After a last-minute change of plans, we ended up taking a three-day roadtrip down the Oregon coast to Crater Lake National Park and north through Bend and Mt. Hood before returning to Seattle. The third leg of our trip took us from Bend to Seattle via Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams on Labor Day, which …
When we told family, friends and work colleagues we were moving to Seattle, one of my co-workers immediately emailed me to let me know how excited she was for us. She had lived and worked in Seattle for 10+ years prior to relocating to Ohio and considered it one of her favorite places--one she returns …
A few weeks ago our friends invited us to the 2016 Bourbon and Bacon Fest. With basically no research or reservations, I booked us tickets! We headed to Georgetown mid-day and only had to wait in line a little while before getting in. We had the standard tickets so we had a good three hours …
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 …
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 …
We spent the end of last week and part of the weekend on our continued search for a home and put in yet another offer (I think we're up to six or seven-- if you haven't heard about the housing market in Greater Seattle, check out this recent article in the Seattle Times for a …
Continue reading Skagit Valley and the Highland Games Festival
We have been on the move for so long that we decided to use the long Memorial Day weekend to catch up on a few things: Sleep House Hunting Exploring Local Activities We were successful on all accounts, although the house hunting is getting discouraging. There is simply no inventory, and half of the time …
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Heather's Compass 