What a great visit from the parents for the Turkey-week festivities!! We started off right on Tuesday night by meeting at Red Robin for some goodies before they were off to bed for the night. The next day they picked me up after work and we went to my place and made a great chicken dinner for the whole crew including John, Amy, and Janelle. Always nice to have at least a few meals at home on vacation to hang out and talk in a very relaxed environment. We finished the night with a rousing game of Tribond which the parents one in a close battle!! The next day was Turkey-day for all as Amy, John, Janelle, and I gathered at the home of Kris and John Paulson for our usual feast...great food as always, thanks Kris!! We then headed out to catch the new James Bond film Casino Royale, kind of a prequel to the rest of the series and I thought very well done. A little more graphic then the usual 007 action but still very fun and fast paced. The parents had a great time for their turkey-day in Leavenworth visiting their close friends Dan and Mary Nelson and from all reports had a nice time. The next day we had another nice day as we picked up John at after work and proceeded from the to a nice lunch at McMenamin's Pub in the Queen Anne area which is always a favorite near Seattle Center. We then tried to hit the new exhibit with the Dead Sea Scrolls at Seattle Center but found it to be too popular for the holiday weekend and decided on another plan of attack. We ended up going downtown instead and hit another movie, this time the quirky Stranger then Fiction with Will Ferrell. I really liked this offbeat film, and thought Ferrell did a great job in a much more serious role for him, a lot like Jim Carrey in The Truman Show in my mind in terms of a performance. From there it was off to the house sitting locale of John and Amy as we had pizza and some beers to finish the night. Great times for all. Saturday was a slower pace and the Units (Mom and Dad) started us off right with breakfast at my place with mom's awesome pull-aparts and some hobo hash topped off with some sparkling cider, great way to start the weekend. From there we went to the Alderwood Mall to cruise around in all of the Holiday glory. We picked up a few choice items and then it was back to the house for a quick change and on to the next event. This was a great one as we had a suite arrange for dinner and a show at a really fun downtown nightspot, the Triple Door. While we were there we dined on some awesome Pad Thai and duck (Amy's favorite) before enjoying a slightly mellow set with one of our regional favorites The Paperboys. They finished their performance with a funky twist as all the lights were out they had on suits with glow sticks, all appearing at stick figures for their final 2 songs, very fun. Many of our friends were able to join us for the evening and we had a great group of 12-15 people for most of the night in our suite. Huge props go out to Dave Hoadley (And his friend Kim from the venue) for helping set up the room for the evening. Sunday was more fun as we hit Sport in downtown Seattle for my early B-day celebration and went from there to the Music of Disney exhibit at the EMP in Seattle Center. Fun way to spend the day with those I love about me. We finished the night meeting our good friends the Nickols at Best Wok in Bellevue, one of my parents all-time favorite Chinese food locales. Nice to catch up with them after having played v-ball at my turkey tournament with their sons Eric and Ryan. I finished up my parent's visit yesterday as we had lunch at one of my favorites Zeena's before they met John and Amy for Monday Night Football to watch the Seahawks beat the Packers on the frozen tundra of Qwest Field!?! A great adventure and some memorable moments as always when the Weaver's gather. I am looking forward to heading in just a few short days to the Denver area to see the Hawks play the Bronco's in the Mile High City and stay at the parent's house this time. Man I love this season!!