Jon's Aunt Lori came out to visit from Edmonton and seeing as she loves going to the States, Mom E. thought it would be fun for all of us girls to have a weekend away. So last Friday afternoon, we packed up the van and headed off to Seattle. We stopped in Bellingham for supper, picked up a few things at Target, and then it was off to the 'big city.'
To make a long story short... we got a bit lost while trying to find our hotel and in the process of trying to get turned around, our "driver" (whom I will not name at this time :) ... you can thank me for that "driver!") drove right over the centre median, which seemed to just "jump" out of nowhere. Seriously... they have these piddly little medians down in the States that are about the size of a concrete parking stall divider and none of us saw it in time for the "driver" to avoid it. As she turned left in an attempt to do a U-turn, we launched up and over this useless concrete median, seemingly grinding the undercarriage of the van as went . As you can imagine, this was not a good start to the weekend.
After inspecting the van and ensuring that it was indeed still "driveable," we made our way to the hotel and decided we would worry about it in the morning.
Morning came, we enjoyed a wonderful continental breakfast and then hopped in the van to get it to the closest GM dealership for further inspection. After having no luck at the first dealership, we drove 20 minutes to the next one, in hopes of getting it fixed up so we could get on with our "fun" weekend. Well... let's just say we got very 'comfortable' at the Cadillac dealership on 108th Street. I think we ended up sitting in their lounge for over an hour and a half. As you can see... Susie and I were a bit bored and not exactly thrilled about spending our Saturday in a car dealership...
We made our way to the mall and had a delicious lunch at The Rainforest Cafe. It was already pretty late in the afternoon at this point, so we were all ready for a nice, big meal!
I think we were all a bit overtired and giddy by this time. The pictures tell all...
Thanks for a wonderful weekend girls! I'll definitely remember it for a long, long time :)
7 comments:
What an adventure of a weekend!! Can't imagine crossing a median in the states...aah. Scary. Turning the wrong way onto a one way coming out of the Safeway parking lot was enough to freak me out!
Hope Jon takes you somewhere fancy so you can use your sweet new clutch! Have a great weekend.
A cracked radiator!? I'm sorry. That's a terrible thing to encounter on a sweet road trip. In spite of it all it seems that you guys made the best of it. I'm glad it turned out in okay the end.
Were you driving Bonnie? C'mon you can admit it. Hee hee. Glad to hear you still got some shopping in despite the unexpected adventure. Very pretty clutch you scored yourself there too!
sounds like you guys had fun, even with the car troubles. Hey next time you're in Seattle let me know and I'll tell you where THE best comedy club is in the city. they do weekend improv (kind of like who's line is it anyways), and its hystarical. its right by my house so I try to go as often as possible. its not that expensive, its all done by volunteering, the cast is always changing, and overall its just a good time!
oh and there's a park in Queen Anne where you can see the entire seattle skyline, its where they take all of the seattle postcard pictures, absolutly beautiful! You should check it out next time. :-)
AHHH! That is definitely not an adventure I would want on a weekend away!
I'm glad that you were able to salvage the weekend, though. Hoping to see you soon!
BIG POST BON!!!!
Isn't the Rainforest Cafe too much fun?? Good food, and loud animals roaring around! I mean, who doesn't find that fun?!
I'm sorry you guys had car problems... I seriously can understand all too well.
I LOVE the pic of you on the horse. TOO FUNNY! You are cute Bon.
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