30th Annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

Last weekend we and our friends Arielle and Matt went up to Skagit Valley for the 30th Annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Its about an hour north of Seattle. There are fields upon fields of daffodils and tulips of all colors and varieties. A beautiful sight to see. Its a bit what I picture the Netherlands being like.

There are several agritourism farms that I suppose exist solely to capitalize on the bustling tourism during this one month of the year.

We also perused through a street/craft fair that goes along with the festival and got a funnel cake.

Here are the pictures of the tulips.

It was a little windy.

Matt and Arielle

Tulips unfortunately don't smell that good, but they sure are pretty. Especially these!

Tess and I went to a festival. RE:generation Festival

Tess and I went to music festival over the weekend. It was kind of last minute, but our 2 roommates insisted that we join them. It was held at the most beautiful, magical festival venue that I can imagine, called Horning's Hideout. Here are some pictures of the scenery.



We had a great time listening to new music, people-watching, and enjoying the absolutely beautiful festival grounds. It was only an hour from Portland, so it was a very "simple" festival to do, without too much time or planning investment (relative to other festivals). It was certainly regenerating !

In other news, a very pivotal co-worker of mine is leaving MapTech, and there is talk of "promoting" me to Project Manager. Let's hope that this "promotion" doesn't only amount to doing more work.... I'll keep updates flowing as soon as things are settled and I hear what is up.