Sister Sydney is back in the U. S. of A!

You may remember a few months ago when my sister Sydney went off too Tanzania for the semester. Well guess what ladies and gents, sister Sydney is back! This past weekend I drove up to Seattle to pick up Syd from the airport. Before forging onto Spokane, we decided to take a day and enjoy the city.

Syd actually turned 21 while she was in Tanzania, so the night she got back, we went out for her first official drink. It was very exciting.

The next morning we took jaunt down to Pike's Place, because after all, this is one of the best things about Seattle.

I was kinda disappointed that I wasn't driving straight back to Portland. I had no where to store such a delish spread.

We did get some fresh fruit for the road though.

 ...but OMG, all these flowers were SO gorgeous. This is my favorite part about the market. Next time, we are headed straight back to Portland so that I can fill the back seat.

and you can't hit up Pike's Place without getting some mini donuts. SO GOOD!

Then we hit up the first Starbuck's ever.

Sydney was very happy to have real coffee again. It's ironic because she went to a coffee bean farm while she was in Tanzania where Starbucks buys their supply, but she said that all of the coffee in Tanzania left much to be desired.

Lastly, we visited the famous Seattle gum wall. It was... gross.

All in all, it was a great trip. I'm so glad that my little sister is back in the states safe and sound. I mean, just look at that pretty face.

Until next time...