First of all...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALBERTO!!!!
I LOVE you with everything that I am and I wish you nothing but the best in your next year <3
Returning to your regularly scheduled post...
I’d been waiting for this day for months. 5 months, to be
exact. Although I’ve recently been to a Justin Timberlake show, it was a
co-headlinded tour starring both JT and Jay-Z (The Legends of the Summer Tour) I flew down to California to go
to the show with my sisters R and J and my niece T and we had
a BLAST. It was an amazing show, but, I found myself longing for the JT shows I
am used to. Nothing but him…for 2.5-3 hours. His voice, his moves, his cute,
cheeky comments. Just absolute bliss. So, when it was time to head to Seattle to see Justin Timberlake in the 20/20 Experience show, in front
of a sold out crowd, in front of me…I was just ready. So, so ready. Oh, and…I
should probably mention that this show was going to be very different because
for the first time, I was going to a JT show without my little sis J. My
“concert buddy”. This time, I was going to get to experience JT’s show with
another man who has my heart…my amazingly awesome husband Alberto! What a
joy…two of my very favorite men in the same space with me for 2.5-3 hours –
YES. YES!
It was such a quick walk from our hotel…it felt like it took
us 5 minutes. We paid for our tickets (felt kind of expensive, but, we paid
anyway) and made our way inside. At the top of this windy ramp, we took a
picture (which we got a digital copy of – you’ll see it below) and then jammed
ourselves into the elevator with like 25 other people, which would take us to
the observation deck of the Needle. Holy COW that elevator goes fast. REALLY
fast. Almost nausea inducing fast (for me, anyway…since I am about 6 weeks
pregnant). The attendant told us a bunch of stuff while we were
enroute to the top. How fast we were going, something about the cables that
were taking us up, blah blah blah. I won’t bore you with the details…mostly
because I don’t remember them at this point. Anyway, the view, even though it
was a cloudy day, was amazing. You can see the waterfront, the city, Mt.
Rainier. I mean, 360 degrees of the Emerald City from the best vantage point
possible. Super cool. However, it was super COLD…I mean FREEZING outside. Since I’m a
wimp from Southern California, we didn’t spend much time outside. That was just
fine with me, because, when I am pregnant I am even more of a wimp when it
comes to the cold. Like, sleep with two blankets kinda wimp. Anyway, we enjoyed
our time (although brief) on top of the beautiful city of Seattle. But, since I
am pregnant…I was hungry. You know, cause you’re always hungry when you’re
pregnant. No? Well, I am always hungry when I am pregnant. So, down and off
into the street we went to find our next destination – somewhere to stuff our
faces.
I have a good friend who lives in Seattle and I’d
asked her for recommendations for yummy places to eat around Lower Queen Anne.
She lives in a different part of the city, so, she didn’t have a whole lot to
contribute. But, she did recommend a place to us called Phuket. Thai food –
YUM. Thai food is one of my favorites, so, I was delighted to try it. Even
better? It was like a block from our hotel! We walked from the Space Needle
to Phuket and had an amazing lunch. I know we had two noodle dishes…probably
something similar to pad kee mao and pad see ew. I just remember being
STUFFED…to max capacity. Thank goodness we only had a block to walk before
making it back to the hotel. I’ll give you two guesses to guess what we did
when we got back to our room. Have sex? That’s a big NEGATIVE! Who the hell wants
to have sex with a belly so full they could barf at the slightest push on it?
We took a NAP! ha Yes, we spent 3 hours of our precious child free time
napping. But, I really needed a nap anyway, because, the concert was likely to
go into the 11/12 o’clock hour and I am notorious for falling asleep before 9p
while in my first trimester. And that’s only because we have Isla now. When I
was pregnant with her, I’d be asleep in Alberto’s nook (you know, that great
space between a man’s shoulder and his peck) at 7/7:30p. So, 9p is pretty good
for me!
Anyway, when we woke from our nap it was time to get all dolled up for
the show. We blasted JT’s music from the DVD player in our room, we showered,
got beautiful, and headed out the door for what was sure to be a night to
remember. I won’t bore you (aka brag) with all the details of that night. But,
it was absolutely amazing being in JT’s presence with my husband and getting to
share that with him. A couple things though: 1. Our seats sucked. So, we
splurged on upgraded seats and it was WELL worth the money. 2. We sat next to a
couple with a girl who had a mini crush on me. She was tipsy, of course, but
she couldn’t stop telling Alberto how much I rocked and how awesome I was 3.
I HATE Seahawks fans. Justin mentioned them a few times and the arena almost busted at the seams with cheers of “SEA-HAWKS!” To make matters worse, Russell
Wilson was at the show. Seahawks overload for me, an avid, like long Dallas Cowboys fan. 4. Mackelmore was there, too. All things considered, the show was fabulous, and, it’s a memory I’ll never forget.
Once it was all over, we made our
way back to our room (yes, yes…there was some hanky panky) and got some shut
eye.
The next morning we woke, packed, and headed out to a late
breakfast at another recommended eatery…Toulouse Petit. OMG. We waited for
like 45 minutes for our table, but, wow was it worth it. This place was SO DAMN
GOOD. Alberto had an eggs benedict with dungeness crab (holy crap it was
decadent), a side of biscuits and gravy (Andouille sausage gravy…to DIE for),
and I had crème caramel French toast (the caramel sauce was insanely
delicious). All this topped off with French pressed coffee (not too much for me
since I am preggo) and OJ (the juice, not the dude). The atmosphere was even
nice, too…we will definitely have to go back to that place.
So ended our little excursion to Seattle, and, back home to
went…to good ole Portland. We got home just in time to wake Isla from her nap.
It was so nice to see her sweet, happy face. She was excited to see her mommy
and daddy, and, we were excited to see her too.
A few pictures of our trip...
And a video..."I know you like it, I know you like it..."
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