WTA Seahawks Bus

Superbowl Fever is all around the Pacific Northwest, and Bellingham is no exception. I had read in The Bellingham Herald that there was a bus decked out for the Seahawks and I got to ride it not once, but twice yesterday ☺

Even though I don't watch football, I am excited for the team and the fans and of course hope they win tomorrow. Like last year, for the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, WTA (Whatcom Transit Authority) has had GO HAWKS alternating with the route name on the reader board of every bus. This year they decked one out for the Seattle Seahawks and alternated it on different routes. Yesterday it was the bus that takes me to and from work from the Cordata Station. It's kind of a kick to ride on it, just like the one they decorate for Christmas.

For several reasons I want the Seahawks to win. I think that Seattle sports teams don't get respect, and I respect Pete Carroll as a coach and that he has gotten the team to this level is a validation of his style and his hard work. GO HAWKS!!

Cookie Party 2014

WTA Christmas Bus 2014

I'm not sure when they started the tradition, but Whatcom Transit Authority decorates a couple of buses for Christmas, and I've managed to ride on one of them at least once these last two years since I've been car-less. Today I got to ride on this bus twice. It's kind of fun and makes you smile.

Susan & Don, Denise and Naomi (in the background) and Barb

Dot, Susan & Don and Denise

Denise, Naomi, Barb, Steve and Glenn

Naomi & Steve and Glenn

Jo and Maria take a selfie

Today was the Cookie Party at Denise's house. It was our normal crowd of Don & Susan, Steve & Naomi, Jo & Glenn and Jo's mom Dot. This year Barb made it again, along with Steve & Naomi's grandson's Chase and Sam. Jo is as camera shy as I am, but I pretty easily convinced her to take a selfie with me for a good cause - to send to Debra in Florida. We all miss Debra, she will always be a part of the Around the Corner Gang, but moved to Florida over a year ago to be near her mom.

We were talking a lot about old books and how they came to be acquired, when Denise told the story of buying an old trunk at the local auction house years ago, and inside the trunk were a couple of  local school annuals, one of which Steve had drawn an illustration in! Talk about serendipity, that blew me away. And of course, the end of our conversation ended up being about food! That's what brought us together, and keeps us together ☺

Travels to the Edge - Christmas Bus

Last year on Christmas Eve I took the bus to do some grocery shopping and was lucky enough to get on one of the city buses decorated for Christmas. It was a kick, it was dressed to the nines! Today I caught the bus home from downtown after doing some last minute shopping and was lucky enough to get one again. They don't decorate all of them - so I do consider it luck.

Woody's Trip to The Vet

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I had Woody's annual vet visit first thing this morning and oh dear, my poor little buddy was trembling really bad while we were waiting for the bus. I tried to get him to take two of the calming treats before we left, but he wasn't interested.

He didn't end up yowling, but he kept trying to bury his head in the cat bed, and it wasn't much better when the vet started to examine him. He got a blood draw and I have to try and arrange to bring him back in to get a urine sample to test his kidneys. Otherwise everything is A-Okay.

And then when we left I missed the bus by one minute, so he got the walking tour of downtown Bellingham just like Boo did. I even made a quick detour into the post office to get some stamps. The nice thing is, that after all the stress of the travels he wasn't mad at me and relaxes and everything is normal in 5 minutes. Well, back to my Saturday chores

Travels to the Edge

So I get the bus from work and there is this youngish father and his daughter who looks to be around 7 or 8 years old sitting about three seats ahead of me.

I'm on the bus about 5 minutes when she has a complete melt down over her Barbie. Screaming at the top of her lungs multiple times, kicking the back of the seat in front of her, the whole nine yards.

After several minutes of this, a guy across the aisle from me says something. Then within two minutes of that, the bus driver stops and tells the dad he has to get her off the bus, which she of course is resisting, and in effect, holding everyone hostage. I was about 30 seconds away from getting off myself, when she finally budged. OMG