The last week's synopsis

We have been here for just over a week now, and it's funny to go over all the things we've done in that short time.  A week can feel like a while when you are kind of aimless and new to everything---not to say I'm totally aimless, I have some goals, things to do, don't worry. ;) 

Nathan has been applying to jobs and had an interview with a PC repair company (it went well but they may want someone long term).  We walked all around the neighborhood, increasing our daily steps.  On Tuesday I found my way downtown on the bus to go to a belly dancing class, which was really refreshing.  I think I'll enroll in the upcoming 4-week session to make sure I keep up.  We had Indian food on Wednesday and watched So You Think You Can Dance. Nathan has been a real sport and watched them all with me.  I think I'm rooting for Chelsea and Mark, but it is a close competition.

Thursday evening I went to Belltown to have dinner with Dianna, a SAIC classmate and friend of a friend.  We ate at Wann sushi, one of her favorite spots, and it was great.  Dianna and I have a lot of similar interests so we had lots to discuss, and the sushi was really good.  Alright, I'm going to confess.  Since I decided to move out here I've been rethinking the exclusion of fish from my diet.  I sort of decided it will be a once in a great while food, just because of the location.  So I ordered a salmon roll and a cucumber roll.  mmmm

I found out that Dianna lives at a co-op downtown that I had read about online and was somewhat interested in checking out.  I've been interested in co-op housing for a while and hers operates a little differently than most, offers more personal independence. She gave me a tour through the building, and I took this photo from their rooftop deck.  It's so close to the Sound!  The Olympic sculpture park is just out of view to the right, another trip to make another day.

It seems like a lot of our week was spent searching for a new apartm

ent online, making calls and appointments.  I was surprised at how fast apartments are filled out here.  Luckily, we found an apartment nearby in Kirkland at the right price.  It is a one bedroom, about 616 sf, on the second (top) floor of a building in a larger condo complex.  Nathan will be able to get to school in 10-15 minutes on the bus, and the interstate is close if I need to work in Seattle.  They are repainting and cleaning right now, but we will be moving within the next few weeks. :)

Realizing this is getting longer than I anticipated, I'll try to sum up the last few days.  It's been hot lately, hovering around 90 most of the day, but it cools to 70 in the evening, so it's sufferable.  We handed in our apartment deposit Friday and found a farmers market by the beach where I had to take a photo of these beautiful flowers (Mom, you'd be amazed how the lobelia grows out here).  We bought asparagus, zucchini, cucumber, and the sweetest, largest sugar snap peas I have ever had.  

I sauteed the zucchini and snap peas for dinner that night.  Simple, but quite tasty and fresh.  Here it is with some rice on Nathan's cute little dishes.  I think we will have to plan on some nights out to dinner so Nathan can order some meat dishes, poor kid.

I persuaded Nathan on Saturday to visit some garage sales to look for a few things I was missing in the kitchen and who knows what else.  With the fine weather, there have been many. For $8 I picked up: a large glass mixing bowl, a small metal mixing bowl, a pan, six cute drinking glasses, and a large mirror!  I'd say it was a good shopping day.  Last night we went to a party at my dear friend Molly's adorable home in Wallingford.  It was so good to see her and meet her good people.  We'll definitely be making plans for some one-on-one time soon. 

There we are

Hi everyone.  I've been putting this together to share with you some of this new accumulation as it occurs, the stuffs going on with me in my westerly ventures.  I'm backlogged since our drive out here, so I'll condense this first one.  So here it is, our current surrounding.  Bear with me as I get this record arranged. More catching up soon.

The Open Road

I think this was somewhere in South Dakota, but it could have been Wyoming, or really Montana.  It was a long drive, but the scenery was pleasant.

Seaside, My new locale

Here we are driving over the 520 bridge scouting some weekend fun.  It has been sunny, mid 60s to 80 for the last week.  Pop would love the boats.

Nathan's Little Villa

This is the apartment where we live right now.  We follow this path over a wee cross-bridge to the front of the building.  In the sun the greeneries are so vibrant.

This friendly fellow likes to hang out by the complex pond with some of his buddies who did not show up for the photo.  We think they may have been invited into the adjacent apartment.  (Is this a mallard?  I think that's a very noble naming for a duck.)