lego and sephora

kai and i accompanied stefan to redmond today.  he had a meeting to attend there, kai was finished school and so we all hopped in the car with our nexus passes. 

oh yes, kai and i had some shopping to do too!  but first we visited the mircosoft campus, it is vast and they have everything from a bike repair shop to a dentist!

 

shopping stop number one, the lego store.  kai did some serious shopping!

next stop, sephora where i did some not so serious shopping.  i have been looking for a lipstick/stain/gloss that mimics the look of having just eaten a cherry popsicle, you know what i mean?  i picked up the yumberry from stila (but i now think it is too pink, i will have to pick up the raspberry crush which might give me the popsicle lips i am after). 

when we met up with stefan after his meeting we headed to the coffee shop that his research indicted was the best place to find a coffee.  i don't think he was too impressed.  stefan is always on the search for the best coffee wherever we might be!

the three of us then visited the experience music project/science fiction museum.  it was designed by frank gehry, the building is colourful and curvy and it apparently glows in at sunset.

kai loved playing with the instruments, especially the drums, and stefan too! they got to connect with their inner rockstars. i joined them 'on stage' where we performed for a virtual audience of screaming fans. kai was on the guitar, stefan was on the drums, and i was the lead singer. i can't sing but it sure was great fun to belt out the lyrics.

i also enjoyed the battlestar exhibition which featured full-size spaceships and costumes. yup, i loved the show, thanks to stefan. i am just reminded of a card/t-shirt that i came across that said 'i must love you as you converted me to star trek'. true love, indeed!

we also enjoyed the centre hall where we watched music performances on a very large screen, actually the world's largest indoor video screen. it was mesmerizing, i think it would be easy to spend the day here.

it’s made of more than 700 instruments, and spirals up to the roofline
image from here 

we ended the day at how to cook a wolf, an italian restaurant.  the food was very good, and for an italian to say that then next time you find yourself in seattle eat at this restaurant.  the pastas, not pictured here because they were devoured very quickly, were fabulous.

playing with one of kai's purchases while waiting for the food to arrive