and Seattle...no joke, there was no bag with three pretzels or five peanuts to munch on during our 3 1/2 hour flight...we had the choice of paying a buck for a bag of trail mix, or three bucks for a snack pack...we chose the snack pack that included Ritz Chips, some dried fruit mix, a beef stick, chocolate Giant Goldfish, and some nasty cheese sauce...I think we'll be sneaking snacks on the plane for the ride home like we do at the movie theatre (crud! Was that out loud?!?)...

Amber & Jeff:
This is why we chose to come to Seattle...Amber, Marcy's sister, just married Jeff at the beginning of September, so we decided that it would be fun to see where they live and visit with them as they start their life together...it has been fun!...unfortunately, we haven't gotten to see their house yet, as they are waiting to move into it...instead, we are staying at their temporary corporate housing that Microsoft has for them...it's a pretty nice place, except for the fact that it takes a couple of days to do a load of laundry - literally...but we have had fun with them tooling around the city, getting rained on together, and eating entirely too much food...tomorrow we get to see their house, where they work - Microsoft (she works for the XBox division, and he works for MSN) - and eat more food...

More details tomorrow...time to go to bed now - after I get the popcorn shucks out of my teeth...