arrived in Seattle and waited in a long line for a cab to our hotel… miserable driver who told us not to ask questions…

dropped our luggage and walked to Chihuly Garden and Glass where we spent hours walking around and taking pictures… AND we got to meet Dale Chihuly, talk with him and get a photo with him… I am ecstatic because I have loved his work for years… seeing it in person was beyond amazing… we had lunch in the Collections Cafe which housed a number of his personal collections… we saw accordions, dog bookends, Christmas ball ornaments, tin soldiers and vintage cameras and radios to name just a few… the food was excellent and the time flew by…

then we came back to the Warwick for a nap and walked to The Great Wheel… it is a 200 foot tall Ferris wheel and we all went up in it… I was rather scared but wore those darn big girl pants… followed by a ride on a purple horse on the carousel… shopping, a ride in a wagon behind a bike driver and then dinner out…

heading to bed where I may dream about beautiful glass…