With the hot weather here (108 degrees) and my growing belly, it's been tough to sleep. So this seemed like the ideal weekend to take a mini "Babymoon" trip to Seattle. Plus, it coincided with our joint anniversary with the Army. They've recognized me as a Cornelius and as one of Bob's dependents (it's always glamorous verbage with the Army) for seven years now.
We stayed in the Seattle Westin. I do love the Westin because of the Heavenly Bed. It really is heavenly- usually. The mattress is magical, the sheets are fantastic, and there are pillows of every imaginable size, shape, and density. And I usually relish my sleep at a Westin.
Pair the Heavenly Bed with air conditioning and I thought I'd sleep like a rock. But I did not. It's tough to hurl your belly from one side to another when you flip over. Confession: I always thought ladies who complained about this were perhaps a tad prone to exaggeration. Nope. If you turn too quickly, it feels like your belly is being ripped off your body. And I do mean ripped.
Despite the lack of sleep, we had a lovely time. We visited the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and took the Seattle Underground Tour. It turns out Seattle used to be about 15 feet lower than it is now. So you can take this walking tour to see the original level of the city. You might think it's just a big basement, but it's more like an underground ghost town. -Worth taking the tour. We ate a delicious dinner at Chez Shea... maybe the best fillet I've ever had in my life! Oops, and raw fish for an appetizer. Maybe a little dangerous, but super amazing.
And what is a celebration without a couple of gifts: a hand-made copper bracelet from the market (7th anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with copper), a bottle of Bulgari Rose perfume. -Now I can stop wearing it only at the Duty Free shops in the airport. It's tough to find! And beautiful flowers from the market. The best thing about the market is the flower section. That enormous bouquet cost $10. -No kidding.
I took Bob to a fly fishing store downtown and hoped to buy him something wonderful. Do you know what the man picked out? This little bottle of something you spray on the flies to make them float! Good thing it's not our real anniversary. I'll have to think of something amazing to celebrate our 7th church wedding anniversary in December. What do they make for men in bronze or copper?
Sleep or no, it was a fabulous weekend in Seattle.
3 comments:
It's always nice to be spoiled and have a pleasant outing!!! The flowers are gorgeous...
Ahh yes, the Heavenly Bed at the Westin's....AMAZING!!! Dallas and I always talk about when we'll get to go to one again and SLEEP the whole time :)
I know exactly what you mean about the belly rolling over thing too! I wish they had a big spatula that husbands could shove under us and flip us over like a pancake :) It would be much easier!!
The countdown is on Lizzy-- we'll BOTH be sleeping on our tummies again soon :) LOVE YA
There are so many things that I thought pregnant women exagerated about until I myself went through them. I will NEVER underestimate what a pregnant women goes through again...I will never forget getting stuck on my back in the middle of the night and having to have Joe pull me onto my side. Let's just say that was a moment I would like to forget.
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