I'm a pirate in the sun on a sailboat!

SUNSHINEEEEEEEE. Yum. Sunshine is yummy. I know that might sound funny; but after having clouds and rain for at least two weeks straight, sunshine is amazing. (I have just been corrected, so I am editing this blog..Friday was the first day is 42 days that it has not rained!) Friday it was sunny. I rode my bike to work which felt so nice. I have not become a hard-core Eco-conscience Seattlite yet, I only ride my bike in good weather. Someday I will toughen up and brave the rain on my bike, but I'm not quite ready for that yet.

I spent a good part of my work day looking out the window and smiling at the sunshine. The sunshine was also the topic of the day at work. haha It is funny what a little sun does for all of us. People talking about golfing, weekend plans, and just counting down the hours till the end of the day when we would get to be outside in it.

My day ended nice and early at 3:30! That is the awesome part about starting work early! When the day ended I hoped on my bike and pedaled as fast as I could to the UW boat house! I was going sailing with sister Sarah, Frank, and Wendy! I sadly delayed my arrival a bit by biking the wrong direction (the longer way) around the Husky Stadium, but I finally made it! The shipmates were all there already and as soon as I climbed on board away we went!

Frank has been taking sailing classes. This was my first trip out with him. We motored with the sails down out into Lake Washington. We were near the 520 bridge and all I could think was hmmm I am so glad I do not have to commute over that bridge. :) A quick weather update: IT WAS SUNNY! And we could feel the warmth of the sun on our faces.

The downside here was there seemed to be a lack of wind. We got the sails up and slowly started drifting north in the lake. We decided it was snack time and Sarah mentioned she had two bananas. Wendy, who has experience sailing in her younger years, exclaimed that it is bad luck to bring a banana on a sail boat! Oh no! Perhaps this is why we had no wind? So the bananas were eaten....

And then we had wind!! ha! Then we were sailing for real; exciting that we were sailing but the temperature dropped so we all added hats & more coats! We headed towards Kirkland and then decided it was time to go back. I got to steer some on the way back!

We got back to the dock around 8pm, packed up all the sails, and then biked home. It was a marvelous afternoon! I can't wait to do it again.

A view of the husky stadium from Lake Washington.

Saturday morning I got to see my sister again! We decided to go on a shopping trip; it was an epic trip. We were gone for hours! We thought that if we bought bathing suits then maybe summer weather would come. So we accomplished the first step in that logic. We got swimsuits...ok summer....we are ready!



The trip was complete with a stop at Rising Sun fruit stand on 65th & 15th. If you live in Seattle and you have never been here, oh my gosh! You must go! The food looks so much better than the grocery store and the prices are phenomenal! Yummy fresh fruits and veggies in hand we felt accomplished and successful! The first half of my weekend was over and I was now headed south towards Lakewood for the next half of the weekend. :)