One of our favorite local spots for lunch or dinner on the water is Mukilteo Lighthouse Park where you can eat decent seafood at Ivar's Mukilteo Landing by the ferry dock. When the weather's nice, you can watch people crabbing and fishing on the docks while enjoying your meal on the patio or grab some fish …
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Woodinville Whiskey Company
Although we've been to Woodinville a couple of times, we hadn't gotten around to popping in the Woodinville Whiskey Company for a distillery tour. We hosted my inlaws for two weeks and an afternoon tour and tasting seemed like the perfect way to kick off our Labor Day weekend! We spent the morning visiting Picnic …
Picnic Point Park
One of the first places Brian took me in Washington when I joined him in late April for a whirlwind weekend of temporary housing hunting was Picnic Point Park in Edmonds. This pretty park has beautiful beach access to the Puget Sound, stunning views of the Olympic Mountains and the added ambiance of trains chugging …
Everett Food Truck Festival
A few weeks ago I came across a Facebook event for the 2015 Everett Food Truck Festival. I tagged it in case we had time this weekend given it was happening a few blocks from our apartment. We've been busy getting ready to move this week, but I thought at the very least we might …
Run 4k Wine in Woodinville, Washington
Once the weather started to improve in Ohio this past spring, my husband and I headed back outside for our morning run. We had slacked off during the winter so it was painful getting back into our groove. We didn't really get comfortable until we moved to Washington and started running nearly every weekday. The …
“Word on the Street” in Everett, Washington
It seems like only yesterday we arrived in Everett, Washington, uprooting our home in Northeast Ohio in response to a promotion my husband could not turn down. Along with securing temporary housing, a new car, freelance work and a realtor, we've spent our first few months in the Pacific Northwest exploring local communities, getting to know new friends, …
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2015 Seattle Seafair
Lest anyone think we've been neglecting our festival going of late, I wanted to share some thoughts and pictures from our most recent adventure at the 2015 Seattle Seafair! We had a perfect weekend for outdoor activities, and Sunday was no exception. Our friends were able to get us discounted tickets to Seafair through their …
Heather's Compass 