7 more days and I’m outtie
Next week at this time, I will be on a plane headed for Seattle. 10 days in the Pacific Northwest with Norma and Bob and their kids, Andrew and Anneka. They will be picking me up in Seattle and we are going to hang for the day and do stuff like the Space Needle, Pike’s Market, and Experience Music Project. We will be staying in Port Townsend on Thursday and Friday night. On Friday, we are heading to Victoria, Canada to check that out. Then on Saturday, we are driving down the 101 to Oregon, through Astoria and then to Seaside.
Seaside is only 2 hours away from Portland, so we’ll be heading there off and on throughout the week. I have a really good friend that lives there and we also have a former client that has invited us over for dinner. And there are some cool things going on in Portland during the week we are in Oregon. Jem is playing at one of the best venues in town, the Crystal Ballroom. And for the sports chick in me, the Padres’ AAA team is playing a game that Friday.
I love being a tourist - travel journal, guidebook, and camera in tow at all times. But mostly, I am excited to get out of here and to be able to see another part of the country. I have never been to Washington and have not been to Portland and Seaside since 1991. And since I am going to be with Norma and her family, this trip will be mellow. I can save the nightlife for my trip to Vegas with Karaoke Heather.
If I am not around much the next week, it’s just because I am getting ready to go and I have a gazillion things to do before I leave. 
Oh and before I forget, go visit Rock the Walk. I’m really hoping that promotions at FM 94/9 will get on board with this, so I will be pimping it as much as possible. I am so glad that The Q are playing. (Gotta give Kipper some love!) Joelle and Ali get much props for staging this.
That’s it. If you have any suggestions for my trip, let me know. I am always looking for things to do and restaurant recommendations. Cool.
