seattle

the great people in the great city of seattle...
steve: the perfect kind of uncle to have: laid back, interesting and interested, laughs a lot, plush guest room, takes off of work for you in a snap, knows the best hikes to do in the fog or not, enjoys good beer, and beautifully a gratton -- one of my own. thanks steve for the great times and amazing flexiblity with putting up with 2 stinky fareweather family members.

tia and tim: my longest time still oober-close friend and kindered spirit and her well suited kind, generous, up-for-anything beau. we lindy hopped even though we didn't know how, folk-festivaled it up with sensory overload, barbequed creatively, hiked in the gorgeous cascades, and deeply enjoyed our time with them. we are thinking about proposing switching the state of washington with the state of maryland. we have loved tia and now love tim as well -- and to top it all off, they are both seasoned travellers who have both spent time in thailand. how is that for a send off?