Spring Break Trip to Seattle/Vancouver BC

How come I always want to blog when I don't have anything to blog about...and not when I actually have tons to document?? I don't know, but here comes the mandatory post:

*not to say I didn't enjoy the trip, just overwhelmed with things to include (none of which are thought provoking)

With a "last Springbreak trip together" mentality, mom and dad threw this trip together last minute and we were on the road Friday the 19th. Coincidentally, my body decided to be a jerk and graced me with a cold on wednesday? yessss. First stop: McDonalds for a quick breakfast (*shame: ironically there was a long line in the drive-thru, full of fellow shameful Americans i'm sure) and we drove to Tacoma for a delicious lunch on the way to our final destination, Seattle. As much as the previously described drive seems relaxing and uninterrupted, mom's special dependency on the bathroom (which seems to curiously increase on roadtrips) was ever present (love you Mom). In Seattle, we stopped at good ol' SAM (Seattle Art Museum) and Pike Place Market.

I'm going to attempt something monumental and innovative here (cue video, props to flipcam)

*brace yourselves: i'm a little dizzy from playing some of the videos back...haha hopefully I get better, but if my video skills are anything like my photography skills...well there's really no hope.

here's a harmonizing street group:

The next day, we headed up to Vancouver bc. I love this city, but I couldn't help but notice the lack of...city? *haha I kept trying to picture what a true denizen of Vancouver bc would do daily, but there's not much besides tourist spots and banks. Personally, I would never be able to live in a city that is purely dependent on tourism. Anyways, I appreciated the leftover Winter Olympics 2010 enthusiasm (especially in the olympics super store: yes, I'm talking to the crazy chinese grandmas that cut me off in line and single handedly bought every good item in the store) as well as the city decor.

Then we spent the rest of the day at Stanley Park because the weather was so nice. We took a short little hike/walk (although we did want to ride the bikes). and saw some crazy trees. Here's a video of the nice view, and a failure video. haha

okay i'm sleepy. to be continued tomorrow (possibly)