Road Trippin', Food Eatin', Family Fun Kind of Week

Project 36Smile!

May 26 - June 4

The past week has been kind of busy and crazy with some family time and great opportunities for me in the future.

Chris and I had the pleasure of his mom and sister visiting us for 10 days so I've been playing hostest :) Anyone who knows me, knows that family is one of the most important things to me and we had such a great time showing them around the Emerald City. Just some of the many things we did that made me smile:

Took a weekend road trip up to Olympic National Park stopping at Port Townsend on the way. This is one of my favorite small towns to visited! The food is great, especially Public Grill House, shopping is wonderful with some cute antique shops and one of my favorite Nautical stores to peruse. 

Stayed in the Twilight-happy town of Forks, Washington. Had some great pizza in this little mom and pop place and breakfast at their local "Denny's"

Made a pit stop at Lake Crescent—so beautiful! 

Our second night we stayed at Ocean Shores, Wa. Talk about a little tourist town if I'd ever seen one! We thought the stores in Port Aransas and South Padre were touristy, but this definitely held it's own. 

We imbibed at the hotel lounge on some fancy cocktails and bowled the night away at their local bowling alley—that was about all the town had to offer. 

The beach of course was nice, for a beach in Wa. 

We visited Olympia and toured the state Capitol building. Rich in history—it's worth a visit. 

We took a chocolate factory tour at Theo Chocolate, one of only 20 chocolate factories in the world with only about five ingredients in its chocolate—the way it should be. 

Witnessed Shear Madness playing at the Moore Theater. OMG this was by far the funniest play I have seen in a long time! It is embarking on it's first national tour and I am telling you if you have a chance to see it, don't miss out! You will be rollin' on the floor and LOL the entire time! Great acting and comedic timing by the cast. A must see!
Visited the Ballard Locks, shopped at U Village and Westlake Center

We took them over to Gas Works and Kerry Park to get some amazing views of the city. 

We of course took them to some of our favorite restaurants and eateries: Five Spot, Burgermaster, Homegrown (love their turkey, bacon and avacado), Top Pot Donuts, Athina Grill (the best Greek food I've tried here in Seattle). 

Overall, I'd say we had a fantastic time! We love showing our friends and family who come visit us, our little home and the places that make living away from them, just a little better. 

Would love to hear what made you smile today or this past weekend. Whether it was just reading a good book, playing with your kids in the yard, catching up with an old friend or seeing a movie you've been dying to see—take time to relish in the moments that make us smile :)

36Smile! is blog where Sabrina will be writing about, sharing memories, anecdotes and much more that make her smile 365 days of this year! Too often, we are wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of this crazy little thing called life. We should take time out to enjoy the little things that make us smile and celebrate it! The "S" in 36Smile resembles the "5" in 365 days a year.