Roadtrip Day 5: Sequim

So since we’ve arrived at our final destination in Washington State, my post titles aren’t really a record of where I started in the morning and ended up in the evening as much as they are my activities for the day.

This morning I slept in (8 a.m.! Woot!), despite Tilly’s best efforts to root me out of bed with her wet nose at 6 a.m. We stopped at Starbucks for Mom’s morning coffee and then drove the 2-1/2 hours up to Sequim. It wouldn’t take nearly as long if only there was a bridge from Edmonds to Kingston. That would save at least an hour’s drive time. There is a ferry but it’s so expensive to take a car on the ferry.

The house is absolutely gorgeous! And it’s only partially finished. The builder and construction foreman are very nice guys, and Mom was able to answer a lot of the questions they had about window placement and changes to a few of the initial plans. Apparently you can draw up all the plans in the world, but once you start building, things come up and sometimes need to be shifted around.

Tilly made friends with the foreman’s labrador, Boonedog, who is definitely alpha. Tilly is not used to being around alpha dogs and so they play-fought for long stretches of time. I think in the end she finally realized that she was not in charge. They ran and played and jumped around through the bushes and wildflowers, and tore up and down the staircase.

In mid-afternoon we were finished at the house so we stopped in town for lunch (DQ, a must on a roadtrip) and drove the 3 hours back to Mike’s (LOVE that Seattle traffic… sigh).

We ordered pizza for dinner (Mike would not eat… sigh). And I’ve been uploading photos, writing blog entries, and IM-ing with Kathryn.

Tomorrow we take our stuff to my Uncle John’s house for a couple days, then drive back to Sequim so Mom can meet with the plumber to to over some faucet questions.