Visiting the Emerald City

In August, I visited the Pacific Northwest for the first time when I attended the National Conference of State Legislatures Summit in Seattle, Washington. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about several western states’ legalization of marijuana, hearing historian Jon Meacham, and taking a tour of the state capitol in Olympia, organized by Chuck Williams of the SC Senate Security staff. I arrived the weekend before the conference and spent a glorious morning with Robert Dugoni and his wife Cristina at Alki Beach. Also, I got to see Wicked on tour at the Paramount Theatre. The perfect musical for the Emerald City!