Seattle Vacay and Wedding Celebration
May 23-27, 2026
Wikipedia describes Seattle as the Emerald City. I thought, just like Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, It's beautiful, isn't it? Just like I knew it would be.
Actually, it is – all vibrant green, dazzling in sceneries of lush vegetation and forested areas.
Here are picture highlights of our family celebration.
Why do ferries
never get lost? They always follow the current.
Ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, a city and island in
Kitsap County, Washington in Puget Sound
Taking a ferry is like a relationship: sometimes you just
have to go with the flow.
Huge leaves of bigleaf maple trees dominate the scenery.
Tall, evergreen Douglas firs, basically the skyscrapers of the tree world, stand like sentinels in neighborhood.
The amazing woodsy smell of red cedars assaults the senses along neighborhood trails.
Washington’s state flower, the rhododendron, in a rainbow
of colors, including dark pink, white, lavender, red, blue, and even yellow,
are loving the misty morning and gentle showers.
Reminded me of Bhutan whose national flower is also the
rhododendron.
Top left and bottom: Sea-Tac B&B
Top right:
Streamliner Diner
So it’s raining.
You’re not sugar.
You won’t melt. Enjoy
it.
Save water. Drink cocktails.
Wedding celebration, Kiana Lodge, a short drive from the Seattle/Bainbridge Island ferry
Family: a little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud, and a whole lot of love
We dance like no one is watching, but I’m pretty sure everyone
else is judging.
A Moment in Time... A Memory for Eternity
When I say ‘I do,’ I don’t mean the dishes.
Sisters-in-law: the
perfect blend of love, laughter, and occasional eye-rolling
You couldn't build a
family this cool if you had all the ice cubes in the world.
A wedding kiss is like
fine wine; it gets better with age, but sometimes it just leaves you with a
headache.
Our family tree has
strong branches and louder group chats.
What’s a vacay without
FOOD??!!
Oysters are the only food that can make you feel like a pirate and a gourmet at the same time.
Lechon: the only thing that can make a diet feel like punishment. If loving it is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Sometimes, you just need to embrace your inner pig. Happiness
can be crispy and delicious.
Life is too short for cold food; let’s heat things up with hot pots.
Shinya Shokudo, a modern and upscale izakaya in downtown
Seattle
Come for the food. Stay for the fam.
Filipino food: where every meal is a fiesta, every dish
is a reason to celebrate, and where your idea of a balanced diet is a plate of
rice in each hand (Cheating! as my Fav Brother-in-Law says).
Seafood City, leading Filipino supermarket in North
America, offering Filipino groceries, and freshly-prepared meals
All fed up, as my Favorite Niece would say. Time to go home.
Sigh… vacay over.
It’s been amazing!
It isn’t how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable.
It’s how you spend your
time. – David Brenner
