in seattle

This really was such a fun trip! The only downside was it was too short. I called my longtime friend Amy who lives in Redmond, but did not get to see her or her beautiful newly remodeled home. That was a bummer. Lack of time and transportation just didn't allow for us to get together. Next time Amy!

The snow was beautiful as we came out of the Seattle Temple.
Not so good for the lovely short-sleeved bride. She was a real trooper!
So Pretty.
Alice, Heidi, Stephanie, Me, Debbie, Liz, Diane, Helena, Darin
The bamboo really grows like crazy in Seattle.

Seattle, you rock

So we flew to Seattle on Friday {sans children} for Stephen + Leone's wedding. A great couple. A beautiful city. A fun weekend. Stephen's friend's private tour bus took the whole Nielson family (yes, the LARGE bus) on a drive through the hot spots of Seattle. We ended at Pike Place Market which was as charming as I remembered from my childhood. We ate at the lovely Beecher's Handmade Cheese shop. Mark and I shared the most amazing mac and cheese and tomato soup {with cheese, of course}. Note: It may have been extraordinarily amazing because we were very hungry and equally cold. Regardless, my memory says "YUM!" While eating, we watched the cheese come to life through a glass window that divides restaurant from cheese factory. BRILLIANT!

That evening the wedding dinner was at a cute little Italian restaurant. I played Vannah in the Nielson's skit contribution. Mark was Alex Trebek, Christian - Cajun Man, Alice - Penelope from Saturday Night Live, and Peter - Jack Bauer. They were all really funny!
More wedding pictures soon...