Seattle by numbers

2 planes to get to Seattle because we wanted a cheap flight


5 seconds it took for us to start calling each other Buttmunch after the Beavis and Butthead GPS voices came on in the rental car


26 smiles as we saw the Seattle city line driving into Bellevue


10 stories Rex (Ian's future father-in-law) told us about Lake Washington, Mercer Island, and 1-90 as we drove to the Red Sox game

115 dollars for tickets to the game, parking, and the Ivar's fish and chips

42 times Ashley and I purposely misprounced Chone Figgins name

12 times we tried to get on the JumboTron doing the Rally Jig

14 times we talked about how awesome SafeCo stadium was

45 garlic fries Ian made the girl in front of us spill everywhere

4 home runs the Red Sox hit

13 innings played until the Mariners lost

3 complaints from Keith that we were lost after the game and were going to Vancouver

10 comments from my sisters the next morning at brunch we were happy we were doing the trip kid free

1 piece of Kahula cheesecake shared

2 hours to drive to Anacortes to go whale watching

4 phone calls Richard placed to the whale watching place begging them not to leave us as we were running late



1.5 hour boat trip through the San Juan Islands to get to the spot to whale watch
$3.50 we paid for the junior high school nachos on the boat

20 orca whales we saw up close and personal

116 facts we endured listening to about J pod, spy hopping and Ruffles



23 cool stories we heard on the way all about the history of the islands. My favorite? The story of Safari Island.

52 houses that dotted the islands. So cool and isolated.

1,245 times the whale boat guide told us how amazing this trip was in his quest for tips

0 places open in Anacortes at 10:00 pm to eat when we docked

1 late night donut shop open we ate at

52 times we were so happy we decided to go whale watching

8:02 am the next morning we got up to get ready for Ian and Rachael's wedding

4 miles we drove to get to the temple

36 tears shed during the beautiful ceremony

2 gorgeous people sealed for time and all eternity

456 pictures taken around the temple

5 basket of chips we ate at La Azteca before we chowed down on the fajita bar

8 stories told about Ian and Rachael at their lunch

42 minutes hanging out on the pier waiting for the ferry

$50 to get our car and 6 people on the ferry

30 minutes on the ferry heading to Bainbridge Island

10 jaw drops at the beautiful country club where the reception was held

50 minutes we spent hanging out on the deck with drinks relaxing

24 sparklers lit on the front porch to say goodbye to Ian and Rachael

346 laughs on the way back to Seattle listening to Richard talk about "Masterpiece Theater"

9:56 when we woke up the next morning

3 miles to get down to the pier to eat at Fisherman's

2 hours hanging out eating crab, lobster, salmon, mussels and shrimp

56 booth visited at the Market

4 fish we saw thrown at Pike's Place Fish Market

1/4 pound of Mt Rainier Cherries ate walking around

4:43 to catch the flight home

10.321 memories we brought home from the beautiful trip

Love you Ian and Rachael