Living the Dream

Seattle continues to treat us well. Brian loves biking to the hospital, despite the grueling hills of this town and the four, (4), FOUR! different climates that Seattle provided us yesterday: 1.Gloriously sunny, warm morning. 2.Windy pelting drizzle. 3.Sunny, cold, and so windy there was water blowing off Lake Washington onto the (admittedly very low) I-90 bridge to hit the cars. 4.Calm rain in the evening. Back to Brian, he has enjoyed his radiology rotation, especially all the lectures involved, and looks forward to his two-weeks of opthamology starting next Monday.

I started substituting for the Mercer Island Schools yesterday, but as a classroom aide rather than a sub teacher. I suppose working in close proximity to a school speech-language pathologist doesn't really mean that I'm using my degree, but it's slightly more relevant than the Gap! (Where I found myself folding dog shirts the other day.) I still plan to work a few hours at the Gap so I can enjoy the discount a little longer.

We're keeping busy here exploring the parks and cute districts. This city has inspired us to get fit--lots of (flat) waterside paths and trails to run, plus a nice little gym in our building that we frequent. We're very happy to have good friends here, too. It makes me feel like we are actually at home in Seattle, rather than just visitors. We have a standing Wednesday night date with Anne and Jim to watch "Lost" at their place. We have also spent time with Dan and Jo, Brian's med school friends who live in nearby Tacoma. They had us over for an authentic (and delicious) Chinese hot pot meal Saturday night. Jo was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. when she was 8, and she has brought many foods into our lives that we probably wouldn't have experienced otherwise. Thanks, Jo!

Brian suggested that we convert our blog to a photo-only format to halt the early morning phone calls from confused readers. Difficult to do without the camera; however, I'm trying to write in a less convoluted fashion. Grammar-wise, anyways--I'm still going to use some of my fiddy-cent GRE words when applicable. I hope that this message was more readable than prior entries. Please note, however, that if you are ever unsure of something that would be absolutely life-changing for us, err your interpretations towards the non-dramatic. If something big happens, we'll make it obvious.

hope all is well! CA