This labor day, my good friends Rachel and Sam got married. I was a bridesmaid in the wedding with some of my other DC friends. The wedding was in Seattle, and after our last experience flying with Sam to the west coast, we decided it would probably be best for Sam to stay home. My mom and step-dad happily signed up to come watch Sam for the weekend. I was really nervous in the days leading up to the weekend. The longest we’ve been away for Sam is one night, and even then he was just down the hall in our same hotel! But I was also really excited to have a fun 4 day weekend with Ben and my friends.

We got off to a great start when they bumped us up to first class at the airport. That really made a difference on a 6 hour flight! Neither of us had been to Seattle before but we instantly fell in love!! It is such a great walking city and there is so much to do and see.

My favorite was Pike’s Place Public Market.

That’s where they toss the fish in the air.

But they also have lots of other things. Like produce stands with the best looking fruit and veggies you’ve ever seen and tons of fresh flowers.

And of course we had to go to the first ever Starbucks!

We had such a great time just hanging out together, going out to dinner, and taking long walks through the city. But we missed Sam a lot and called home about 10 times a day!

We also got to meet up with Ben’s college friends, Quinn and Sean, and Sean’s wife Anna. Quinn gave us a tour of Puget Sound, and then we all went to a delicious dinner at Matt’s in the Market. Sean and Anna run the family’s award-winning winery, Gilbert Cellars, and gave us a bottle to bring home!

The wedding was beautiful and I had so much fun hanging out with friends I don’t get to see as much these days!

I love my Junior League girls! (This is us at the bridesmaids brunch.)

Here we are at the wedding in our coordinating green dresses.

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Blum!!!