the yesmads: see.....attle what we did this weekend!

WE DID IT. we went to seattle! after losing all our car buddies, and people telling us we were crazy for going, just the two of us, on a 13 hour drive through the night just for the weekend.....we still did it. we had plans, and wanted to go. so we did! we had the funnest 2 days in the city. washington treated us well. we stayed with our dear friend kailey, who opened her home & hearts to us. it was SO joyous romping around the city with her, and she showed us all the best things to do. and of course it was perfect snuggling up in her house at night to uptown girls :) we started this week a little exhausted after getting back late last night, but it sure was worth it. here are the highlights:

1. Favorite part of Seattle?
Lizzie: I loved every part of Seattle, but my absolute favorite parts were Pike's Place and driving around Bainbridge Island. Bainbridge is the cutest little town on an island where we had to take a ferry to get to it. The sun came out at the perfect time while we were driving around and it was absolutely perfect!
Emilee: ahhhhh so hard to choose just one. i become easily obsessed with different cities, and i kept exclaiming, "i'm going to live in seattle!" this weekend. pikes places was definitely so much fun, how could you not love the culture and the food? but i think i loved the ferry the most--took me back to when i visited the san juans with my family years ago. it encompassed everything i love: wind, sea, pretty sights, and happy hearts. i loved the crazy wind in my hair and the blissful feelings.

2. Favorite food?
Lizzie: The BEST soup dumplings from Ping's Dumpling House (found it on YELP)
Emilee: BOBA. BOBA. BOBA. BOBA. BYE. (coconut boba...literally my two favorite things in one drink. go to "oasis" in chinatown, they have all the best drinks. and the funnest atmosphere)

3. One day agenda?
Lizzie: Well, obviously the journey begins when we start driving in the car... the 12 hour car ride was definitely an adventure! But, how can you fit all of Seattle in one day? Well, Pike's place was first on our list and that is definitely a must-see in Seattle. We walked through the public market and saw the fish guys throwing the fish around and went to the gum wall. Did you know that the gum wall is the 2nd most dirtiest place in the USA?
Emilee: i've been to seattle before, but if i could do it again, this is the order i would do: SAM in the morning (seattle art museum, sad i didn't go) and the underground (didn't do it on this trip but it's FASCINATING read here) both before lunch. then pikes place for lunch, including the gum wall. hit up the library (a reader's DREAM i was obsessed with the 2-full-floor spiral bookcase) the pier (sad we didn't get to do ivar's!) and then head over to gasworks park for the amazing evening view, where i would bring a picnic dinner if i went again.

4. Funniest part of the trip?
Lizzie: I think the whole trip was funny. Emilee and I can laugh at the silliest things. The fact that Emilee's snapchat story was HILARIOUS or that Emilee tried speaking Chinese to a KOREAN boy. LOL.
Emilee: hahahahah i just read lizzie's answer above and laughed. because i would say the same thing....sorry to anyone who follows us on snapchat or twitter. lizzie kept me laughing. i think one of my favorite things that happened was this (only people who love newsies will find this funny): we were driving into seattle and i started singing "hello seattle." lizzie asked, "isn't that in newsies?" to which i just gave her a shocked stare...then she kept going and said "oh no! that's san fransiscooooo, right?" to which i just started laughing and told her no, owl city sings hello seattle. and is it SANTA FE you're thinking of? it was funny and cute. and hopefully you didn't have to be there....(also included the clip bc young christian bale duh)

5. How to survive a road trip?
Lizzie: Well, don't do what we did and eat Mcdonald's on your way back for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just don't. Also, buy some sodalicious before you drive 12 hours through the night. That helped us out a TON. Also, plan out healthy snacks throughout the trip. That will keep your energy levels high. When trying to plan an itinerary for the trip, keep it light. Things happen as you go, you can't plan everything to a T - just let things flow and I promise you'll have more fun.
Emilee: bring healthy food. we crashed and had a hard time at points. bring a best friend to travel with, where you can never get sick of talking with her, laughing with her, singing with her, or watching her sleep (and take snapchats of it hahahah). also, BE KIND. we started conversations with everyone we came across, including the gas attendant who filled up our car at 4am in oregon. it made our trip more pleasant, and we learned a life lesson from each person we met. oh, last but not least, BE FLEXIBLE. things happen. you take the wrong exits, you misplace your credit cards, you wake up late. IT'S FINE.

We started this travel blog to let people know that you can do so much in just one weekend. You might call us crazy for driving 12 hours through the night, but it was sooo worth it. I know that working a 9-5 office job makes me sooo tired on the weekdays, that I have to cherish those weekends and play as much as I can! Go travel! Go explore! Drive to Moab or Zion's - just GO somewhere that's something new to you. It's worth it, I promise.

thanks for following! we love you all. oh, also, you are all probably waiting for the winner of the aubergine contest....congrats to AMANDA ARAUJO!!! i (emilee) was so excited when that was the name we drew :) love you amanda! and we love all our followers. keep following, traveling and adventuring! cause YES!

xoxo THE YESMADS

lizzie tried to blow a bubble...to no avail

piroshky x TWO

only hot chocolate, we promise. had to shout out to our favorite coffee shop & the nice workers who gave us our cocoa for free & some seattle tips on top of that