Today is Katie’s birthday and we have a full day of festivities planned. Our day is starting with breakfast at the Queen Mary Tea Room in Seattle.
From the the Queen Mary Tea Room we plan on heading to Seattle Center to see the Chihuly Glass and Garden Exhibit. Sounds like we are getting a lot of rain for Katie’s birthday so time will tell if we will walk through the garden. We might just be able to take in the indoor exhibits. I hope to have photos to share next week. 
After the Chihuly Glass Museum we have a booking for massages and a sugar foot scrub. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Massage Envy happens to be in the same little center that Padria Mediterranean Cafe is in and we’ll pick up take away for dinner. Dear, Katie and I will be joined by Josh, Laura, my sister Lana and her husband Steve, our nephew Caleb with his new bride, Marie. I haven’t thought about a cake…too bad there isn’t a bakery in the same center. Maybe the Queen Mary will have something nice to take away that can stand in as a cake…thank you for listening while I think out loud!
Since we’ll be gone most of the day there really is no time to prepare for company. My house is still kind of messy from the Christmas festivities so it’s nice to be having family in who probably don’t care about the state of things. At least I’ve convinced myself no one will care…
This next photo was from Katie’s birthday just one year ago…
Happy Birthday Dear Katie!
Hope all is well these last few days of 2013 in your world. Hard to believe we’ll have to be training our fingers to grip that pen and write 2014 instead of 2013 so soon!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Happy birthday Katie … you are a part of a very special family …
Happy Birthday Katie! Wishing you a most wonderful day with your mom. Two very special ladies doing a very amazing mother daughter day!
Sounds like a lovely day is planned for the two of you. Enjoy and happy birth-day to you too, Mom.
Happy Birthday to the lovely Katie…..what a great way to spend a birthday.
Happy Birthday, dear Katie! It sounds like you have the best of plans for a memorable birthday. Enjoy the day…you two!
A very happy and blessed Birthday to Katie! I hope you have a very lovely day. Look forward to seeing the pictures.
I want to be Katie!!! The birthday plans are awesome. Hope you take loads of photos of the Chihuly Museum. A visit there has been on my bucket list for years! Happy Birthday Katie!
I’m envious! So great you could plan a fun day like this right after Christmas! My house is not in the state I like it to be either. I’ll write out the quote I remember form a long time ago.. my house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy.
Happy Birthday to Katie! She looks even more this year like Claire Danes this year than last!
Glad she had a good celebration! Love the little crown at the tea house, lol! Do you have to curtsy to her? 🙂
It looks and sounds like you gave Katie a wonderful birthday, Ellen! I’m glad she was able to spend both Christmas and her birthday with you and your family. There is a massage Envy near me –I will ahve to check them out for that foot rub–sounds delightful!