Just Some Random Stuff I Haven't Told You About Yet

I was looking through my phone and found a bunch of pictures I hadn't shared yet!

For Father's Day Sharaya and Diana bought Chuck tickets to see the Mariners so of course I got to enjoy the gift with him. :) We love going to the ball park! The food is great, the atmosphere is electric, it's just a fun place to be! We had a great time!

Let's see, I already told you about VBA. Oh! Golden Gardens! We've been hearing about this park near our house so Chuck, Sharaya, Allie and I decided to get some sub sandwiches and eat there. (Beth was at work.) It was crazy to get there with narrow, winding roads, tons of people and traffic. Sharaya finally dropped us off and headed off to find a parking spot. It was so busy! But it was a beautiful park. We set up our chairs on the grass, ate dinner and enjoyed the view.

Allie played on the playground for a while. 

She's at the top, center.

After we ate we walked down to the water. It was beautiful but we didn't stay long, there were so many people and it was getting late.

(This one's from Google.)

Afterward I took Allie back to the playground, Chuck packed up our stuff and folded up the chairs while Sharaya walked back to get the car. It was a fun, kind of spontaneous evening! 

I hope you're enjoying your summer!

Not a Creature Was Stirring... Well, They Are Now

Beth has a doctors appointment next week and I need to get her in for some lab work before then. We went yesterday but they were closed for lunch - of course - and we didn't have time to go back before she had to leave for work. We plan to try again this morning. The lab at the doctors office is closed today so we'll need to go to the hospital to do it.

Sharaya dropped Allie off at about 6:45 this morning and 2 hours later she's still asleep on the couch. I probably have about another hour before she wakes up. Then we'll have some breakfast before starting our day. Diana was asking me last night what my plans were and I think we'll just hang out here at home. Sharaya and Allie have been so busy lately, some days going to 4 and 5 different places each day. Maybe we'll toss a blanket on the floor and have an indoor picnic. Or pull out the paper and stamps and do some crafts.

This afternoon is the BIG game! Seahawks vs Panthers and we are pumped! Seattle is all decked out in blue and green and I even made blue and green jello to have during the game! I intermix it with whipped cream, we love it!

Well Chuck is now awake and I think I hear a little one stirring on the couch.

Til next time -

 

The Student Becomes the Teacher

Beth has been riding the DART bus now for almost 9 years. Sometimes it's 8-10 times a week, she's on and off the bus. But I've never riden the DART bus. Until today.

Chuck was driving for Starline and needed to take the van into work which left us without a reliable car to get us to the picnic. So a few days ago he suggested I just ride the bus with Beth. Of course! Why didn't I think of that? So I called and made the reservation.

To be honest I was a little nervous this morning. Chuck has taken Community Transit to work for years. Sharaya and Diana rode CT back and forth to high school. (They got discounted bus passes because our district doesn't have school buses for the high school.) And I think I've been on a transit bus 3 times in my life.

So I was asking Beth how much money I needed; was I supposed to give the money to the driver or do I put it in a machine; is there a certain seat she likes to sit in (there was). :)

 

Thanks Google!

The bus became crowded and was very loud. We sat right next to the mechanism that allows for wheelchairs and it rattled and banged at every bump in the road. The driver had a fan on and that was loud. The driver also had GPS but I don't know why because they rarely followed it. We made I don't know how many u-turns. At one point in the middle of another u-turn there was a blind man outside with his dog and we had to wait for him to get his dog out of the road. After a few minutes, a rider who was in a wheel chair began to cry and yell, "Stop it!!" I guess she was visually impaired and had heard other riders talking, heard them say the word blind and thought they were talking about her. They tried to convince her they weren't talking about her, apologized to her and asked if she forgave them. She said yes, and that was that. No more tears, the issue was over.

The picnic was fun. Lots of games and prizes, although it was colder than we would have liked. There was ring toss, bean bag toss, lawn darts... They barbequed hamburgers and hotdogs and asked everyone to bring food. Last night Beth and I made chocolate chip cookies to share. There were a lot of people there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our bus came early because Beth has to work tonight. We finished eating then got up to wait for it. I was so afraid the driver wouldn't see us and end up leaving. I didn't want to be stuck at a park 20 miles from home. The first driver let us all off a ways from the picnic area and I didn't want the second driver to go there to wait for us. But the driver came right to the covered area and got us. The second bus was very quiet and we got home pretty fast. I should have taken a cue from Beth. She wasn't worried at all.