a couple of family weekends

The last two weekends in September Adrienne and I spent with family, one on the east coast and one on the west. In Philly, we spent the first weekend of fall touring the countryside, going for a night out in Philly, and - the creme de la creme - attending in person an Eagles football game. Its long been a dream of Adrienne's for me to see a game on the home turf.

The following weekend, my folks were in Seattle. We were graced with good weather, which allowed for a visit out to the coast and a bar-hopping bike ride through north Seattle. My cousins were also in town, so we had everyone over - Uncle Mark too - for a mini-reunion dinner at the 20th Ave abode.

Off to the game we go. The Eagles lost, but we broke Romo's collarbone, so...

View from our perch. The experience was epic, and included foul-mouthed heckling and the ejection of two Cowboys fans from the stadium.

Philly off in the distance.

Our visit was days before the Pope's visit to Philly - so everyone was dressed up as the pontiff!

Pope madness!

 Took a walk through south Philly - a great community garden!

This is the Italian Market - been in Philly forever.

AJ and Dee at Longwood Gardens!

Back on the west coast, mom, dad and I headed to the Olympic Peninsula.

And went for a long walk at Second Beach.

On the beach!

Big purple seastar!

 Finished the weekend with one of my favorite things, yoga in the sculpture garden.

 We met mom and dad on our bikes and had a few cocktails on our way home.

Finished a lovely weekend with a family dinner at the homestead!