My best friend Ashley has come to Seattle alllll the way from Chicago!!! I have known Ashley since 6th grade. She lived across the street from me so we hung out all through middle school and high school, practically living at each others' houses. A couple days after my family moved in, Ashley came over to introduce herself and we were wearing the exact same teal, striped T-shirts. Ever since, we have been best friends! We don't live across the street from each other anymore but, despite the distance, we remain as close as ever.

We have been having too much fun at Pike Place, Bainbridge, etc. We walked around downtown, shopped in all the very "Seattlish" boutiques, and strolled the beaches.

Ashley was really worried about getting sea sick, but the ride turned out to be ok after all... no one got sick.
Ashley was getting into taking pics of Elizabeth as much or more than I was so we ended up missing the ferry back to Seattle from Bainbridge! Whoops! It was a good excuse to walk around more and enjoy the marina.