Fall, Fun, Food, and the Future of Flight!

We had a very peaceful Fall day on Saturday here in the Pacific Northwest. We are still dry…breaking records with our dryness. Everyone here is trying to get out and enjoy this unseasonable weather because we know that soon enough our rain will return.

Saturday morning my sister and I headed to Country Village in Bothell to check out a Fall Craft sale and our 3 favorite shops at the village.

Fall decorations and wares were everywhere to see in the very bright sunshine.

At the craft fair our favorites were the letter blocks and we each purchased 3 sets of them. I chose Thankful, Gobble and Joy.

Joy is still packaged in the cellophane because it will probably be a gift for Christmas.

Santa was happy to see we were already thinking about Christmas.

This was another purchase at the fair at the right price.

On Saturday evening we joined Josh and Laura along with Laura’s parents for an evening at a dinner fundraiser for the Future of Flight at the Boeing campus in Everett, Washington. The event was to raise funds for the education programs that partner with local schools to promote math and science. Josh’s company Axia Home Loans in Lynwood, Washington sponsored our table.

Father and son checking out the silent auction. Josh ended up winning 3 or 4 of the items he bid on at the silent auction.

The theme of the event was “The Adventures of Amelia”. We found Amelia and took a photo with her.

We sat amongst the aircraft and engines for our dinner and live auction.

The food was surprisingly good for a big event like this one. They had the tables silent bid for our desserts. The higher bidders took all the chocolate choices early! It was another creative way to raise more money for a good cause.

I took this centerpiece lantern home with me after placing the only bid for it at our table.

On our way out there were gift bags to take home with the Airfield Bombshell Wine from the evening along with a wine opener, cork, and a signature rub from the caterer. That was a fun surprise.

Tonight I’m headed to a rivalry game between the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. There have been over 66,000 tickets sold for this game so the atmosphere will be electric! The fans longtime favorite player, Roger Levesque, who retired earlier this season will be honored with the “Golden Scarf” tonight, too. I’m wondering if this will be our last game of the season in the sunshine and no rain.

Hope your weekend has gone well.

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12 thoughts on “Fall, Fun, Food, and the Future of Flight!

  1. Ohhh…shops like that are such fun! You snagged some great items, too. The blocks are all so cute and the burlap vase cover??? Whatever it is, it is sweet.

    Looks as if you all enjoyed a fun gala evening together, too. Anything for math and science!

  2. Ellen, this looks like such a great day. Love the blocks y’all bought, and the dinner sounds like such fun. What a great idea to have the tables bid on desserts. I’m sure that added some fun to the night, as well as more funds for the cause. Your two guys look so handsome. laurie

  3. Well, you have had a full weekend! Hope your Sounders win!! Our Tenn children came down for the weekend…so we enjoyed being with them. The Doc is off this week, so it promises to be an easier week at work…no complaints here!!

  4. What a wonderful and worthwhile event to attend! The lantern centerpiece is lovely, and will make a wonderful addtion to your holiday decorations.

  5. Oh how cool to have the party there! I accidentally ended up there in Everett one time…had no clue that such a cool museum and future of flight exhibit even existed! And of course you won the centerpiece…SCORE!!!!

  6. Hi there! I was just wondering who makes the wooden blocks? I have some, but lost the tag and wanted to get more. I’m pretty sure they have a website. Any info you can provide would be most helpful! Thanks!

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