Boats, boats, boats

I like boats. So when I got a last minute email from Autumn to meet her down the street to take out Ryan's company boat a few weeks ago, I was all smiles. We slowly motored around, from South Lake Union to Ballard, enjoying the late Summer sun, wine, grapes, cheetos (keeping it classy... and healthy) and eventually docked up at Fisherman's Terminal for dinner. I'm a big fan of unexpected adventures, especially when they involve soaking up the verrrry last bit of summer, so this fun, little outing was a delight. Eventually I'll accept that we've reached Fall, but looking through these pictures again make me want to go back in time! Summer 2012, I'm expecting big things. Fall 2011, I'm ready, let's do this.

An ahoy-matey birthday

Solve for X:

X = Sailing + friends + beautiful, warm summer evening + Autumn's birthday + a pirate hat + birthday hats + beer + chips + Trophy cupcakes + dodging ducks + tying up with all the other boats after the race - girl on opposing boat with no pants on

So what do you think? I'll give it a stab.

X = amazinglyradicalawesomeperfection

Any math teachers out there wanna verify my answer?

(Joe's theme for the night was "the sun never goes down on cool," as you can tell with his shades still on after dark)

Chelanigans: Bow of the Boat

I cannot fully express the awesomeness of Chelanigans. I try to explain it to people and end up sounding like a 5-year-old girl talking about Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. It's that magical.

Last year, I went on record saying that it was THEBESTCHELANTRIPEVER, but I have a funny feeling that this year might take the cake.

So in honor of my favorite annual trip, I'm posting twice today. (Partially because I couldn't choose just a few photos) As you see, this edition is called, "relax on bow of boat." It's my second favorite Chelan activity. Any guesses on my fave activity?