My Dearest Amsterdam, I love you for your holiday spunk. Thank you for tempting me into a spontaneous "Brunch" of Pancake Puffs from a food vendor and Glühwein in a dimly lit chalet with Adam Levine rocking the sound system at Rembrandtplein
I love Amsterdam.
From the first visit I was smitten. My soul had a crush that grew into a full on love affair over the years and visits.
In September I declared "I want to spend October in Amsterdam." A month to romance fully with my soul city. October wasn't meant to be...BUT, December/January is!
Holidays in Europe.
Patience, flow and determination -- CHECK
This week we head out to Snoqualmie Valley with Bruiser where I did some dog-sitting and suburbia exploring. I'm VERY behind in my adventure writing...
I've been TOO busy ADVENTURING!!!
Let's see if we can catch up. I headed out to Snoqualmie Valley to hang out with my buddy Bruiser for the week and explore the suburbia side of life in the Greater Seattle area. A bit of a stretch for me because I'm not a suburbs kinda girl.
I AM however a dog kinda girl! And, Bruiser is a girl (with a camera) kinda dog. MATCH!!
A Superhuman Breakfast referral brought me to my next adventure... In eating... For many of you, the combination of me + food + adventure wouldn't be a big surprise. But, if you don't know me, let me say this: I LOVE FOOD Not just "any" food. I like GOOD food. Talented chef-prepared, palate-pleasing, art on a plate food. I'll try almost anything (ALMOST...don't ask me to eat a pickle...It won't happen...childhood pickle trauma lives on). Foie Gras? I'm in. Marrow? I'm IN! Duck? MORE PLEASE!! Geoduck and Gooseneck barnacles? Yep, where's the fork and the napkins? 7 course dinner? No problem. 14 course dinner? I've done them in the US and Europe. I eat food. I take pictures of food. I LOVE FOOD The more color, complex flavor, and interesting texture play the better in my world of "what's cooking?"
Once a year my mom comes to visit me which helped with #Adventure52 - Me + Mom + Semiahmoo Resort. Mom's visits are always awesome! Just me....mom...and ALWAYS an adventure! Last year it was Orcas Island. This year, it was Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. I'd visited in the Spring and when I described the views, the water, the rock-filled beach, and the SPA to my mom she was SOLD.
Adventure Stop 1: Bow-Edison and Scenic Chuckanut Drive
Brunch at Tweets in Bow-Edison. I unexpectedly found this adorable street of food and shopping while trying to get a closer look at a bison farm (I never got that). BUT, the Edison "board walk" was a more than suitable bison substitute and I couldn't wait to show mom around.
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