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Random Happenings

I was looking through our pictures of the last few months and found a couple amazing shots that Jeff took. This first is from the 4th of July. This is the view we have of the Lake Union fireworks from our balcony. It was truly an amazing display:



Every year during August in Seattle the city holds what is called Seafair. Unfortunately, we are usually gone during this action packed weekend. This year we flew back while the Blue Angels were performing their airshow. This is a picture from our balcony of the planes flying right over our condo:



These next group of photos are from our Thanksgiving party. Our friends from our old neighborhood came over and we had a party the night before Thanksgiving in our owner's lounge. I made a delicious ham (yes, I cooked) and everyone brought their favorite side dish:

Holiday Parties with Microsoft

This week we performed at two different Microsoft holiday parties. We had a great time and are very thankful for the enthusiastic guests.

The first event was at the Seattle Tennis Club. This was our first time in this beautiful venue. I was able to take a couple pictures during set up:





The second event was at the Four Seasons downtown Seattle. This third year performing for this group and it was the best year yet! We had so much fun. There was 500 Microsoft employees in attendance at the beautiful Four Seasons ballroom. Jeff took a couple pictures during set up:


The photography group Team Photogenic was on site and they will have some brilliant pictures of the event soon that we will post.

Thank you Microsoft! We'll see you again next year!

Colorado Springs, CO

This weekend we were honored to perform for the annual USAA Insurance holiday party in Colorado Springs, CO. This was our second year performing our dueling pianos show for the company and it was such a great time! The crowd was amazing...we only wish we would have had more time on stage! Here are a few pictures from the weekend:

This is a picture of our accommodations. It's an unbelievable place called the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. They have golfing, swimming, hiking, tennis, and more. Unfortunately, it was 13 degrees out so we didn't take advantage of any of the outdoor activities.

I snuck in a picture during set up before the event. It's kind of hard to see the enormity of the room in the picture, but believe me, it was big! They eventually had it decorated so beautifully as well. After our show, a band called Martini Shot played the rest of the evening. They were excellent. We love hearing live band that's incorporate horns.

And, per Kirsten's request, here is a picture with one of us in it! Jeff having a post-show beverage.

We want to send a big thank you to Donna Vessey Events for having us! Again, we had such a wonderful time and hope to make it back again. Although, I wouldn't mind if the weather was not 13 degrees and snowing.

And finally, I have to post a couple pictures I took from our balcony today. It was the most beautiful day up here in Seattle and I tried to capture it on 'film' (via my iPhone)....

Mexico Cruise

Hola del pais de Mexico! We just completed our first cruise ship contract in over a year and it was to the beautiful Mexican Riviera. We had a great time aboard the ms Statendam, one of Holland America Line's small, beautiful ships. We were on the ship for a short five day stint that took us to San Diego, Puerto Vallarta, and Huatulco. Below are some pictures of the ms Statendam:

A view of the ms Statendam from port. The ship holds just 1,258 guests (which is small compared to the massive ships out there today). We enjoy the small, intimate ships where you actually get to know everyone.

The Van Gogh showroom. The whole room is themed as Starry Night by Van Gogh. Very beautiful. Our show was a great success and it was a lot of fun to do our headliner show again.

A statue in the atrium of the ship.

We were very excited to get back to P.V. It's one of our favorite Mexican ports because it's so beautiful. And there is a Starbucks. We usually go to our favorite restaurant called Ah Caramba which is way up high on a hill. We love going there for sunset dinner. The food is exceptional and the view is unbelievable. Unfortunately, all aboard was 4:00 so we had to miss out on it this time around.

A photo of P.V.

Our last Mexican port was a little town called Huatulco. Really stunning place. Sailing into the cove that the town in located in, was just spectacular. If you are looking for a remote getaway, I would recommend checking this place out:

Our trip home was nothing less of eventful. Flying out of Huatulco was an experience within itself. The airport can accommodate one plane at a time and you have to walk about 1/4 mile from the gate to board the plane. Our layover was in Mexico City. It is huge. Flying in was like nothing I've ever seen. Imagine L.A. and the surrounding areas but all in one location. So very populated! We flew home via AeroMexico (no need to fly that airline again) and are happy to be back in beautiful, cold Seattle. It was nice spending a few days in 90 degree weather.

The only drawback to this trip was the fact that I had pneumonia. Ugh. Jeff took me to the hospital on Thanksgiving day where they took x-rays and found pneumonia on my right lung. Although I was encouraged not to get on a ship, we did. It took the full 5 days for me to recover. I made it through the show, purely on adrenalin, and am feeling 90% better now. I don't recommend getting pneumonia. Especially when you have to travel.

We are heading off to Colorado Springs tomorrow to do a corporate event for USAA Insurance. This is our second year performing for their holiday party and are really looking forward to it. I checked the weather for CO Springs today...11 degrees. Good times. I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!