From Pub Crawling To Ice Skating.......

We had a great time last week with our “Reindeer Pub Crawl”  Our Pub crawls are a blast! We all meet at one spot, This time it was The Dubliner bar in Fremont, a great Irish style neighborhood pub. As folks started to arrive we had all kinds of appetizers and bar food out on all our reserved tables. It was explained that we would hit 5 bars form relaxed pubs (our first bar)to bars with live bands (our 2^nd bar) and brand new bars to this area (the 3^rd and 4^th) and back to a classic for our last, a big friendly neighborhood bar to round the evening out. Once we were all together we did a round of introductions and headed out to our next bar. We had food waiting for us at every other bar and the cover waived where they was covers. It’s a great way to get to know a neighborhood as all the bars were in walking distance.

And......You know it’s winter when you can break out the Ice Skates.

We had a fun …if not sometimes sore (from hitting the ice) time this last Sunday with an Afternoon on Ice. If you have never been Ice skating before and like some of us not everyone in our group had been you are in for a treat. A part of joining Events & Adventures is to get out and try new things or things you may have done, but with a whole new group of folks. This was just one of these occasions. Events And Adventures Seattle

From Middle Earth to Rat King And Fun Places In Between!

 We start with a fun trip to Middle Earth (Land of the Hobbits) or as close as we are going to get unless we take a flight to New Zealand. If you are a fan of the Hobbit / Lord of the rings movies you would have loved this! We had tickets to the opening night showing of the Hobbit and a playful reception beforehand at The Pacific Science Center. At the reception we could dress up in silly costumes and make elf ears all while eating themed snacks and drinking beer or Mead, then we went into the huge theater …6 story tall screen (the largest in the state) Perfect for this opening nights showing.

From Elfin cloaks to ugly sweaters....

You can’t let the holidays go by without an ugly sweater gathering, and we didn’t   We gathered a group and headed to the Shelter lounge and showed off some wonderfully hideous sweaters and while we were there we roasted some marshmallows. What a great time!

And lastly it was time to dress up a bit and head to the land for sugarplum fairies. The Nutcracker Ballet is quintessential Christmas time. And we had a huge discount on Orchestra floor seats only 6 rows from the stage just for our club. Membership does have its privileges.  

Christmas Lights and Ornaments!

The weather may be getting colder, but this last week we did a few events that seem to go from colder to hot!

There are only a few events that the picturesque town of Leavenworth WA. Is absolutely perfect for. Since it looks like a quaint little Bavarian town plucked out of the mountains of Germany it’s great for Oktoberfest and also for the Leavenworth Christmas Lighting.  So with hot coco and cider in hand we loaded into our private party bus for the couple hour drive to Leavenworth. For a few weekends each year the town gets all dolled up with lights and holiday displays and at dusk they through the switch and turn on all the lights at once.  All that and a chance to check out the fun boutiques, shops and maybe some little delicious snacks makes this a very fun event. 

Then we got really hot with Glassblowing. As Christmas is near we came to the glassblowing event to make some holiday ornaments. They helped us pick out the style and colors and how to blow into the glassblowing pipe just a little to create the ornament. I can’t wait to come back in a few days and pick up my glass, there is something very fun about hanging an ornament that you know you made or in my case thinking how much someone will enjoy getting it as a gift. Events And Adventures Seattle

Hikes and Zoo Lights!

Washingtonians love the outdoors and we find all kinds of things to bring us out!

The hike we did on the 1^st to The Lower Big Quilcene River is one of the most popular trails in the Olympic National Forest. First we all meet at a Park-n-ride and carpool to the trailhead. The conversations and friends you begin to make just on the ride to the hikes are often as great as the hikes themselves. In some ways there is nothing better to get out of the city and leave all the work and any other possible headaches behind and just walk in nature.

Another fun outdoor thing to do is to bundle up and go out in the evening and check out one of the Christmas lights displays like the Zoo lights at the Point Defiance Zoo.  You can’t help wanting to take pics of just about every grouping of lights you see, but somehow there are not often nearly as nice as seeing them for yourself. We had a great time strolling around the Zoo and being amazed by one display after another.

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Live From New York....It's Events And Adventures!

 Flying in from all over the country… we’re finally here in the Big Apple!!  Imagine meeting someone for the first time… in New York… for your first time in the city!  If the distraction of the traffic isn’t enough, what about the buildings and architecture, the buzz of Times Square, the roar of the night clubs, or even the scents from the food trucks lining the street?  For most of us, it was our first time here… as we walked to our dinner location this evening, I loved hearing the “OMG’s” and “Look at that!” from the group behind me, as I led them down 5th Avenue, then over to 7th, through Times Square… the light was enough to want us to put our shades on, but standing in the middle of the glowing lights, I saw the awe in their faces… as people surrounded us, walking about, not caring that it was our first time here… we took pictures, we looked at our maps… we were tourists tonight, and we were ok with that!  As we walked, we thought about our feet and possibly questioned the shoes we wore today, but when we finally hit the famous Carnegie Deli, got seated at our own table and got right to ordering, we knew the walk was worth it!  As we look at the menu, we see other plates going out to other tables… “Woah” and “Is that the size??” is what came out of their mouths… but as we got our own plates set in front of us, we couldn’t help but take some photos!  And don’t forget the New York Cheesecake for dessert… I have never tasted anything like it… as we talked about what we wanted to see and to plan our next day of adventures, I couldn’t help but think about how great an opportunity this was to meet some fellow E&A friends from our clubs around the country, let alone, check off a New York City visit on our bucket lists!  And on only day 1, all I have to say is… “Oh New York… we have only just begun!” This blog was written by our Event Host Megan from Minneapolis! Events And Adventures Seattle

Bringing The Fun Indoors!

Some things you might think would be outside like Archery we recently did in an indoor facility, perfect for this time of the year. From the basic fundamentals of stance and form (You may not think there is a lot you know about shooting a bow and arrow but there is) to how to sight and aim, we were given all the details before being given time to Hit the bulleye.

Now think caravel style bumper cars and lacrosse and basketball all mixed together and you might have an idea of what Whirlyball is about!  If you have not played it … I can tell you it’s a lot of fun and our club loves it. It’s a fun silly time and we sit around afterwards and eat pizza and boast about who was best!

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Looks Like Our Seahawks Can’t Be Beat!

It’s amazing how empty the streets are in and around Seattle when the Seahawks are playing. With their great winning streak everyone wants to see them play, our club included. We will be doing Seahawks viewing parties all around town. The last one was at “The Spot off main” and there were plenty of times you could not hear the commentary when the room was roaring.

We also hiked up the Cal Magnusson trail to Pinnacle Peak.  It’s one of the most popular hikes in the Enumclaw area.  A one-mile long forested trail climbs 1000-vertical feet to the top of the 1800-foot geological knob. Once we got to the top, we saw outcroppings of columnar basalt, the old footings of an old fire lookout and best of all, a spectacular view of Mt Rainier and the White River valley.

You may have been exhausted after our Self defense class like most of us, but you would have came away with a number of techniques and moves. It was great to have Martial Arts experts take us though all the moves and I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels a little more comfortable with what life could throw at
you! Thanks Lee's Martial Arts!  

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