My younger brother, Johnny, and I were born in Seattle. My father was in the Army, and my parents were stationed there two different times, with an assignment in Alaska in between. My mother has always dreamed of taking us back to see our birthplace, and she had hoped that we could even find the house we lived in back in the 50's. The beauty of all of this is that she also wanted to take her three grown children and their spouses on an Alaskan Cruise with her, up the Inside Passage...departing from Seattle! She made that dream come true for all of us, in early May. We flew non-stop from Charlotte to Seattle, spent three days exploring this "City of Seven Hills", then boarded the Holland America cruise ship, Westerdam, for an amazing 7 day cruise. This was huge for EZ as it was the first time since his diagnosis three years ago, that he would be flying (and for six hours straight!). We had no idea if he would be able to "sit" for that long, but with some extra pain medication and first class seats that reclined a bit, he did great! We were all so excited about the amazing adventure we were about to go on thanks to Mom. We kids hadn't been together, just the grown ups, since before we all had children, and now grandchildren.
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| Airplane food isn't all that bad (yeah first class!) |
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| Look at those mountains! |
While in Seattle, we chose to rent a house overlooking Lake Washington, with a view of Mt. Ranier, rather than staying in a hotel for the three days. I am soooo glad we made that decision. It was beautiful, serene, and in a great location. We had two rental cars to explore the city with.
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| Our home for three days with view of the floating bridge |
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Mom
Oldest son David with wife Shannon
Youngest son Johnny with wife JoAnn
Middle child Linda with husband EZ |
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| Look real closely and you can see Mt. Ranier in the distance (from our balcony) |
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| After a long day of travel, time for pizza with Johnny and JoAnn! |
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Let the good times begin with Mom, David, Shannon and EZ!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Wow, what an amazing start to a vacation, looks like such a dream come true!
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ReplyDeleteMuch hotter here thought..108 here today...
So might want to just stay cool and have fun in Seattle.
For me, it was a dream come true and everything I had hoped it would be - and more. Thank you, my sweet children for indulging me and accompanying me on this very special trip. I had the best time ever going down memory lane in Seattle and enjoying the cruise to Alaska. I love you all so very much!
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