Goofin' Off With a Free Ferry Ride

Mr. Goofin' Off and I had a fantastic weekend.  We spent Saturday afternoon taking my sweet mother-in-law out to lunch for her birthday.  We had a nice surprise waiting for us on the drive home. We have also been listening to all the great announcements coming out of the D23 convention this past weekend.  For those of you non-Disney geeks, it's kind of a comic-con for us Disney nerds.

As usual, I'll post my project updates before I get into all that other non-hobby stuff.

I finished cutting all the pieces for Chef Freddie's Favorites.

Unit D:  48 - 4-1/4" Quarter Square Triangles
Unit E:  48 - 3-7/8" Half Square Triangles

Unit F:  12  3-1/2" Squares
Unit G:  96  2" Squares (I used two colors for these squares)

I apologize that these pictures are a little washed out.  The colors are actually quite vibrant in blues and greens.  The first thing I did was attach a Unit C to the top of a Unit G for a total of 24 sub-units.  

24 Sub-units:  Unit C Attached to Top Side of Unit G

And then I attached another Unit C to the left side of the Unit G.  Again, there was a total of 24 sub-units.

24 Sub-Units:  Unit C Attached to Left Side of Unit G

Here is the update on Mickey and Pirate Friends Cross Stitch.  I got in approximately 400 stitches much of which was heavy confetti stitching.  But the overall effect looks very nice in person. I see the corner of Goofy's eye! 

Mickey and Pirate Friends Cross Stitch - 07/17/2017

Like I mentioned earlier, Mr. Goofin' Off and I headed over to his parents to take his mother out to lunch for her birthday. It's always fun to go visit, as my mother-in-law is a quilter, too.  I love to see what she is working on. And the bonus on this trip was getting to see her open her package from her sister which was full of all sorts of beautiful fabric stash.

To get to Mr. Goofin' Off's parents, we can either drive around or take the ferry. We almost always drive so we don't have to worry about ferry schedules. There is a lot of road construction going on right now on the freeways, and it took us a lot longer to get there than usual. We decided to give ourselves a treat and take the ferry across back home.   

It was a beautiful drive from Port Orchard to the Kingston ferry dock. When we got to the ferry, the gal in the booth said the person in front of us had a commuter card that was about to expire, so they had paid for our ferry ride. Score!!!! It was going to be a free ferry ride. 

We got out of the car while we waited for the ferry to arrive. It's a beautiful view from the Kingston ferry dock. You can see all the way from Seattle to Everett. 

Holland America Cruise Ship Leaving Seattle 07/15/2017

Norwegian Cruise Ship Leaving Seattle 07/15/2017

We arrived just in time to snap pictures of the cruise ships leaving Seattle heading up to Alaska. Since I have had several blogger friends leave on cruises to Alaska the past couple of weeks, I thought I'd snap a few pictures in case someone I know was on one of the ships.  Of course, if you are on the ship, you probably aren't checking blogs, so you may not see these pictures for a while.

Kingston Ferry Dock

Above is the Kingston ferry dock.  You can see in the far distance the skyline of Seattle and the top of the Space Needle. On days like this, I really appreciate the beauty of Seattle. During the gray months of winter, I often forget how beautiful it is.

Mr. Goofin' Off and I also were watching the news coming out of the D23 Expo. We were so excited to hear about all the new things coming to our home away from home...aka Disney World. 

If you want to read more details or see pictures, you can find all of that at the Disney Parks Blog entry here:  Exciting Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Updates at D23 Expo 2017.  Here are some of the updates for my Disney-nerd friends.  You know who you are.  

1. Disney's Star Wars Land will officially be called Star Wars:  Galaxy's Edge (opening 2019). 
2. Disney's Hollywood Studios will be home to a new Mickey Mouse attraction called Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.  
3. Epcot will be home to a new Ratatouille attraction in the France area behind the Eiffel Tower (opening before 2021).
4. Epcot's Future World will be home to a Guardians of the Galaxy attraction (opening before 2021).  
5. Magic Kingdom will house a Tron Lightcycle Coaster (opening before 2021).  
6. Mission Space will be fitted with a new mission on the "green" side...more family friendly.  
7. New restaurant added next to Mission Space which will have you feeling like you're eating in outer space.  
8. A Star Wars themed hotel to open in Florida. It is said it will be a first-of-its-kind hotel...with the hotel itself being a three- or four-day experience.  I can't imagine what this is going to be like, but it sounds out of this world.  
9. Two new types of transportation to get you around Disney World property including Minnie-themed vehicles and an overhead gondola system.  
10. A new theater in the Magic Kingdom inspired by Kansas City's Wallis Wood Theater.  No details on what show(s) will be performed there.  
11. More information was given on Hollywood Studio's Toy Story Land (opening summer 2018).  

I hope all my friends (and I do think of you all as friends) had a great weekend. I can't wait to read about what you all have been up to.

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