One Month

Isaiah and I have been in Seattle for one month! Woohoo!

On a different note, it is really super hot in Seattle.

Or maybe it's just really supper hot in our apartment. We are in the middle of the building, and our apartment has very little ventilation through the windows. That means when it's 70 degrees outside, it's pushing 90 in our apartment.

So, to remind myself of how good I have it despite no central air, I'm going to make a list of all the really wonderful things I have to be grateful for.

1. We went grocery shopping today. There is food in our apartment. Seriously, our cabinets were looking like the "Grapes of Wrath" up in here. Our fridge had spoiled milk, one potato, and a small hunk of cheese.

2. Laundry. We got quarters, so now I am doing laundry. I'm so excited to have my whole wardrobe clean again. Plus, the next load is sheets. Woot!

3. A nice cold bottle of hard cider. I hate beer, love hard cider. I am cycling through all the different kinds at Fred Meyer's (the West Coast version of Wal-Mart, but classier).

4. Princess Bride. It's on for back ground noise. The very best kind of back ground noise. Mary Poppins is next on the list.

5. A day in the park. We needed to get out of the apartment after grocery shopping, so we went and did work in the park. And by doing work, I mean that Isaiah read and I pretended to prep lesson plans.

6. Dick's Burgers. There is a drive-in burger joint that's local to Seattle, been here almost 60 years. It has super great burgers, fries, and ice cream for super cheap. We got two shakes, two burgers, fries, and a drink for less than $12. Amazing.

7. I hang out with some pretty great guys here. So, props to Dan and Isaiah.

8. Sending out another round of mail. I love sending mail, just as much, maybe more than, getting mail. I think I just like knowing someone is excited, if only for a day, after getting something fun in their mail box. A little treat.

9. Another day off. Mondays and Tuesdays are my weekend, thank goodness. I'm out of practice teaching every day, because after a Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekend of teaching, I'm exhausted.

10. I'm in Seattle. That should be enough, right?

Happy one month in Seattle to me and my awesome roommate. Seriously, so glad he's here with me, I'd be a basket case without him. And he knows it, so he can hold it over my head anytime he wants.

It's been a good month. And only one more month until our friends Shelby and Meghan should be out here with us! So exciting!

Until next time, friends.