Spring Break

This spring break was as expected, wild and crazy. To start it off, I spent a couple of days working, hanging out in a rainy Seattle. Everyone's dream, really.

Henry was doing a lot of work as well, but we decided we would take one day and go to the  happenin' town of Tacoma. For those of you who don't know, Tacoma's a pretty exciting destination, if by pretty exciting you mean the armpit of Washington and by destination you mean a 20 minute drive. To give you an idea of the excitement that goes on here, if only we had come a couple weeks later we could have seen Rammstein play at the Tacoma Dome.

Pictured: Tacoma Dome. Not Pictured: The aroma from Tacoma.

Tacoma does have some redeeming qualities, however. Most notably, it is home to the Museum of Glass. It includes a lot of work by Dale Chihuly, a pretty famous local glass blower who does incredible work. Henry and I were really looking forward to seeing it.

Of course, being so close to Seattle, we didn't get much break in the weather. Our day of exploration was cold and rainy.

Cold and rained on is our natural state.

We set off on our adventure only to discover that the Museum of Glass is closed on Tuesdays, the day we choose. Boo. Strike one, Tacoma.

We were able, however, to walk through an outdoor glass tunnel leading up to the museum, featuring Chihuly's work. It was gorgeous.

A tease for what we couldn't see in the museum.

Glass from the tunnel.

So pretty.

More blown glass artwork featured outside near the tunnel.

After suffering this disappointment, we decided to go for the third best thing, the Washington State Historical Museum (second choice was the zoo and aquarium, but it was raining so hard we didn't think an outdoor adventure would be much fun). This time we made sure to call the museum to make sure they were open. The voice recording for the museum assured us that they were open on Tuesdays. So we went, paid for parking, and walked up to the museum. Closed. Strike two, Tacoma.

By this time the rain had abated enough that we thought we could be outside and not be completely miserable. So we went to the zoo and aquarium, which we really enjoyed. They had a pretty cool fish tank, and some peacocks that roamed free (those kinda weirded us out though). The penguins were cute, but I think we were both impressed the most by the walruses. That is one large, ugly animal. They were fascinating.

After heading back to Seattle for some more work, the next leg of my spring break extraordinaire was to head home to Nebraska. This is always a welcome break. I hung out with family, ate well, and played some games. I even took in some bowling with my mom and dad.

On her way to 300...

The main reason for the trip was to celebrate my grandparents' 65th wedding anniversary. This is an amazing accomplishment and it was so nice to see the entire family. It was a lovely time at home.

Congrats!