A Sweet Suite at Safeco...

I'm at least a week behind in posting.  But it's summer and there is plenty to do.  Plus, I'm trying not spend too much time with my computer.  Less time with the computer means less time blogging but more time with family and summer projects that must get done.

Last weekend we had a special treat.  We watched a Mariner game in a suite.  I bought 8 tickets a few months ago through my alumni association at my University, UAF.  We took the whole family plus Grandma Patty, Uncle Chuck and Auntie Jodie.
The whole suite experience is like riding first class in an airplane.   We had a complimentary parking pass and entered through the garage sky bridge on level 3.  We passed through 5 check points and at each one the boys where given baseball cards and treated like they were stars going to the big game.

I think the best part about the suites is that the food is catered and it never runs out.  The boys could go and get as much as they wanted all evening.  Bottled water and sodas are complimentary and big fancy cookies are served after the 7th inning.   The Mariner Moose also comes by each suite for a visit and picture opportunities.  I loved that we didn't have to chase him down or wait in a long line to get a picture.  There are many perks in a suite.

The game was another great one.  

 Mariner's won over the Rangers 7-0.

Britannia Mine in BC...

On the way up to Whistler there is a jem of a place called Britannia.  It's a museum now but back in it's hay day in 1929 it produced 17% of the world's copper and was the largest copper mine in the British Empire.  The mine shut down in 1974 due to increasing operation costs.  In 1975 it opened as a museum.

Activities include...

Entering the mountain through one of the tunnels. 

Panning for copper, gold and silver.

Found something.

Mostly Copper but possible a flake of gold.

 Despite the rain, we had fun.  Then we had to exit through the gift shop.  The fun ended there.

The Second Amendment...

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.