Sunny Commute

There really is nothing better than a sunny day in Seattle. Here is some footage of my morning commute to work on such a day.

BFF to SEA

This last weekend by best friend Liz came to visit me in Seattle! I had been looking forward to her trip ever since Christmas time. It was her first time to Seattle, and my first time getting to show someone around my new city. So I made a list of everything "Seattle" that I could think of and we had a busy, fun filled weekend plucking away at that list.

Friday: Picked up Lizard at the airport, had crab pot for dinner, went to the Kerry Park lookout of Seattle (super romantic, haha), VIP entrance into Lucky Strike, greeted by promoter with free drinks, Jason from the Bachelor spotting, creeped on said bachelor, late night pita pit.

Saturday: Coffee and crepes, shopping downtown, rooftop BBQ overlooking the Puget Sound, quick trip to Kirkland, Belltown dancing, lap dance from a birthday girl, Jersey Shore wanna be spottings, after party in a penthouse, and ripped off by a cab driver.

Sunday: Pizza in West Seattle, Alki beach stroll, cute baby/dog spottings, Starbucks, Pike's Place Market, ice cream, Madison Park drive, Thai food, Keeping up with the Kardashians, and some best friend pillow talk.

Monday: Blueberry (blubs) pancakes, then sad goodbyes. Hate to see her go. I wish we lived closer to each other. Hopefully we will see each other again soon!

No More School

There is a buzz in the air that is alerting everyone that summer has come to an end and its time to go back to school. Oh wait, not me.

It is a bittersweet feeling to be completely done (for now) with school. For as long as I can remember, the end of August meant the end of freedom. For the last four years it meant, buying expensive books, figuring out which professors I had and who had all their notes from that class previously. It also meant everyone was back from their summer vacations, football season was starting (GO GRIZ!), and I would be seeing familiar faces again at GBB High (aka Gallagher Business Building).

This fall however doesn't not include lectures, but rather work schedules. It doesn't mean getting a coffee at the Biz Buzz, but instead fighting the crowd to get a drink at one of the 500 Starbucks in Seattle. There is no longer a legitimate excuse to get drunk before noon on a Saturday anymore (assuming a home Griz game was legit enough). No more papers, projects, or presentations, instead pay periods.

I won't miss late night test cramming and early morning paper writing. Nor will I miss 14 hour days on campus, bicycles that think they are cars, or the Mansfield Library study lounges.

I will miss the atmosphere on campus, my classmates, the football games, Iron Horse 2 for 1's, Rimini Court, Biz Buzz with Marcy, GBB, and of course all my friends I grew so close to over the last four years.

For those of you returning to school, for what seems like the umpteenth time, cherish it! 

Thus far...

An update on this last week in Seattle...

Its been unbearably hot here. Last week it reached record breaking temperatures. It was the hottest day in Seattle EVER on this last Wednesday. 

The apartment was a little miserable, with no air conditioning. I was kind of looking forward to the mild weather of Seattle, but I can't complain. Its only rained once for about 5 minutes. I powered through the heat and things seem to be cooling off (knock on wood).

This weekend was Seafair, a festival that is kinda a big deal in Seattle. They have the "Blue Angels" come out and do a show in the 

air, hydroplane races across Lake Washington, plenty of partying on the water, and much much more. I was working for most of the weekend. I did however get to see some of the blue angels when they came out to play. Heidi and I were laying out at the Madison Park Beach and saw a few of the boats. Everyone who had a boat, had it out this weekend! Kind of wish I could have been out there on the water, but I've got "big city girl" bills to pay

 now. Funemployment has come to an end. (Note -the sweet floating dock with diving boards. We both went off the highest one!)

Speaking of work, I worked a rather large gig this Saturday. It was the Kenny Chesney Concert. It was held at Qwest Field. It was AMAZING! The lineup was Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland, and finally Kenny! Soooo many people were 

there for the show. The best part is with my sweet work badge I was able to walk right up to the stage and glance at the man in a section where seats costed upwards of $300. The country music really made me miss my roots! I got to hear my two favorite KC songs, Young and Don't Happen Twice. Such good tunes, especially live.

Its back to the grind again this week. Loving my two jobs. More on these later, promise. Seattle sweetheart signing off!

Favorite Little Spot

This is my favorite place that I've encountered thus far on my Seattle life. Maybe you've hear of it? The Pike's Place Market!!

This famous market is so much fun. There is tons to see and purchase, four floors to be exact. And mostly everything is reasonably priced. It is also home to the VERY FIRST Starbucks!

My favorite spot in the Pike's Place is the fish market. They entertain the crowd by throwing the fish that is ordered to the men who will then wrap them up for you to carry home. Very fun!

Huge Weekend

It was a crazy weekend. Starting with Friday, it was my brother Nate’s birthday. His friends and I helped him celebrate his 20^th birthday to the extreme.It was a very (un)memorable birthday for him.

Saturday I drove down to Bear Lake to boat and watch little brother Sean play in a baseball tournament. The boating was unsuccessful due to keys being left back in Blackfoot and Sean’s team took second place!

Sunday, the day I have been waiting for ever since I moved home had finally come. It was the day that I moved to Seattle! It was a very long drive, but my Dad, Mom, Sean, and a trailer full of my “stuff” (what Dad was calling it is a little less nice) made it!

Monday we spent the day touring Seattle. We went to the Pike’s place market, checked out the Space Needle, and went on a tour know as “Ride the Duck”. It was a real blast. We ate fresh seafood at a restaurant on a pier, which was delicious.

Mom and Dad outside the Pike's Place Market

Sean and Mom site seeing

Sean and I with our quackers on the duck ride.

My family took off, and I stayed to unload my millions of boxes. My first event to work at is this Saturday. I am very excited!