Hot Yoga, Baseball, & Beer

      I tried Hot Yoga (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bikram-Yoga-Everett/126162150729277).  I must confess...I only made it through 45 minutes till I had to leave the room.  Thankfully, I made it to the bathroom before I got sick.  The next class, 3 days later, I stayed in the room the entire time!!  But, I laid on the mat most of the time, trying not to get sick.  The yoga room is 104 degrees with 40% humidity...this is no joke!!  It was unreal to see how much I was able to sweat...I am pretty sure my pinky toe was even sweating.  I did however, learn some really neat stretching moves.  The Eagle pose is my favorite!  

      Since I am no stranger to the gym, I joined the same gym as Scott and Robert Emerald City Athletic Club (https://www.facebook.com/ecaceverett).  This gym is great, they have a bunch of machines, free weights, Zumba & Yoga classes.  This is more my speed for sure! I will give up my spot in Hot Yoga class to someone who can take the heat!  I even have a trainer's help once a month every 6 months.  I do miss my old one, Charles Gardner (https://www.facebook.com/charles.gardner.77?fref=ts).  If you live in Huntsville and need a trainer look him up!

      Scott and I went to my first major league baseball game last night!  It was such a great experience!  The field was amazing and stadium was HUGE!  I thought that the Huntsville Starts Stadium was something...boy was I wrong!  There were a bunch of places to get food, like Ivar's Seafood, and Garlic Fries just to name a few.  There was also an open air bar in the out field!  I think one of the most unique features of the Mariner Stadium was the retractable roof!!  That's right, it rains in Seattle...who knew right!  The roof can be moved over the field when that happens...how freaking cool is that!!

      The fun began before the game, when we went to dinner at Pyramid Brewery (https://www.facebook.com/PyramidBrew).  I had one of the best BBQ Chicken Pizzas on the face of the planet!  The BBQ sauce was the perfect balance of sweet with a little bit of spice.  Also, for those of you that know me know that I have never found a beer that I am able to choke down.  Well I found one last night that was actually good,  it's an Apricot Beer by Pyramid.  Pyramid is a local brewery and you are able to buy their beers in a grocery store.
 

      I am going to say something that might get me kicked out of the Southern states when I go back.   Southern Hospitality is a real thing.  We will happily welcome you in our home, ask you if you want a Coke and even cook you a meal if you so desire. Here comes the thing this Southern girl should probably not say...everyone here that I have meet so far is genuinely nice.  Yes, people in the south are nice, but as a true Southern person knows most of the niceness is mixed with fake and backhanded compliments.  I am not saying this is a bad thing, so please don't be upset with me.  I just wanted to share what this Southern Girl in Seattle has noticed in her 3 weeks here.  I have only moved out if the south, but the south will always be in my heart, GRITS (Girl Raised In The South) for life!!

      I do miss all of my family and friends with all my heart!!!  The one thing I do not miss the the humidity you are experiencing right now.  It has been a beautiful here since we got here, this weather is hard to resist.

Oh The Food

      The food, oh the food!  I am pretty sure that I have gained like 5 lbs since I have been here.  We have eaten at some really great places.  One of the most iconic places in Seattle is Ivar's Seafood Restaurant (https://www.facebook.com/IvarsRestaurants).  The original one is on the water font in downtown Seattle, right on a pier.  The seagulls are accustom to getting fed very, well just as the patrons are.  I think that the best thing Ivar's has to offer is their White Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bread Bowl.



     
      Another great place we went is The Rock Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits (http://www.therockwfp.com/).  I had a California Dreamin' Pizza with a Bucket of Margaritas.  This place has loud music playing inside and out.  It's a great place to hang out with friends on a Friday afternoon! I really can't wait to go back!

  

Our Journey

      I am sorry it took so long for me to post an update.  Over two days we crossed 12 states and drove over 1,000 miles each day!!!!!  It really wasn't as bad as it sounds.  It really didn't get hard till about 6pm, by then my rump hurt and I really wanted to stretch out.

      My favorite part was going through all of the big cities and being able to see how people in different parts of the country live.  Houses in the south are different than other houses.  We have to build our homes and other buildings to with stand high winds and tornadoes.  Other parts of the country does not have to worry about that, so instead of using brick they can use wood.  This makes for really pretty homes. 

      The two sunsets we saw were beautiful!  It was tough driving right into the setting sun, having to look at the sun and the road through a windshield that is covered in bug guts was not easy.  Scott was mortified that we had to drive through so many bugs and their carcass was all over the front of his car.  I think his favorite part of the trip was the partially hand-washed car wash we had in Missoula Montana. 

      Whiskey, The Travel Dog, did amazing!  We doped him the first morning, because we were not sure how he would feel about being in the car for so long.  He had his memory foam bed in the backseat of the car and a couple of his toys.  He slept off and on most of the time.  He didn't really eat very much the first day, but he progressively ate more.  The funniest thing he did then entire trip was during the last day.  I was giving him water periodically from a water bottle and would pour it in a plastic bowl.  I gave him about an inch of water in it, when he was done with it and wanted more, he pushed the bowl that was in my hand.  I was shocked that he figured out how to get more water.  I had always said he acts like a child and that is pretty good evidence.