Not Necessarily What We Went For

Hubby and I went to Seattle Friday and Saturday.  I went to a gift show for the museum gift shop and he went along to keep me company.  The gift show wasn't good, we got skunked, however; now we know not to attend that show.

 We consoled ourselves with a drink at Oliver's in the Mayflower Hotel.  Truly, a favorite spot to take in the hustle bustle of the city on a Friday afternoon.  Their Silver Belle makes a wonderful Christmas party signature drink

Oliver's Silver Belle Cocktail
In a mixing glass with ice add:
2 oz. Grey Goose Vodka
1 oz. St Germaine
1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz. Champagne
Pour over ice in mixing glass, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass. 

Top off with Champagne.
Serve on a winter's day to friends from near and far.

We needed some plate hangers from Hobby Lobby. 

 We found quite a bit more than we went for though and left with a bag or two  from Hobby Lobby.

We were looking for new outdoor Christmas lights and thought we might find them this weekend.

 No luck finding exterior lights but we did find interior lights and we did find our favorite designer at Restoration Hardware.  It was fun to see Grace at work.

We went to Pottery Barn to make a return and left with more.

We went to Anthropologie, where they take the ordinary and always make it extraordinary.  

Walnuts and paint, hello!

 We had a long lunch with Laura at UVill, it was literally  hours  of lunch.  So good to catch up with her.

The Fall colors were gorgeous in Seattle and the trip was great.

Even though we didn't really get what we went for, we got  more  and  even better.  

It was a wonderful weekend in the city.