Sunshine in the NW

J-Man and I went to a lovely wedding recently, and it made us miss the Northwest oh so much. 

First, the weather did to me what it once did in February 2007 - it was beautiful.  That first visit, years ago, I remember telling my new love that his city's winters weren't bad at all, and clearly the world exaggerated when complaining about Seattle and this so called rain.  Silly world.  A similar naivete was shattered when I realized J-Man's family did not live in a house floating on the water a la Sleepless in Seattle, and that in fact, all Seattle houses were not like that. 

Still, the belief persisted that northwest rain was a myth by those who just couldn't appreciate 45 and partly cloudy.  Weak sauce.

Fast forward to me whole heartedly agreeing that we could move our combined new york city apartments across the country in an ABF truck and live happily for years 3000 miles away.  We arrived to beautiful sunny September weather (which is not a myth) and a few weeks in began the adventure of the G's versus the Gray.  You know we're back east now, so obviously the Gray beat our butts a little.

Anyway, we now joke on beautiful days about how that one fateful February fluke of weather altered the course of our life plans.  A gorgeous day and holding hands can do that.

On this particular ray of sunshine, someone else's life changed for the better too.  As J-Man and I squeezed each other's legs (or maybe that was just me?) Lady K and her own j-man expressed loving vows and promises and stories with the backdrop of Lake Washington and the support of friends and family.  We ate tasty treats and danced and laughed a lot as we wondered which of the frat friends might mess things up. 

Thankfully the answer was none - it seemed the bartenders had been given orders to cut people off before any such shenanigans of a recent wedding took place.

We enjoyed the perfect weather with a fabulous celebration and bragged to our east coasters about the mid seventies, no humidity, radiant sunshine. And when not stealing the spotlight from the lovely bride and groom, shared with a few more close friends our own life changing news on this perfect day. 

Thank heavens for sunshine, and happiness, and love, and the beautiful green northwest.  Oh, and for cabs so that sleepy pregnant wives can safely get back to the hotel.

Best wishes Lady K!