4th of July!

Well the 4th of July was pretty phenomenal this year because we were invited to our friend Hartley's penthouse in Capital Hill.

Capital Hill is a busy place around the 4th and I had to park in the tightest spot I have ever paralleled into before.

It has an amazing view of Lake Union and a great rooftop deck to hang out on. It was complete with lights, a fire pit, and a grill.

Ben and I had never been there before so we didn't know about her own private entrance,
(we found it on the way out)
as a result we took the "common man" route. This entailed bartering for the code to get through the main entrance, climbing up a big staircase, walking down the hall, finding a hidden ladder to use to crawl up a small square in the ceiling, and finally arriving on a packed rooftop. We were able to walk around and find Hartley's private area and finally get to the party. It felt like a covert op, and we were laughing pretty hard the whole way.
Once we arrived we started the celebration with libations and exploration of this cool pad. The bathtub had a window that looked out on Mt.hood and lake union.
The bed was lofted in a fort-like manner, and the main window had it's own special view of downtown Seattle and the space needle. Wow.

We enjoyed the Fireworks...

Good Company...

and some Sparklers ...

...in honor of our country's birthday. It was swell.