Goodbye Seattle, Hello Eastern Europe

Bill and I are almost ready to leave for Eastern Europe tomorrow. YAY! God is truly wonderful and we feel so Blessed to have this amazing adventure ahead of us. We have decided to use back packs instead luggage so that we (or should I say I) won't pack too much junk! We will have extremely limited access to phone and Internet. However feel free to send us a message while we are gone and we may be able to respond at the Internet cafes along the way:) Please keep us in your prayers as we travel. The order of travel is Berlin, Krakow, Budapest, and Prague.

Much love and Blessings to you!

The Tri-Cities

Bill and I traveled to the Tri-Cites in Eastern Washington this past weekend. It was a nice 3 hour drive to attend our friend Heather and Walkers wedding reception. We were amazed at how one moment everything was green to desert land. On Sunday morning we went for a walk along the Columbia River. The weather was warm with blue skies and lots of sun. 

Bumbershoot 2008

Bill and I went to Seattle's music and arts festival over Labor day weekend. It was a blast! For over twenty years the festival has taken place over Labor day weekend at the Seattle Center. We saw Stone Temple Pilots, Jakob Dylan, and The Offspring live. My favorite was Stone Temple Pilots. We also heard a dozen or so other bands, went to the Pacific Northwest Ballet and comedy show. Great way to spend the weekend.

Jakob Dylan 

Very cool dome made of plastic and beer bottles, very interesting and neat!

Stone Temple Pilots were awesome in concert!

Seattle Sandfest to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound

This is the wonderfully sculpture that our Bigs and Littles created! It's the Fremont Troll, one a much smaller scale. If you look to the right on the back of the VW bug is our logo! BBBSPS ROCKS!!!

       "Sweet Dreams"

  The most intense of the sand sculptures!

Part 2 of the "Sweet Dreams"
So much detail!

Seattle Art Museum logo and building




For the next 3 years Seattle Sandfest will be donating the proceeds to BBBSPS! I am not sure how long Sandfest as been around but it is truly amazing to see these sculptures that are only made from water and sand. It takes place at Westlake Center in the middle of downtown. Volunteers spend at least 8 hours making their sculptures. On Saturday, August 23rd I worked a couple hours taking donations. It was awesome to see the kids face light out when they saw them!

Eastern Europe

Bill and I will be flying in and out of Berlin. The plan is to go to Prague, Auschwitz, Krakow, and Budapest. We have our hotel for when we land in Berlin and when we leave. No other reservations have been made. We are looking forward to having the flexibility to stay in one country as long or as short as we'd like. 23 more days to go and counting!!! 

Welcome to Nagel Bagels

I finally have a blog! YAY! I hope you enjoy Nagel Bagels. Bill and I are will be traveling to Eastern Europe September 17th-October 1st. We will post pictures as soon as we return. Hope you enjoy our blog!!!

Love and Blessings from Seattle