The last two days my parents were here were two of the hottest days ever on record in Seattle. The record high of 103 was set the day before my birthday. At the time I didn't really want to go back to work for a full day, but it was nice sitting in my air conditioned office all day. My parents coped with the heat by staying inside the aquarium most of the day, looking at the otters for probably half the time they were there.

They met me outside my office to walk home with me. Troy and I were considering eating at home to save a little money, but it was pretty hot in the apartment and we didn't feel like staying, so we went to Lemon Grass with my parents. It's a Vietnamese restaurant, so I'm surprised my parents were so open to going there. My mom got the sweet and sour chicken and I think dad got ginger beef or something like that. Dad's came out lukewarm unfortunately, but the rest of the meal was really good.

After dinner we went to the top of the Space Needle again, this time during the day. Troy and I used our coupon we got when we bought our one year memberships for two free glasses of wine. We just sat inside and drank our wine and didn't really look at the view much while my parents walked around outside. It was kind of hazy anyway.

For dessert we went to B & O Espresso on Capitol Hill at the corner of Belmont and Olive, where it got its name. Troy & I shared a piece of German chocolate cake and my parents shared the cheesecake with raspberry topping.

The next day was my birthday, the last day of their trip.