I was out exploring Seattle all day yesterday, so I didn't have time to post, but here's a peek at what my friends and I got up to!
We started off the day slowly with some wandering of the shopping area. I had wanted to snag a cupcake at the Seattle Center's 50th Birthday festival, but my friends didn't want to wait around for the passing out of the treats. We walked down to Westlake, where a Trophy Cupcakes stand had been set up! My amazing friend, Quoc, bought individual cupcakes for me and himself. I love the boxes they come in.
Next, we swung by bobachine to get bubble tea. I tried the strawberries 'n' cream bobachino and it was beyond amazing.
Here's my beautiful cupcake before consumption; I got chocolate peanut butter. Yumm.
On our way to the Seattle Aquarium, we stopped by a little bug-themed shop called Seattle Bug Safari. We used our aquarium tickets to get half-off admission to the bug exhibit. There was a little gift shop outside the 'safari' and I couldn't resist buying scorpion suckers for myself and my cousin. They also had larvae and cricket suckers, but we decided the scorpions were the most interesting. I haven't decided if I'm going to keep my sucker as a souvenir or eat it; I have eaten scorpion before, though.
Here's the crew posed in front of the large scuba-diver tank at the entrance of the aquarium, sans scuba-diver today however. From left to right: my cousin Ling, Anu, Steven, me!, Paul. In front: Brandon and Quoc.
Somehow, two of my friends found love at the aquarium. Here's Brandon locked in a longing gaze with his fishy lover. -muah!-
Steven's fishy friend looks more unsure about their relationship.
I, on the other hand, left without having formed any new bonds. :c
Later, I tried my luck with Sylvia at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, but she doesn't seem to be reciprocating my interest. I was able to move on, though, and still enjoy all the wondrous knick-knacks and exhibits at this strange, little shop. The shrunken heads, fortune-telling machines, and two-headed animals entertained us for far too long.
Dinner time! We walked back up the pier a bit to stop at Red Robin for one of the most satisfying meals I have ever had. After walking around all day, I was definitely ready to sit down and stuff my face with bottomless steak fries and a Burnin' Love Burger. We were seated by the windows and able to watch the sunset as we enjoyed our food.
And a final group shot in front of the Great Wheel, which was taken for us by the most adorable couple. The lighting is absolute crud, but the wheel was so pretty at night. The group agreed that we would have to come back for another adventure and ride it.
This concluded our time in Seattle and we parted ways at various bus stops. I spent the rest of the night with my new friend, Justin. I met him on Friday night through two mutual friends. Justin and I went over to his friends' apartment, where I got to meet Dan, Serena, Brad, and all six of their cats: Mikey, Mocha, Dexter, Penelope, Angel, and Cocoa.
Justin and I watched Kevin Hart on Netflix until the wee hours of the morning. When we walked out to my car, we saw something in the dark at the top of a flight of stairs. Having just watched multiple Slenderman videos, I was hesitant to go investigate. Thankfully it ended up being an adorable papillon named Moo. He was terrified and shivering, but we called his very grateful owners, who came to rescue him. Mission accomplished and it was finally time for me to head home and jump in bed!
I'm spending my Sunday with myself at home and catching up on some much-needed room organization (and blogging, of course). Tomorrow, I will be meeting my roommate and two of our other dorm-mates for the first time! Keeping my fingers crossed that our nine cluster-mates all get along. Will let you all know how that goes.
As always, thanks for checking out my blog and follow to see more!
~ April Baldock
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