Why I Love It

Last night Adam told me that one thing he likes about his job is the view of the Puget Sound he gets all day.  He said, "We're so lucky to be so close to the water."

(Adam may or may not be an amphibian.)

I thought about it last night and wondered when was the last time I'd even seen the water that we live so close to.

Too long.

So today we hit the road and drove to Mukilteo.  In a case of extreme serendipity, it was a sunny day.

In January.

In a case of the opposite of serendipity...I forgot my camera.

I wish I could have documented what a glorious day it was.  There were birds swooping and chirping.  Boats and the ferry, children toddling over driftwood that brought back fond memories of when my children used to toddle.  Mark climbed as high as he could on the playground (not very high...it's made for little kids) and Mark and Braeden added onto a fort someone else had already made out of driftwood.  (Mark's going to live there when he grows up, he's decided.)

Emma found a seat on a log and started to sketch.  She never leaves home without either a drawing pad or a notebook.

She asked me to hold her paper while she went to hang upside at the playground and I decided if I couldn't snap a photo, I'd draw a picture of the pretty scene.

I'm not much of an artist but it was fun to try.

Can you tell that's Whidbey Island?  Well it is.

Here are some of Emma's driftwood drawings as well.

 

(I'll take my camera next time.)

We went to Tin Fish for lunch because we were in the neighborhood and I think Tin Fish tacos and french fries doused in malted vinegar may be the best food in the world.  Emma had to order a cheeseburger (she's against seafood except salmon, she declares) so that takes a longer time.  Who orders a hamburger at Tin Fish?

I went to the Rose Hill Chocolate Company which is right next door while we waited.

They're for later:

We can't taste test them without Adam.

I came home a happier woman.

I'm glad I live here.  I'm glad I have the freedom to jaunt to the beach occasionally to search for seals (I did see one).  I'm glad there are such things as fish tacos and chocolate in the world and I'm glad to share my life with these three and their marvelous dad.

Mark loves to kiss me.  He wants to kiss me between every math problem.  I don't mind in the least.

I convinced them to take pictures with me (since I'd forgotten my camera) but only after I'd let Mark do this:

the good thing about bubble wrap is that it eventually gets popped and the firecracker sounds cease

And allowed some goofy photo booth pictures with these two.

Yes, I love it here.