Bellingham Weekend

After an energetic and well attended Sponge session on Saturday, Nana and Papa met Mommy and Daddy at Spanish so that I could head back to Issaquah with them allowing Mommy and Daddy to begin their relaxing getaway weekend.

Nana and Papa gave Mommy and Daddy a gift certificate to the Chrysalis Inn and Spa in Bellingham that they finally made the time to cash in. It is one of Nana and Papa's fave getaways and it was super nice of them to share. Also included in the Christmas gift was a gift card to Flats, their gnosh joint of choice in charming Fairhaven.



From what I hear, Mommy and Daddy had a great time: sitting in the window box of their room reading magazines while listening to music and drinking T-Vines Grenache, taking a relaxing spa bath in their room, exploring Fairhaven, checking out Village Books, getting bebidas at Archers, eating at Flats, watching some veteran musicians gigging at Skylark's (one of whom looked freakishly like Lance Logan), interacting with a fawn on the path between the Chrysalis and Fairhaven, jogging in the morning, getting coffees and a pastry at Tony's Coffee, and luxuriating at the Chrysalis Spa with indulgent facials and eucalyptus steams.



While they were busy doing their thing, I was full tilt and balls to the wall with Nana and Papa. With not a nap in sight the whole weekend, we eschewed our normal Mexican food haunt of Tapatio on Saturday by trekking north to Jalisco's in Kirkland, which turns out to be Nana's new fave. Beans, rice, and meat, meat, MEAT... Jalisco capably sated this little girl. And this weekend Papa and Nana debuted Charlotte's Web for me. I was way into Templeton the rat.

The whole lovely weekend was capped off at Nana and Papa's with a wonderful meal consisting of a refreshing roasted corn relish and grilled Copper River salmon. Papa had conferred with his trusty wine consultant and brought home some Woop Woop Shiraz that apparently went quite well with the dish.

It was great to reunite with Mommy and Daddy, but I do relish my time with Nana and Papa where just about anything goes.