Sunday - Baltimore Since we arrived on Saturday we were lucky enough to spend a whole day with Monica and Dan before they had to go back to work on Monday. They took us around Baltimore laughing the entire time at what places they would show us. Since the Mariners were playing the Orioles we were interested in at least seeing the stadium, we both really want to catch a game but that morning it was raining pretty hard and it would have been a bit too soggy. (Baltimore needs a roof like Safeco) So we drove by and took some [View Full Entry]

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For years now Christopher and I have talked about going to Washington DC we have spoken about all of the monuments, museums and the history. We finally decided to make the trip this spring. Like most of our travels or hypothetical travels we head to the library and get just about every book that is available on the location that we can get our hands on. This was a huge under taking as just about everyone has an opinion on what is the best museum, monument, time or year and day etc to be in DC. Part of the reason why [View Full Entry]

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After teaching summer school Chris and I decided to take a much needed road trip in our new Honda Element. We decided to drive from Seattle to San Francisco. Here is the outline of where we went. Once we got on the road, we left Seattle and headed to Yakima, where my parents live, as they were gracious enough to watch Otis. From Yakima we traveled through the Dalles and over the Columbia Gorge. We did not stop driving until we got to Eureka California. We had intended on staying in Crescent City however, when we got there, we found [View Full Entry]

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As we got close to San Francisco it was so incredibly exciting because the sun was out there was not a cloud in the sky and after living in the Bay Area the majority of my life, I know better than to take weather like that for granted. After living in Washington State and in South Carolina I have come to realize that the Pacific Ocean along the California Coast is the most spectacular coast that there is. I would tell anyone and everyone who is driving down to California from Oregon or Washington to take the time to cut [View Full Entry]

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