Our last day in Seattle (Tuesday 11/26) was a short one! Well, for me and Snis – our flights took off at similar times in the early afternoon. Tiff’s and Val’s took off in the evening so they explored the city a bit after we left.

In the morning we painted (obvs) then Tiff, Val, and I went on a run. We kept putting our run off due to rain, and I’m grateful we had one non-rainy morning.

Y’all, Seattle is HILLY. I didn’t realize how hilly until we went up in the Space Needle two days before and I looked at the neighborhood our Airbnb was at and saw how it just kept going up and up!

For our run we ran downhill toward Lake Union, then came up a ton of steps to get back! It was nice though. I’m glad we got to run. And I’m really proud of myself for not being obsessed about working out on vacation like I used to be.

I got a vegan breakfast sandwich at Turtle Coffee (Tiff and Val got coffee at Cafe Hagen), then we headed back to the house (where Snis had a chai for me). I think I ate, showered, finished painting my one rock left, then packed?

I was really hoping I could come back with one checked bag, but I packed in case I had to separate my stuff into two checked bags due to weight (of rocks and mugs).

We said our goodbyes around 10:00, then Snis drove us to the airport, where we returned the rental car, then hung out until her flight left. I did have to separate my two bags. Ugh. I was over by 6 pounds.

Ha, when we said goodbye Snis yelled at me “you smell like Taco Bell!” and I said “you look like Taco Bell,” laughing. We had such a good trip.

I had a bit of time before my flight took off so I wandered the airport and eventually made my way to my gate. We took off late (due to a maintenance issue) but still landed early.

And I got my vegan meal!

I saw that amazing view of Mount Rainier, then spent most of the flight reading and uploading photos to my computer, and wishing the kid behind me was not kicking my chair.

ORD was the most bonkers I have EVER seen it, and I was stuck there all day once right before Christmas 2007 because of a snowstorm. This was worse. Mind you, it was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. And I didn’t have any issues, other than mobs of people.

Steven, however, did. He picked me up (and dropped me off Saturday! my hero!) and was just sitting on the highway. There were so many people trying to get to the airport, it was backed up onto the highway, and you could only get in if you went to the front of the line and cut everyone off.

So I got my bags and took the people mover to Metra for him to pick me up so he wouldn’t have to go near the airport (he left that line and went the long way). What an ordeal! Noted for next time.

We got home kind of late (thanks two hour time difference) and I didn’t unpack that night like I normally do (gasp!) but I did get a few things out, like this toy I got the cats at Neko Cat Cafe. Needless to say, Apollo was into it!