Fake Banana

my family called over the weekend to tease me with more "we were thinking of coming out to visit" talk. i hate that phone call. it makes me sad and mad that they have not been out here to visit me in the 6 years i have lived in seattle.

i've always imagined their first trip to the pacific northwest or first trip out of texas for that matter. in the perfect trip i take them to discovery park on a cool fall afternoon, we canoe at the arboretum, stroll around the pike place market, eat oysters at a waterfront restaurant, watch the sunset at golden gardens or olympic sculpture park, take marisa to the school playground by my apartment, walk around the lovely neighborhood that i live in. we visit the top of queen anne hill for great views of the city, take a ferry ride through the puget sound, and share food and conversations with my dearest friends.

i'm happy to say i can finally share some of those good times with my family. they are coming up to seattle for my birthday weekend (10/23-26). it's a short stay but i will take what i can get.