not in Utah anymore...

so I just spent an extra 45 minutes driving home from church because there was a gay pride parade going on in downtown Seattle that blocked the entrance to my parking garage. I might have been able to park on the street some place, but I would have had to pay on one of those meter things and then go back to the garage, which service I'm already paying for. Yeah, definitely not in Utah anymore...

Tahoe Trip!

So these aren't all of the pictures, but it's what I had on my camera and from my sister. There are better pics that other family members will send us soon. Enjoy!

First two days in Seattle

Here are a few shots of my little room.


Not even a check engine light with 360 miles to go held me back. I made it. 16 hours after leaving the family reunion at Lake Tahoe (which was way fun, by the way) I finally made it to my apartment, tired and exhausted. I organized my stuff in the little room and collapsed on top of the bed, unshowered, clothes on, lights on, and fell asleep. The room is tiny, compared to the spacious apartment my parents have. But it's got a bed, a shower, fridge, and hotplate. What more could I need, right? Oh, and the walls are very well treated acoustically, which I really like.

Somehow, after driving so long, I was only able to sleep four hours that first night. Some of it, I think, is that I had the reading bug. I had started Dan Brown's Angels and Demons and like usually happens when I start a book, everything else gets pushed aside, even sleep, and I read. It is now finished, and I highly recommend it. It's a fast-paced book with some interesting perspectives on science and religion. Okay, this is getting boring. I'll try to spice it up:

It's very exciting living here. I'm in the heart of downtown. Pike's Place Market and the Space Needle are literally only 3 minutes walk away. I haven't had to drive anywhere (except to bring Sally-that's our cars name-to the shop). I can walk and get wherever I need to go.

I kind of wonder though, if the excitement will wear off as the loneliness sets in. I know sad, right? I realized I'm going to be here by my lonesome on the weekends and on some big family holidays like the 4th and 24th of July. I need to find a hobby. Any ideas? I'm thinking of doing a baby blanket for our little one. I also want to explore Downtown. Well, everyone knows the pictures are the most exciting, so here are a few I've taken so far. Don't worry, they'll get more exciting as time goes on.

This is Mt. Shasta in OR? Maybe WA. This next one should be the Portland, Oregon Temple. But the two megapixels on the camera really shows (ha, or doesn't show I guess). The angel Moroni might be visible to the right of the center light pole.

A Little Announcement...About the size of a kidney bean, actually

Surprise! Here's our little 8-week old gummie bear...currently known as Poseidon until we find out the gender, at which point it might change to Athena (how often do kids get to be named after Greek gods, anyway?).
The little guy/girl did a little dance for us on camera and is growing just fine! :)

And just so you have something to compare me to later...here's as skinny as I'm getting for a while. Bring on the baby bump! I'm SO ready!

Tahoe!

On Thursday, David and I get to go to Tahoe for a family reunion with my mom's fam. Get excited! I'll take lots of pics, I promise!