The tall dr and I spent a wonderful week on the Pacific West Coast. One of his best friends from college that he ran track with at Auburn, lives in Vancouver. I was dying to meet the infamous Laurier, so we decided to head his way! We spent half of our time in sunny Seattle and the other half in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. I had never been to either place, so there were lots of places I wanted to go and lots of things I wanted to do! It was a busy week, but it was also one of the best weeks. Caution-long post!
We were up bright and early for our flight to Seattle!
#earlymorningselfie
Beautiful Mt. Hood!
#airplanepic
We stayed in downtown Seattle and had amazing views from our hotel room!
#pugetsound
I never find my name on anything, anywhere...but in Seattle, they love the name Virginia!
#soexcited
While out shopping on our first day, I found Christian Grey's building!!
#50shadesofgrey #escala #luxuryliving
I spy the space needle!
#beautiful
Visiting Pike Place Market was must-see for me!
#bucketlist
Our second day in Seattle, we took a three hour tour of the city...we got to see all that Seattle had to offer!
#kerrypark
We went to where all the ships are docked...Deadliest Catch docks here!
#boatseverywhere
This is the Sleepless in Seattle house...I literally screamed out loud on the bus when we saw it!
#favoritemovieever #seemedbiggerinthemovie
The Space Needle!
#sotall
Right across the street from the Space Needle is the facade they use for Grey's Anatomy!
#iscreamedagain #somuchtosee
He never smiles for pictures!
#tongueout
The Space Needle had a selfie machine!
#socool #beautifulviews
He's finally on board with taking "outfit" pics before dinner each night! ha!
#hesagoodsport
Thank you Meghan Henig and Matthew Bishop for making this recommendation; hands down, the BEST steak of my life. If you're ever in Seattle, GO!!
#filet #stilltalkingaboutit
I was smitten with my 1/2 bottle of wine!
#weneedtheseinbham
We thought there was no way we could eat this whole thing because it was so huge...but we did!
#oops
My GQ man!
#strikeapose
Another must see on my list was the first ever, original Starbucks!!
#bucketlist
I waited in line for an hour, but the entertainment made it worth it!
#wouldnthavemissedit
The tall dr was a good sport and waited with me for my special drink!
#itwasworthit
The best sugar free caramel soy latte I've ever had!
#vente #nomakeup
We sat by the water and had our coffees and pastries!
#piroshky #delish
We burned off our big breakfast by walking through Pike Place Market...if only I could have bought some of the beautiful flowers!
#greatprices
Another must see for me was the fish counter in the market! I was dying to catch a fish, but unfortunately, they weren't throwing them while we were there.
#bucketlist #fishfishfish
The infamous gum wall!
#gross
Another must-do for me was to ride a ferry boat. I'm a huge Grey's Anatomy fan and a trip to Seattle wouldn't be complete without seeing a ferry boat! The cars were lined up and ready to drive onto the boat to Bainbridge Island!
#ferryboat
We had a "Mer-Der" moment on the ferry boat!
#greysanatomy #socool
After a long day of walking, we had a magical dinner at the Pink Door. It was delish and the views were AMAZING!
#smileforthecameraplease #took10tries
So yeah, we kind of looked like twins that night!
#bluelinen
We rented a car in Seattle and headed north to Vancouver. The line for the border crossing wasn't too long!
#passportsneeded #ocanada
Right after we crossed into Canada, we stopped for snacks. Y'all, these chips are life changing. I'm not even a chip person, but I fell in love with these all dressed Ruffles!
#cometotheUSAplease #wishihadboughtmore
Laurier took us downtown to his friend Doug's new coffee shop, Moja. It was super chic and we felt pretty fancy getting to sit at the counter in the special bar stools!
#coffeewasamazing #mojacoffee
Doug hooked us up with free everything! The pastries were as good as they looked!
#icouldgetusedtothislife
Thanks, Doug, for giving the royal treatment to us Alabamians!
#allaboutwhoyouknow #mojacoffee
Next stop in Vancouver was the beautiful Granville Island!
#absolutelybreathtaking
We took a water bus around the island to check out all the views!
#aquabus
I try to buy a Christmas ornament every time I travel to a new place; I found a great one on Granville Island and the sweet lady personalized it for me!
#readyforthetree #firstcoupleornament
While Laurier did some work, we kept ourselves entertained with very cold beverages!
#itwashot #italianspritzer
Vancouver is the home of my fave brand, Lululemon. Thank you to Laurier who drove us WAY out of his way to take me to a massive one!
#iwassquealingwithexcitement #itookoffrunning #imadeafewpurchases
The next day, we drove out to see the Capilano suspension bridge. They had recently added this cliff walk...it was kind of scary!
#dontlookdown
300 feet in the air!
#thetalldrisscaredofheights
Before we walked across the suspension bridge, we enjoyed a tasty burger and hot dog from the Grill!
#coolatmosphere
I picked up these cute little guys for my girls in the gift shop!
#mountedpolice
Can't believe I did this...it was WAY shakier than I thought it would be!
#holdontight
We made it across!
#hallelujah
I already knew this, but he has the wing span of an owl!
#longarms
And not surprisingly, I have short arms!
#canadagoose
I spy the Lululemon headquarters!!
#lulucrazed
The Primeau's took us to "West Van" for a beautiful dinner on the water!
#icouldlivehere
West Van was absolutely gorgeous!
#nohumidity
We had a delicious dinner at the Beach House!
#dinnerwithaview
These two are something else...best friends doesn't even begin to cover it!
#oysters
We had the best table!
#lucky
I think we clean up pretty well! ;)
#hefinallyposedforapic
Thank you to the weird man eating behind us who put this napkin on the tall dr's head...it made for great dinner entertainment!
#neveradullmoment
Our hosts, Gladys and Laurier!
#lovethem #wishwelivedcloser #hopeipassedthetest
After a delectable dinner, they took us downtown to enjoy some authentic French macaroons!
#ihaveasweettooth
Our next stop was Theater Sports on Granville Island!
#ilovedit #improv
Ready to see some late night improv!
#weneedthisinbham #laughedmybuttoff
On our last night, the Primeau's hosted a lobster boil. These beauties were flown in fresh from Newfoundland!
#boxfull #lobsterseverywhere
Josh "manned" the pot!
#fillherup
Yep, I was squealing!
#firsttimetoholdalobster
Not gonna lie...I was a little anxious about "cracking" and eating my first whole Lobster...thank you to all who helped me!
#omg #delicious
This was the aftermath!
#worththework #soneat
Unfortunately, our time away came to a close and we had to head back South. Thank you to Erica for recommending Tim Horton's...it helped the long plane ride back be a little less painful!
#timbits
I think we were delirious in Houston!
#passingthetime #airportselfie
