Wet Morning, Good Memories

We always enjoy seeing Annie's boss Bryan and his family.  Annie and the Roths share a passion for Sounders soccer, and I must say Mom and Dad Love are getting the bug a little more each time.

Look out, Sandpoint. There's moisture coming.  At least, the pouring rain outside our hotel indicates that.  Could be we'll be ushering it to town as we drive home today.

We'll be bringing with us some good memories of a quick but fun weekend on this side of the mountains.  And, that will include a segment in the mountains near North Bend.  

Both teams won their games: Mariners 4-0 and Sounders 3-0.  We couldn't ask for anything more.

We also  survived our status as fans, having a great time sitting down close to the action in both events.

The action was a bit more raucous at last night's soccer match, but in both cases, we met and enjoyed nice fans having a great time cheering on their athletes.

It's serious work attending a Sounders match.  Annie warned me early on to "save your arms."  Yes, your arms spend a lot of time in the air and a lot of time holding up or twirling the green and blue Sounders' scarves. 

Throughout the 90-minute contest, we were holding scarves over our heads and  clapping, both in rhythm with the cheers and in tribute to scoring. 

We also stood in a steady, warm rain for the second half, but that did not dampen the enthusiasm.

Of course, as a teacher, I had a great time last night running into former students:  Eddie Benjamin along the sidewalk, Lindsey Larson, her friend Jacob and her dad at Fuel and Lindsay Fournier at the soccer match.  

We also ran into Willie and Debbie's friends, Andrew and Alicia, along with a lot of Annie's Seattle friends.

Our hike yesterday took us on a brilliantly green moss-covered route along the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River or the Taylor River. 

We weren't quite sure which river it was, but the water was clean and clear, and the sights along the river walk were beautiful, including some neat rock walls and spectacular peaks.

Soon we'll have some breakfast, maybe go for a walk in the rain and then head back home.  Great weekend.

Thanks, Annie, for keeping us on task and showing us a great time.

On to Idaho.  Happy Sunday.