Category: Washington

Washingtonian in Training

~ Crystle ~ 4 Comments

 I’ve done it again. I’ve gone off for another visit to my future stomping grounds. This time I spent more time in the area I’ll actually be living in, Tacoma, WA. We also purchased a new couch (or paradise found, as I more fondly prefer to verbalize it). More to come on that later. For now, check out my new town! I’ll be there in a matter of weeks.

 
Isaac went ahead and made us the newest members of the Tacoma Museum of Modern Art. Now we’ll be privy to all the new exhibits and we’ll get discounted admissions to the other museums in the area. They all have some very interesting exhibits. I’ll be honest, I was more fond of this MoMA (and the Glass Museum, for that matter) than the one I was married at!

 I’ve been in Oklahoma for nine years now, the downtown masonry of Tacoma was much like the downtown areas of Norman and OKC. The familiar materials in an unfamiliar territory definitely made me feel more at home.

 And Mexican Folk Art? Be-still my beating heart, Tacoma. I’m in love!
Let the countdown begin!

Seattle Sojourn

~ Crystle ~ 10 Comments
This weekend I took a trip to visit my boyfriend in Seattle. I’ve been to there once before, but neglected to hit the tourist spots. That has since been resolved.
Over the course of the weekend, we went trail running, museum exploring, bar hopping, and site seeing. It was the most seamless, well rounded vacation I’ve (maybe ever?) had.
 A few things struck me as interesting; the shoreline in Seattle can be very confusing to a California girl. I had to keep asking why there is land on the other side of the water, is it trying to be like San Francisco? A tour of the harbor clarified all the land masses and explained the jumbo sized commerce ships docked there.
 Frank Gehry is one of my all time favorite architects. This was my only first hand experience with one of his buildings. I was mesmorized!
  The Holiday season in any downtown area is quite the site for sore eyes. Seattle was obviously no different.
 Point Defiance Park is where we went trail running, we took to some sandy and rocky terrain on our 5k loop. It was grueling (for me) but rewarding (for both). Did I mention it was cold? Very cold.
Guess I have to learn to be just Army Strong enough to keep up with this guy!
 I am a sucker for any and all aquariums. And in case you didn’t know, the life of the party at the aquarium is the sea otter. They won’t sit still for a photo.
 
How we ended up at some lady Madeline’s Karaoke birthday party at Hulu Hulu is beyond me. It was however, endlessly entertaining!
  Yes, that is me in the bottom square. I took to screaming in the designated scream booth at the EMP museum exhibit Can’t Look Away, about the lure of horror films. It was amazing! I was markedly bashful after seeing my silly photo up for all to see.
To avoid some confusion, do not try to plot the original Starbucks on your map. We had a laugh over this one. And still did not see the original Starbucks. My guess is that it’s exactly like all the other Starbucks in the country.
For those of you who have been to Seattle, I hope I didn’t miss any must-sees!* For those of you who haven’t been, you must go. The friendly Washingtonians only complement the immaculate skyline and seaside scenery.

*Go Oklahoma City Thunder!