Yes, we moved to Seattle. It is only temporary, a 12 week stint to be exact, for Joe to intern with Amazon. This stint means that we will likely make 4 cross country moves in two years. Of course, being that this move is for such a short period of time it is more like an extended vacation but with a little less free time (mostly for Joe). He would have already worked his tail off if he had had one to begin with.
Speaking of vacation, did I mention that Amazon is paying for someone to come clean my bathroom (and the rest of my house too) every other week? Thank. You. Amazon. One more reason to love them. I guess the fact that they are paying Joe may be of slightly greater importance, but only slightly.
So, here we are and so far it has been great. Our apartment (fully furnished--Maggie and I have taken to calling it the hotel house) is right on the edge of this fantastic park that has miles of trails and borders Lake Washington.
The location of our apartment and the proximity of the park means that yesterday I tossed my kids in the second expensive running stroller that I have purchased (got a double Bob off Craigslist and I am in stroller heaven!) to add to our ever growing fleet of strollers (I think we own 6 which is not justifiable at all even though I keep trying to justify it). The original plan was to buy the stroller at the beginning of the summer and sell it at the end, but my used-to-be-secret plan is to just not sell it because it is amazing!!! I am getting a little off topic. Let me try again.
Yesterday, I tossed my kids in the stroller and ran on an incredible trail bordering Lake Washington until we arrived at a massive playground at which point we had a picnic and the kids played and played and played. As I was running home, I thought to myself, "I don't think it can get any better than this." Then I remembered that I used to run with Maggie on a bluff over looking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica where it never rained on me and the sun actually shined, but I didn't have my little Jack yet. Finally, I decided that I didn't know if it could get better or not, but I do know that I am a mighty lucky gal.
Speaking of being a lucky gal, Joe and I have been blessed with such great friends. It has been so fun to reconnect with Jen and Mike whom we have been friends with (in Joe's case) since before our marriage even began. We used to have dinner at their house nearly every Sunday while we were all still at BYU, and the Sunday dinner tradition has been rekindled. I am gonna have to dedicate an entire post to the fun that we have had with them since we have been in Seattle because there has been too much fun to talk about right here.
We spent Memorial Day with Teri (Joe's sister) and her family and it was wonderful. Teri and I scheduled play dates each week throughout the summer at various Seattle highlights so that I can see the sights and more importantly see Teri! And, I am really excited!
Wow. This post has included lots and lots of good. How lucky I am. On the slightly bad, I think it has actually rained every day except for 1 since we have been here which is a kinda blah (I was hoping that Seattle just has a bad rap, but I think my time in Santa Monica just gave me unrealistic expectations). The payoff for all the rain is some serious green, though. This place is beautiful! It is my opinion that mossy trees are one of the most magical, whimsical treats of nature. I adore them. On that note, after lots and lots of words, I will conclude with 1 picture and no more rambling.
 |
| Carkeek Park |
