
Black Friday in downtown Seattle is a relatively calm experience. The shops open much later in the day and all the crazy people have hit all the big box stores at least four hours prior. Commencing my shopping experience during the parade provides for solitude in the stores.....that is until I enter Old Navy, which is the equivalent in my book to walking into the eye of the storm. I have one rule on Black Friday: keep my expectations low! Whether I snag a good deal or not I still enjoy the festive window displays and the buzz in the air.

This year I expanded my Black Friday route and ventured down to Pike Place Market. I was on a hunt to find a potted tree for our side table and happily walked away with this little beauty. As I carried it through the streets of Seattle you would have thought I had a baby on my hip by the amount of oohing and aaahing it received.

Instead of just snapping photos of Cameron walking with it, I actually helped carry it this year. (On a side note: It was the smallest tree we have ever had, so my help was really not needed, but I felt cool walking down the street holding a tree.)


Downtown Kirkland holds so many warm memories for me, from being my playground as a child to eventually returning as a newlywed.

We window shopped,

warmed our toes by the fire,

watched the tree become illuminated,

and then hit up my favorite outdoor mall.
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