A pleasant enough drive to Seattle yesterday, a pleasant stay at a Sheraton Four Points in Seattle, and a quick and quiet walk through the TSA metal detector this morning at SEA - no rubdown search for either of us.
We're on our first visit to the United Club, at least under its new name. We've spent a lot of time in the Seattle Red Carpet Club over the past few years, and it's reassuring to see the same friendly employees at the front desk.
Today we fly SEA-ORD-PVD for niece Gina's wedding this weekend. This will be our visit to Rhode Island and we're looking forward to it.
We'll have to add "laptop power cord" to our travel checklist, since Brian rolled it up into a tight little bundle at home yesterday and then failed to pack it. A stop at a Staples this morning fixed that with a replacement cord, and it's a good reminder of how forgetful we can be.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.
