Sleepy in Seattle

The Drive:
When I arrived in Seattle on Friday around 5 PM, I had one thought in my mind: I can't wait to get to sleep. I left Twin Rivers, ID Friday morning refreshed and ready to be done with my independent part of the trip. I was excited and eager to get to Seattle where Sarah was waiting for me. Little did I realize that Idaho/Oregon/Washington was going to be the roughest part of my trip. Though, I had only a "brief" 9 hour drive ahead of me, I was physically and mentally tired. Granted, I have no reason to be physically exhausted, but I hit "the Wall". In marathons, runners describe the moment when they want to give up and can go no further as "the Wall". (Side note: I have no real reference of this phenomenon except from my experience of watching Run, Fat Boy, Run). I hit my "wall" in Idaho, then again, in Oregon, and then again in Washington. Once I reached Boise (Idaho for those geographically challenged), I knew I needed to get pass my "wall" via caffeine, so I programmed "Jane" (my GPS) and together we found a Starbucks. Once caffieinated, I resumed to Oregon where the winding mountains and one lane highways awaited. I felt sick throughout Oregon and willed my way through to Washington where much to my relief was flatter than Oregon until I reached 60 miles outside of Seattle where bigger and more winding roads awaited. I persevered through and made it without vomiting. Yay!

Seattle is awesome:
I was craving Sushi for dinner, so Sarah, Michelle (Sarah's friend from high School), Ed (Michelle's boyfriend), and I went to a great restaurant in Pioneer Square. (This was after I almost vomited when Sarah was driving my car downtown and I got stuck on a hill) We knew the food would be great because other sushi lovers were there signing karaoke. We had a great meal and conversation and all I wanted to do was go to sleep, but out of politeness, I agreed to go have a drink after dinner. Ed took as to a fabulous brewery place in Fremont that had many pretentious beer (one called "love"), and we all had a round. I could sadly not finish mine, but was happy to be out and trying new things. Then I went to sleep the moment we got home.