If You’re Lucky And You Know It..

Raise your hand.

For the past couple of days I have had the chance to visit my friends in Seattle and it has been so refreshing to escape island life for a little bit. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Hawaii–but I kind of loved stepping off the plane to brisk fall air. Sweaters, scarves and jeans abound.

And I really love having friends who have graciously hosted me 🙂 Lucky, indeed.
We’ve been so busy exploring their new city (they’re originally DC-ites) and enjoying all that Seattle has to offer. Which I’ve found is really incredible sushi and Thai food. So freaking delicious.

We also spent some time creating THE MOST ADORABLE CHRISTMAS BANNER EVER for their Christmas cards. Not to worry, a full tutorial is coming next week.

My eyes have also been opened to bikini baristas this week. Have you heard of these? Basically, it’s a coffee hut with girls who happen to be in bikinis/lingerie/topless that serve you coffee. More than intrigued by this set-up, we breezed by this classy establishment after dinner one night.

What isn’t pictured is the girl leaning out of the drive-thru wearing a black bra and thong. Needless to say, we passed on the coffee, chit-chat and ahem…views.

I’ve also gotten to “see” Dane, which has been such an amazing bonus during this transitional time.

I’m hopping on a plane tonight for the next stop on my world tour. Any guesses?

And I’d like to take a minute to wish my incredibly talented and beautiful mom a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope today is just as special as you are–29 never looked so good 😉