Yah... at Sea-Tac that's the only place you can get into. You'll want to park in 'hourly' parking. Endlessly circling ain't what it used to be. But parking should only be maybe five bucks, and it's probably worth it.
Sounds like we'll miss each other by some minutes. I'll be there about 8ish, but my flight boards about 9:30, and I'll be way up at the North terminal. You'll be somewhere around the A or D terminal for Southwest, I think.
Yeah - I'm gonna go in and meet her... we've never met so the drive by pickup isn't good for recognizing a new face :~D