We joined family and friends at a huge surprise party for Erin. The food and decorations were great. The Master of Ceremonies kept things going and the DJ played a good mix of dance and top 40. However, the comedian started slow and was soon booed off stage. His strip show was funny…

For nearly two years Sunny and I have been taking advantage of the Seattle Art Museum’s free entrance on the first Thursday of the month. For us, the museum is a great getaway from the hassles of life. The rotating exhibits are usually pretty good – last year there was an exhibit of the great bronze doors from the Baptismal by the Duomo in Florence. The artwork is absorbing, transporting us to other worlds. The one in the photo below is a little odd, but fun…

No joke! Denny’s offered a free Grand Slam for every American! Andre, Alvin, and I took advantage of the offer… Breakfast was outstanding!

We watched the big game at Andre and Carrie’s house!

Sunny and I watched Beauty and the Beast at the Everett Performing Arts Center. The musical was a wonderful adaptation of the Disney classic.

Sunny, Idamae, Mom, Dad and I cleaned my condo for our new renter. I had already moved most of my stuff out, but we still needed two truck loads and three van loads to completely move. Luckily I have a loving family who don’t mind working hard for free. After two days of work, we are now landlords…

On a whim, Sunny and I took a road trip to Tacoma. I was not ready for this city. Firstly, Tacoma’s downtown was completely deserted Sunday morning. Tacoma was actually a very beautiful city. The houses above the bay were very old and were gorgeous. Our trip was made special after paying the toll to cross the new Tacoma bridge. We couldn’t find a single open restaurant, so we drove to the Tacoma Mall and ate at Red Robin.

The ducks were so cute! We had to go back to feed them…

Adam and Collin joined us for dinner. We had spaghetti and a great red wine.

Mike, Jill, Sunny and I met at our condo to build gingerbread houses! We will have to make a tradition out of this, we had a really fun time. Mike and Jill’s gingerbread house was beautiful, ours barely held together! But it was so much fun!