Years ago, I went to Victoria B.C. with my family in the summertime and we loved it. The summers are so mild and the city has so much history. When I moved to Seattle for college I went back to Canada multiple times with friends because it was just a short drive away. Now that I'm graduated and have settled into Seattle as my permanent home, Jared and I still want to travel to Canada since it's so close. We talked about visiting Victoria several times but never did it because it seemed like a lot of effort to get there, being that Victoria is at the southern tip of an island. Finally at the end of 2018 when we talked more about where we'd like to travel in the new year, I decided to surprise Jared with a trip to Victoria! My surprise was made super easy with the help of Clipper Vacations. I am so glad that we chose to take the Clipper to Victoria and am excited to share more about out trip with you! Why I Recommend Clipper Vacations Clipper Vacations runs a passenger-only ferry service between Seattle and Victoria. You'll depart from Pier 69 in downtown Seattle's waterfront which is a quick ride from where we live in CapHill. The journey takes just under three hours … [Read more...]
Wedding Planning Update #1: Picking a Venue, Photographer, and Dress
I recently wrote briefly about the wedding planning process being overwhelming for me. Some people have said this is surprising, but I'm not one of those girls that has dreamed about a wedding her whole life. I have dreamed about marriage but the actual wedding planning process? Not really. I'd rather spend more time and energy preparing myself for marriage, a lifetime commitment to someone, rather than spend all my energy and time planning for one party. Well, apparently that is not a satisfactory answer when people ask (every single day) how wedding planning is going so here's an update for all that are curious. Venue We got engaged on Labor Day weekend so we immediately had to start visiting venues since we wanted to get married in the summer of 2019. By this point, a lot of couples had booked venues or were in the middle of the process so even getting appointments to see venues was difficult! Plus Jared and I both had business trips right after our engagement so we really didn't get a chance to seriously tour places until the end of September. Some venues were no's right off the bat because of the size, cost, or availability. Then others were crossed off the list because … [Read more...]
Japan Trip Photo Diary: Osaka, Tokyo, and Kyoto
When my work announced that they were closing the office for a whole week this summer, I decided to go on vacation with my mom and brother to Shanghai, China and a bunch of cities in Japan. Jared even got to join us in Japan after some meetings. I posted a bunch of Instagram stories from the trip and photos here and there but never did a trip post. Finally, this will stop hanging over my head and I can cross it off my list of things to post. Whew. By the way, I did share the beauty products I bought in Japan if you're into that kind of thing. Some of the best food we had was found while exploring the Dotonbori street which runs parallel to the canal pictured above. It's a bustling area that is filled with tons of small food stalls, restaurants, and shops. I highly recommend getting some takoyaki here! Omu-rice or omu-soba was another fun thing we ordered in Osaka. This is an omelette filled with either rice or yakisoba noodles. Osaka Castle was beautiful! The area is not very shaded so you will definitely want to bring an umbrella or wear a hat in the summertime. It was extremely hot in Japan in July and the humidity is no joke! So. Many. … [Read more...]
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