Cozzens Guidice Adventures

  Seattle 11/10-11/13/23   We decided a few weeks ago to take a trip to Seattle to see the Washington Commanders (Jourdan’s favorite team since the 1980s) play the Seahawks.  This was very much planned in the aftermath of Jourdan’s mom Merilu passing away, as a fun, get-our-mind-off-things, excursion, and we were able to buy all but my return plane ticket with miles. So we splurged on football tickets.  We couldn’t get 5 together, so got 2 in the front row at the 50 yard line on the Washington side of the field, and 3 in the second row behind one of the end zones.  But more on that in a bit.  After securing football tickets, we decided we’d see the Kraken play on Saturday night (none of us had ever been to an NHL game) — and splurged again.  We got 4 seats in the first row behind one of the goals (although no one except Jourdan knew that until we got to the game).  Then we talked my BFF Aubree and her family into going to the game too, and got...

  Taylor Swift Concert, Sunday July 23, 2023   We did the very long drive to Seattle (Tukwila) on Saturday and arrived after midnight.   It was our first road trip with the Tesla – we were very impressed with the storage (we had half of the third row up, and even with that, between the area under the floor in the very back – which I call the sub-trunk – the hatchback area, and the front trunk – frunk – we had room for 5 carry on suitcases, a large tote bag with 5 beach towels, and 2-3 additional totes.  So that was a pleasant surprise.   We were less impressed with how long it took to charge, but it is what it is . . .   Julia, who had had a mild sore throat and cough on the drive, woke up around 6 on Sunday feeling pretty sick, and with a subjective but almost certain fever, so I found a grocery store to get some ibuprofen and Tylenol for her.  (She said, “I really don’t want to miss the show, I drove all this way to see it.”).  Then ever...