Hello! Let me dust the cobwebs of my keyboard real quick. I've taken a bit of a blogging break (I blame Pilates). Here's a little update on what we've been up to lately. Our good friends came to visit on their way home from Alaska. We had so much fun! It is always wonderful to have visitors. Hint hint. ^^Taking the ferry to Bainbridge Island. ^^These two cuties :) ^^Clam cup. ^^I love nighttime ferry rides. Do you blame me? Jon and I celebrated 4 years of marriage. So crazy! But oh I love him so. Fall happened. Halloween happened. Thanksgiving happened, including a trip to Utah which was hit the spot for my soul. And I am in the thick of my second round of Pilates Training. This time around, I'm getting the comprehensive certification which is exciting. It's been even scarier than my last certification process, but totally worth it. So hey! If you want a free Pilates class, or know someone who does, send yourself or them my way. :)
Cheers! Happy winter! Unless you live in Seattle, in which case, happy eternal spring!
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My lovely friend of 14 years came for a visit a few weeks ago (so, I'm super behind on blogging). It was so wonderful to catch up and spend time with her. If there ever was such a thing as soul mates, I'm pretty sure we are. ^^Pike Place ^^ Chihuly Garden and Glass was so amazing. And those BLANKETS...! ^^ Trip to the Capitol Hill Farmers' Market. ^^ P.S. I made those shoes. Pretty darn proud of myself too ;) ^^ Bunheads forever ^^ Topped off with a WHOLE lotta silliness. Love you, my dear Rachel.
Let's start this one off with a sigh.
Oh, Seattle... What went wrong? They said we'd be a perfect match. It was supposed to be easy, I thought. Come naturally or whatever. The thing is, it didn't. Or it's not. I'd like to tell you that it's not you; it's me. And I'd like to believe that it's not me; it's you. But to tell the truth, Im not so sure. There's this gap. It's that awkward little limbo phase, pre-decision-making, yet post-first-decision-making. Where you've made one decision, which has unexpectedly elicited another decision (which you would rather leave unmade), because frankly you don't have the time or energy or will to make it. You dread it, because pretty much everything's riding on your choice. See, if I stick it out, I'll either find myself in a stimulating, exciting relationship or a toxic one. And if I call it quits, I'll have either given up too soon and missed out on said stimulating, exciting relationship or have dodged a bullet. As they say. Nestled in that itty bitty gap, smothered by two walls too close, is me. The thing is, Seattle, I've been in the gap before. In fact, I think I've developed some sort of weird comfort in the discomfort I feel in that gap. Does that even make sense? The point is, I guess I'm a little worried about making the wrong choice, but mostly, when it comes down to it, I'm worried about being outside the gap. Now I'm not the type of person to regret things, but I am they type of person to give things a reeeealll mull over, and quite frankly, I just don't want to spend too much time mulling over you. I've given you so many deep breaths. So here's my last. At least as far as this subject is concerned. And with that, I'm committing publicly (!) to stick this one out. (Plus I also signed a one year lease so... I don't really have much of a choice anyway.) Please, please be good to me Seattle. I'm trusting you. Here's to looking' at ya from outside the gap. *For the record: though, you're probably expecting a shift toward a more positive attitude or some kind of relief, I want to be clear that life outside the gap does not feel that great ;) Oh, hi. Hello! It's been awhile. How are you? I'm medium, thanks.
I type this post from the bedroom of my temporary home in Seattle, where I am, ironically*, watching the Big Bang Theory. I would describe this place, oh gosh... as dungeons and drangon-esque? Real authentic frat house vibes here, with a heavy dose of fantasy and grime. Did I paint a good picture? *Yes it's true that I am entertaining myself by watching a show about the very scenario which I just described. See the irony? I swear, it is much funnier on TV. As you might surmise, this is not my ideal living situation. Such is life. I had a great run for the past few months, so I guess this was sort of inevitable. In response to the aforementioned, Jon and I have been visiting approximately 3 parks a day, eating out every meal, and altogether being financially obtuse. Oh, and my succulents died, which was a real joy. Icing on the cake. Below are some photos of our many many park trips, and a few from Salt Lake too. Here's to hoping things can only get better from here! Well as you may have surmised, we're moving again. We kind of just up and left LA, really. Because (as Jon's job goes) we got news very last minute about his next assignment. Maybe it's not so fair to say we just up and left, but seriously, our move-out date snuck up on us big time. So the day before our contract was up, Jon and I had a conversation that went something like this: "Uh. We have to be out of here tomorrow. Where are we going?!" "Hm. Maybe we should just take a road trip to the Northwest and hope for the best." "When are we going to pack?" "Tomorrow morning, probably." Yeah, that's really how we deal with major life events. So that was our plan, until the night before we were leaving, when Jon got an interview with a hospital in Seattle and they offered him the job on the spot. And he took it! So we're headed up to Seattle folks (with a quick pitstop in SL). We couldn't be happier! We really will miss LA though, and here's an update on our last few weeks there according to my phone photos. ^^ Images from our street. (I told Jon that we'd probably never live on such an adorable street again in our lives.) ^^ Date night to see Grand Budapest Hotel with gelato and espresso. ^^ Dodger's game Before we moved to LA, I made this list of things I was excited about. So I guess I'll do it again, Seattle style. Here are 10 things about Seattle (in no particular order) that have me grinning right now: 1. Seafood.
2. Good coffee. (Let's be honest, these first two are in particular order!) 3. Rain! I know that one day, I will probably regret saying that. But for now, it's true. It never rained in LA. 4. Going on hikes. Because the landscape there is incredible. 5. The beach. It will be quite different from Socal beaches, I imagine, but still pretty awesome. 6. Getting a job. More accurately, not being limited in my job search to temporary positions. You have no idea how much I've missed working. 7. Being near the Canadian border. If you knew me as a 13 year old this will make sense. Eh! 8. Living in a more health-conscious city. Gluten-free, organic, and vegan restaurants galore... 9. Bainbridge Island. Because it looks freaking beautiful. 10. Exploring yet another new city with the love of my life. :) |
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