Seattle is almost identical in many ways to Portland except its size. Hubs first came to the States through Seattle then studied at a small community college in Skagit Valley until he transferred to U of O. So Seattle would be his first choice of city to live in if we ever decided to move out of Portland. He took the day off to join us and volunteered to be our driver. When you get close to downtown Seattle you come up this hilly freeway where you can see the entire city. And when you get to that point that’s when you know you’re almost there. We were a bit worried that it might rain because Seattle is the city that never stops raining you see but luckily the weather was very cooperative. It actually was the BEST we’ve had in all the trips combined to Seattle.
We scored two nice rooms at the Sheraton Seattle through Priceline and found a perfect parking spot that did not require us to pay the extra $35 for valet service. As we pulled into the hotel my SIL and I both yelled out “H&M”. Now normally all of my shopping is done locally because of the no-sales tax in Oregon but people at H&M didn’t think that there was a market for it in Portland. They may be right but I sure would’ve made them profit. That night we were way too tired to do anything so we just hung out in the hotel lounge for a bit then went to bed.
The next morning after having yummy breakfast at the library bistro Hubs dropped us off at “H&M” just in time for the store opening. I think their price point maybe a couple points higher than Forever21’s but seemed more fitting to an older person like me. I walked through the store very slowly and carefully examining each and every item and walked out with three items: A Snood, black studded top & grey knitted vest. From the magazines and articles I read on Fall’s Must Have Items, Snood is the next big thing. The funny thing is my SIL had sent me one from Seoul last year so I wore it all winter long last year.
I can’t wait until winter to sport the snood again. I prefer fall/winter over summer because I never find anything to wear in the Summer time and I am a little overweight to be wearing summer dresses. BOO. When Fall comes around I can just layer on everything and make it work w/o having to show too much skin.
This Fall I’ve got my eyes on this Sport Jacket from J.Crew. SIL tried on this one which is also cute. For basics I always look to J.Crew but sometimes they are not as price competitive as other basic brands so I wait until their final sale and load up on all the T’s and Sweaters. You’ll probably see me wearing the sport jacket next year when it goes out of style.
The three of us had a great time going to the original Starbux, walking around Pike Place Market, having brunch at the bistro and taking lots of pics in between. I never really had the chance to get to know my SIL until now but I am so glad and grateful that my bro found someone who is so nice, caring and down-to-earth. Not to mention stylish. They truly make a perfect pair.
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