We couldn’t have asked for a better day in this late October Saturday. It has been sunny and warm the whole day. By late afternoon, when Melanie and Todd emerged from the Seattle Temple, beaming as a newly web, the Sun was in the West and created beautiful backlight. We had some great time taking pictures around the Temple.

We then moved to the New Castle Golf Club to catch the sunset and for the reception. The reception was one of the most elegant, sweet, and laidback ones I have ever been. There were only four big round tables to host about 50 or so guests. Each table has its own cake, and was decorated beautifully. Melanie and Todd made it easy and clear: let’s having a great time! The DJ was Ben from B&G Production who filled the evening with nice music. We even exchanged some Chinese! How interesting! Melanie’s sister Aimee has three darling daughters. Oh, how many pictures we took of them!

It’s a sweet and almost pressure free wedding! Thank you Melanie and Todd!

BTW, Melanie did her make up in the morning at the Bridal Reception room at the gold court. The make-up artist, Kitty, brought her six-month old baby girl with her. She was a little sweet and cut girl!

It’s kind of spooky. Even though it was on the news a few months ago about a coyote jumping on a two-year old, and I saw one joggling in front of my car a block away from my house, it was still like “Man! I have never seen a coyote this close!”

It was a Sunday morning and I was sipping my coffee at the kitchen, when this coyote walked right pass our glass kitchen door. Thinking about the attacking incident before, I immediately bang on the door to scare it away into the woods. We have a two year old and I didn’t want this wild animal feeling too comfortable around our house.

I thought about telling the police but later decided against it. There is no use. We live by a greenbelt and I remember the game official mentioned that there are probably a dozen or so coyotes live in the eastside of Lake Washington. To be fair, it is our humans who have forced the wild animals to live with us. There are deers, raccoons, tons of rabbits. Maybe the coyote can bring some balance. I just need to be more alert while taking my son out playing.