I can't believe the time has come! We leave Seattle in the morning. I have been looking forward to this for a while. I miss Texas, family, friends, people saying y'all, and everything else about Texas. A part of me is a little sad about leaving. This is after all where we started as a married couple. We've had some amazing times here and I feel so blessed to have gotten to experience a place like Seattle. There is no other place like it in the world. I thought I would put together some pics of my favorite things and times in Seattle. I hope you enjoy! If you ever get a chance to go to Seattle, take it!!!!

There are rows and rows of fresh flowers that are very inexpensive and vegetables.

The clever little signs in the market made me laugh.

The Pink Door is one of the best places to go in the market. The pesto lasagna is to die for. If you are lucky enough to be there on a sunny day, you need to eat on the patio while you overlook the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.

I love this picture. We found out that my mom had never eaten a cherry in her life! How did that happen! What better place than the market for her to try her first official cherry!!!

Pioneer Square is such a unique place. There are tons of vintage shops, not to mention a kilt shop! While the family was here, Kevin was having a good time shoving the Sounders colors in the opposing teams face! He held up that scarf most of the day!

This is the center of Pioneer Square.

A block away from Pioneer Square are the piers. Our favorite place to eat was Ivar's. I recommend going on a Sunday for brunch.

Of course you have to go to the Space Needle. It's not really worth paying $15 to go up to the observation deck, but that's just my opinion.

We went whale watching in Anacortes while the family was here last summer. This was one of my favorite things! If you can do this while you are in the Seattle area, you should! It was awesome! Bundle up because even when went in July it was freezing. Some of the pictures of the whales are a little blurry. They are hard to catch when they come up to the surface.

The duck ride will always hold a special place in my heart! I have a love hate relationship with it. I have been on it 3 different times. My first time to go was in March 2009 when my cousin, Allison, and myself came to Seattle for a visit. I went again with our family in July 2009 and then once again in January 2010 when my friends Ali and Natalie came to visit. I could give the duck tour if I wanted to!

My mom, KK, and I went to Vancouver for a night last summer. One of my favorite places about Vancouver was the market. It was like a french market.

We went to Snoqualmie Falls. It was a awesome hike to go on. It was beautiful. I decided before we left that I didn't need to fix my hair. I'll rethink that next time!

We went to Deception Pass. It was really cool. We walked along the bridge. I thought Manny was going to have heart attack. He wasn't too fond of how high that bridge was. We went below the bridge and watched the sunset.

We went to a Mariners game where we got to sit in front of this awesome guy behind Manny!

Right down the street there was a great public park. We took Mija to the park all the time. We loved it and will miss having such an awesome park. Mija loved going there.

We went to Kubota Gardens. It was a great thing to do one afternoon after church. It was gorgeous.

The packing has started. This is our pile of stuff so far. All those tubs along the wall are clothes. We were smart about this. We bought those space bags and put all our clothes in them, sucked the air out of them, and put them in tubs. It is such a room saver! I wish I would of done this a long time ago. With as many times as I've moved, it would have been very helpful! There are some ridiculous things going on in this picture too. That big green sea bag by the guitar is all Manny's Navy uniforms. Even more ridiculous is the big black bag the guitar is sitting on. That is all purses. Well purses, with some scarves and hats thrown in, but mostly purses! We still have a long way to go and about a week to do it!!! I can't believe we leave in a little oer a week!!!!

This is what Mija does during the packing! She wants no part of it!!!

My talented friend Ali sent me the clutch I ordered from her while I was home in March. I loved the pattern! It will be good for year round! She makes tons of other things like tutus, burp cloths, kitchen cloths, dog collars, onsies, headbands, and wreaths. She does it all! Check out her Etsy shop Swish Productions!

She also makes tutus for little girls. She made me a UT tutu for my cousin's little girl Ella.

Ella's little sister Corinne wears it too!

Thanks Ali! I love my new bag!!!! I can't wait to use it!!!

While Manny and I were out and about today, we passed this antique shop that was full of wonderful treasures. I was looking for a special item for a project I am doing, but while I was climbing through this antique store, I found this desk! I loved it!!!! I got a steal on it! Only $40!!!!! I am going to have Manny sand it down so I can paint it. I definitely needs some love! I can't decide if I want to paint it back to a cream color or black!!! I am so excited to move back to Texas with this gem! Since I've been up here, I haven't been able to go to Round Top in a long time! I'm definitely going in the fall!!!!

Manny and I had a pretty busy weekend. I have been wanting to go to the ship just to say that I have been on a naval ship. I was also curious to see where my husband works. I wouldn't normally be that curious, but it's not like he goes to work at an ordinary office every day! He goes to a ship! I thought that was cool and I wanted to see what it's all about. I have to say that each new thing I learn about our military, the more I respect them. I am so proud Manny for the time he served to defend our country. Not many people could make that sacrafice. I am proud to say that my husband has done that! After taking a tour of the Lincoln, I concluded that I could never work on a naval ship!!!! It is metal, metal, metal and not much color! Also, the space on the ship is very tight. A tall person would definitely have back problems after walking around a naval ship for a while. I took some pictures to share!

This is the ramp to get on and off the ship.

This is the ramp to get on and off the ship.

These are the ropes that catch the airplanes to make them stop when they are landing on the flight deck.

This is the flight deck.

This is Manny inside his rack. I climbed in too and quickly climbed out! Too tiny of a space! I have no idea how they sleep in here!

This is an empty rack! As you can see there are 3 of them stacked on top of each other here!

This is one of the diesel spaces Manny works in! I was shocked at how big diesels are!

Manny got down these steep steps faster than me!

Another hole going down!

This is Prison of War Missing in Action table. Every ship has one to remind them of the POW's. Each item on this table is symbolic!

I thought their water fountains were weird looking!

This is what those stairways look like from the other side.

And here's what it looks like going down.

The door to Manny's office.

Manny's in box!

Our friends Josh and Traci Craig will be on House Hunters on April 21st at 9pm!!!! They shot the show last year in Lubbock in search of their first house together! I can't wait to see them on the show! Especially because Traci says exactly what's on her mind! I'm so excited!!!! Everyone watch HGTV's House Hunters Wednesday, April 21st @ 9pm!!!!