Our Third Wedding Anniversary

Yesterday was our third wedding anniversary, but since it came during the middle of the week when neither of us could afford to take the day off, we celebrated only in a small way. Wendy was invited to a party at the Space Needle, so I went with her. The party, which was on the lower level about a third of the way up, was overcrowded, so after about ten minutes we went up to the observation level. I had never been up there before. I used to think it was just a tourist trap (they normally charge somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 to get up there), but I have a new appreciation for its design and certainly its view over Seattle and Puget Sound. After that, we walked through Belltown and finally decided on dinner at McCormick & Schmicks. We plan on celebrating more properly this weekend.

I bought a gift for Wendy tonight on my way home. There's an arts walk event in Pioneer Square on the first Thursday of every month, and I found one artist there who was selling very cute woodcut prints he had made. I had a tough time deciding on which, because I wasn't sure if this was something she would like. I settled on a penguine with a bow tie and a cane. I hope she likes it.