out and about

Tuesday Tony and I were both off on the same day so we planned on going kayaing.

We went for lunch first at Aqua Verde, which is a little place the uses local produce to m ake the most amazing meixan food ever! I had portabello tacos and tony had a burrito but he had these chili mashed potatoes that were so delicious.

Conviently enough it is located above where we rented our kayaks. We spent an hour and half kayaking through lake union, the arboretum and a little bit of lake washington.

It was so astounding. We were on a doulble kayak paddling between giant yachts and tour boats. Once we had our fill we docked our boat ( decided that we need to buy one) and drove over to the arb. Unfortunately we didn't have a camera, other than the waterproof dispoable one. We ended up at the Japenese Garden which was amazing. There was a coi pond that had the biggest and brightest fish that i have ever seen!

After that, we sat in the arb beneath the trees and enjoyed the greatest day together.

Once we got our fill of the seattle sunshine we met our friend Regina for dinner. She used to work with us at DRH and recently moved here. We got to meet her husband and newish little boy-he is almost 2. Once we had dinner we walked to get ice cream at this place that has really unusual but very scrumptious flavors. I had a balsamic strawberry-which i knew would be delicious since i just learned how to make balsamic reduced strawberries :)
We had a great time catching up and then Regina posed the question that everyone keeps asking us "why don't you two stay here for awhile longer?"
I hate that question so much because we LOVE it out here. There are soo many reasons to stay, but the real reason we are coming home is because 3 years is a long time to be away from our friends and family. Even though we have made some amazing friends that i know we will keep forever, it is hard to be away from the small things that make home "home."
I am really excited for our final road trip back through the states, but it is really sad that we are no longer travelers. I am sure that once i get home and start house hunting and planning trips to california to visit our good friends there and then later, back here to see our new friends, it will be a little less depressing.