Hello Seattle

OH MY! I noticed how long it was since I last posted something. Well there is a lot to catch up on. My special music at church went really well. I took "score bars" (saltine crackers with a brown sugary- chocolate yummy gooey mix on top, finished with chopped walnuts) needless to saw it was a hit and I think I got hit on as well, but whatever. Afterwards I hung out with my walking buddy and awesome Stayton friend Chelsea. I'm trying to get her son, Malachi, to say "Jill" but he kinda just says something to the effect of "DUH" which is kinda demoralizing and doesn't make my name sound cool at all. We are working on it.

So we were suppose to have a camp over Columbus day weekend, but not enough people signed up. We bumped the few that did signed up to the end of the month, combining two small camps into an awesome big one! I decided since I had a long weekend (or thought I did) I would try to go exploring. I somehow ended up on the Amtrack website and found a cheap train ticket to Seattle. Thanks to my parents continued renewal of my AAA card, I got an extra $10 off. YIPPEE! Anyway, I LOVED SEATTLE. I have a few friends that recently moved to the city from Southern. There were so many cool places to eat. I had pizza, went to an all dessert-chocolate bar, and had my first Frittata (eggs mixed all kinds of vegetables) from a yummy breakfast place. My favorite part of Seattle was Pikes Place. I know what your thinking "Wow, how more touristy can you get and did you get a picture of them throwing fish?" No sorry I didn't get a picture, I'm not a good action shot things flying in the air kind of photographer. But I did love tasting all the honey, apple, and jam samples. There was fresh produce EVERYWHERE and huge bouquets of fresh flowers for $5. Basically a food lovers dream spot.

Back to the part where I said I thought I had the weekend off. I just assumed that since there was no camp that we had the weekend free. Also I have had every weekend off since summer camp ended back in September. Come to find out as I was sitting in the train station in Salem, my boss called to inform me that I was indeed still on this weekend. Apparently the only weekends I have off are the ones labeled with my name on it. I wasn't yelled at (which was good), just a slap on the wrist. There is a lesson in this. Never assume anything, lol. I definitely see where they are coming from, and agree that I was in the wrong not to have double checked and asked if they wanted me around for the weekend. In my defense I'm not really use to checking with people to see if it is OK if I leave and choose to go on a trip. For those of you that haven't noticed I'm pretty independent, from going to a Red Sox game solo just because I wanted to see a game, to moving out to Oregon where the only relationship I have with the state is Google Earth. I'm use to doing things on my own. Anyway, I'll have a meeting with them working out what weekends and time off I get, and plan my trips from there. Oh, and come to find out I can use my train ticket anytime within a year of purchasing it. (Write that down). Had I known, I would have just saved the ticket for a later date, but I continued on with my scheduled trip after many "I'm sorrys" and "I apologize and take full responsibility" to my bosses. Don't tell...but Seattle was SO worth it :)