Thanksgiving in Seattle

We spent the week of Thanksgiving in Seattle. I met with the UW program I am interested in, Dj made some dental job progress, and we looked at some condos while we were there. It was kind of a bummer of a trip for two major reasons-- did not get really great news from the school (the school is lacking in funds right now during this recession) and did not think rent would be so much (as in add a zero to the monthly rent we are paying now... 10x our rent....). However, it was good in a lot of ways. We stayed right in the thick of things in downtown. We got to explore that city like we were natives. We learned which streets to avoid walking up to avoid the major steep hills. We learned how reliable the bus system is, which will help us as we look for a place to live. We ate really amazing food. We got to spend Thanksgiving day with the best company- Julie and her family. Plus the trip really brought us back to reality. We realized we need to enjoy the good things of WV for just a little bit longer. And then the adventure of living in a HUGE city will begin, increased rent in all.
We took very few pictures while we were there. We did get to watch the Macy's parade on black Friday, and really enjoyed it.
Marching bands from all over. My secret dream is to be a parade judge.

Everybody was dressed in all types of costumes: dogs, cats, cowboys, flowers, elves, everything, etc.

Our favorite part was all the dog clubs. The clubs in the area each had a section for their dogs to march. It was adorable. The St. Bernards were so cute with little carts to pull.

It was fun to be there for the start of the holiday season. They had lighting ceremonies all over the down town area, with little carnivals and fun things. It was fun seeing the Christmas trees for sale at Pike's Market along with misletoe and amazing wreaths. The weather was very agreeable--it rained on Thanksgiving Day while we were inside anyway.