As I mentioned, the weather this weekend was great. Fortunately, we were able to take advantage of it and ended up having a very good weekend.

On Saturday, while Lesley was at a baby shower, I walked down to Olympic Sculpture Park. I hadn't been there in months, but going there Saturday reminded me how much I enjoy it. Aside from having my favorite sculpture anywhere, it's a neat place to go for a stroll. I didn't spend much time experiencing the sculptures, but instead walked down to the waterfront and made myself comfortable on one of the benches. A lot of people walked, skated, and rolled by as I sat enjoying the cool breeze, warm sun, and view of the bay.

Afterwards, I headed home to eat lunch and, not expecting to find much on TV, found the Sounders game. The game was televised on a channel that I don't have, but since they were playing a Canadian team and we get CBC sports, I was able to watch the game and enjoy another Sounders victory.

Later that day after Lesley got home, we went to Washington Park where we enjoyed the few flowers that had already bloomed while trying to avoid stepping in mud. Afterwards, we drove to Fremont (one of Seattle's many vibrant neighborhoods) and ate by the window at a Thai restaurant while we watched people out enjoying the neighborhood and the weather.

On Sunday, I began the day a little early with a walk over to the church parking garage. Since the church is worshipping at a temporary location now, they have someone distributing parking passes at the garage we use and I do that once a month. I love the 25-minute Sunday morning walk over to the parking garage, and with Sunday morning's sunny weather and relatively warm temperatures, the walk and time spent outside was especially nice.

After church, we enjoyed a Palm Sunday brunch with around 14 other people from church in our age group. The food was great, and I had really enjoyed socializing and discussing some upcoming activities.

At home that afternoon, I had a nice phone call with my grandmother and Lesley and I had a good chat with her parents via the webcam.

Afterwards, we walked to Pike Place Market and along the waterfront. Both areas were busy with tourists and are still favorite places of ours. We then went to another tourist attraction, the Space Needle, to use our season pass. In line, we unexpectedly ran into some good friends and enjoyed the good view from the top with them.

It was a great weekend, and even though we had to go to work the next day, Monday night felt like a continuation of the weekend, as we headed to the U-dub campus to enjoy the impressive display of cherry blossoms. While there, we ran into another couple we knew, and offered to take pictures of each other against the scenic backdrop. Lesley and I walked back through the campus and along the Ave before having some pretty good sandwiches for dinner.

It was a great three days, thanks to the weather, flowers, and the people we spent it with. Weekends like this make me feel like I'm living in a remarkable place.