Week 13

March 25- 2.8 mile run

Today was my Green Lake run! It has been quite awhile since I ran Green Lake, but it brought back a lot of memories from my cross country years in high school. It felt good to get up, get ready, and go for a morning run.

The air was fairly crisp and cold. It felt really good to do a morning run. I don’t get to do these very often because of having morning classes. With my schedule next quarter I won’t start until 1o am or 12pm, so I am hoping to be able to fit in morning runs on Monday’s and Wednesday’s before my noon class.

Tomorrow we fly out to Vegas for a few days to celebrate my 21st birthday with my parents. I can’t wait for the warmer weather and to experience the strip as a 21 year old…

March 26- Heading to Vegas

Today has been such a long day! We flew into Vegas around noon and immediately checked into our rooms at the MGM Grand and headed for lunch at Wolfgang Pucks restaurant.

Today was mostly spent eating good food, drinking, gambling, and walking down the strip to the Venetian for dinner.

March 27- Full day in Vegas

We decided to head downtown today and check out Fremont Street. There were a lot of street performers and hotels to go in an check out. My parents, Alex, and I all had way better luck gambling down here than we did in the hotels… Maybe we should have come down here yesterday instead!

I really liked the feel of downtown. The hotels were quite a bit older, but the people and casinos seemed a little more laid back than the ones on the strip.

Tonight we saw the Ka show at the MGM. It was very well done and definitely worth seeing if you are ever in Vegas! After the show Alex and I decided to walk down the other side of the strip to check out some of the bars and casinos. We ended up
accidentally getting $25 margaritas at a place called Cabo Wabo, not knowing how much they cost before ordering them. We then made our way back to the Cosmopolitan and got drinks at one of the bars inside. Before we knew it, it was close to 12:30 so we decided to make our way back to the MGM to gamble a bit more and eventually head for bed.

March 28- Back to Seattle

Our flight back to Seattle wasn’t until 3:55 pm. We got checked out of the hotel and decided to walk to strip for a bit and do some shopping before we headed to the airport. We went inside the M&M store as well as the Coke store.

I think it is safe to say we were all pretty tired from the past two nights. So most of the day was spent hanging out before our flight.

By the time we got off the plane, out of Seatac Airport, and finally home it was around 7:30pm. Just enough time for me to do a load a laundry, pack, and head to bed before driving to Spokane.

March 29- Spokane Bound

Alex and I are heading to Spokane to meet up with a few friends! The drive itself took about 4.5 hours. We got there around 5pm, just enough to get dinner and head out for the night to meet up with a friend.

The night was spend hanging out, going out, and meeting a ton of new people. Overall it was a very fun night and great to see some people from high school.

March 30- Full day in Spokane

We spent the majority of the day trying new restaurants and watching the Elite Eight basketball game: Gonzaga vs. Texas Tech. Unfortunately Gonzaga ended up losing, so there were a lot of unhappy people in Spokane tonight… going out you could tell people were in a funk after the game and Alex and I ended up calling it early because of that.

March 31- Drive back up to Bellingham

Oh man! Today was such a long day of driving. We drove from Spokane to Ellensburg to meet up with one of Alex’s friends. He showed us around and we ended up staying for about an hour to grab lunch.

After that we hit the road again and ended up getting stuck in traffic for an extra hour and a half. Finally once the accident cleared, we made it back to my house in Seattle around 6. Just in time to grab some food, catch up with my parents, pack the rest of my stuff, and head up to Everett to grab Alex’s car and the rest of his clothes.

We eventually made it up to Bellingham around 9:30pm. I think it is safe to say I am tired of driving for awhile!