Last weekend, two of my best friends came into town from NC to see where I live and what I’m doing.   I took off work to show them Tacoma and explore Seattle together.   Luckily, they brought the Carolina weather with them and it was warm and sunny the WHOLE time (which, with a prediction of snow on this 11th day of April, you can guess is quite rare).   They arrived late Friday night and like the troopers they are, ignoring their bodies’ complaints about the time change, rose early the next day to explore Tacoma.  Saturday we watched the Daffodil Parade and hit the T-Town sights:  Proctor Farmer’s Market, Infinite Soups & Wright Park, Pt. Defiance, and Parkway Tavern for the Carolina-Villanova Final Four Game.  Sunday, after church at Peace, we went sailing on Puget Sound with a friend of LVC.  After dinner with the house, we headed up to Seattle.  Monday we took the rental car all over town to see all the districts:  Fremont – the Troll and Gasworks park; Capitol Hill – Volunteer Park (best free view of the city) & Quickie’s Vegan Cafe; Downtown – Pike Place Market; and Pioneer Square.  We watched Carolina WIN the National Championship (good memories of our Freshman year win!).  Then on Tuesday, we got up to go on the Underground Tour and view the last few sights, including the Seattle Downtown Library and a cute yarn store in the Queen Anne District.   Beautiful weather the whole time and no real struggles.  A perfect vacation.  Thanks to my wonderful housemate, I was equipped with a stellar camera, which allowed me to satisfy my photographic urges.  I’ve included a few pictures below for your entertainment!  This is also the first of what I hope to become a series: 52 blessings.  I want to photograph something every week for which I am grateful.  So here it is:  I am grateful this week for my beautiful friends, beautiful weather, and beautiful cities.

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