Sunday in Seattle

Ironic that my last vacation post occurs on the first day of school. But all things must come to an end, and life moves on. :(

Last Sunday was another fun day in the city of Seattle. We started off the day great by attending Mars Hill Church. Mom and I are big "Marky" fans, so we loved it! Such a timely message for me with school starting today. (I'd post a link to the message, but it doesn't seem to be posted yet.)

After church we met up with Ning and Hu, old friends of Julia's and our family. Ning attended the same university as Julia and often joined us for holidays, just as another member of the family. One day she brought Hu to our home. He was so kind, washing dishes and offering to help, so Dad gave his approval. ;)

In September 2006, we flew to the Chicago area (where Hu was studying) to attend Ning's wedding. Her family was still in China, so we stepped in as her surrogate family. My dad gave her away, my mom stood in as her honorary mother, and my sister stood up next to her as a bridesmaid. (I offered to be the flower girl, but sixteen is a bit old for the position.)

A couple years ago they moved to the Seattle area, and we were so excited to visit them while we were out there!

Lunch! (Note: never order as much food as the waiter reccomends at Buca di Beppo! We had pasta coming out our ears!)

Unfortunately, Hu was called in to work, so we had to continue on without him.

We went to the Exerpience Music Project and Science Fiction museums.

There was a whole section on the history of the guitar, so we saw some neat, old models.

One of the coolest things about the Experience Music Project was the interactive music lab. There were sound booths and other places where you could try out instruments and mix music. Some of the sections even gave you a short lesson and taught you a song. (I learned the bass part to "Wild Thing". :)

Tyler has given me a couple drum lessons, so I'm comfortable with a standard 4/4 beat. I decided this qualified me to teach everyone else.

That's the teacher in me! Doesn't my student look enthralled? :)

Ning looks like such a rocker! =P

Mom and Dad had fun, too! :D

Of course we had to pose with The Supreme's costumes.

We headed over to the Science Fiction museum (in the same building) next!

I know Ty likes his dinosaurs...

Stormtrooper!

I'm not a Star Wars freak (anymore...), but I'm not that in to science fiction films, so I latched onto the few familiar things in the museum.

I loved this, though! It showcased all the different weapons used in famous movies.

The Pac-Man that's eating away at my stomach?

Ning and I got a kick out of the Star Wars cookbook. (Really, I'm not a freak!)

Later we walked around outside around the Space Needle.

Ning and Hu, we had a wonderful time with you both! Thanks for welcoming us and spending time with us!