Adventures in Seattle

So, learning to drive in Seattle has been. . .interesting. In the process of trying to get from point As to point Bs, I’ve mistakenly crossed bridges, almost been hit by a bus, made illegal left turns, cruised by solo-drivers while unknowingly in the HOV lane. . . .all while proudly displaying my California plates and Cal Alumni frame. eep =(

And Aurora/Hwy 99 drives me crazy.

next up: foooood!!!

Our drive up took about 14 hours; we hit bumper-to-bumper traffic in Oregon after the Oregon-Stanfurd game let out, so we were surrounded by yellow and green for quite some time. During the drive, we also received enthusiastic phone calls from one of the students at church about the status of the Cal-Tennessee game; no good. Hopefully we’ll do better this weekend.
Since arriving in Seattle, I’ve made 2 trips to Ikea, 2 trips to Target, 2 to Costco, 1 to Bed Bath ‘n Beyond, 1 to Storables, and some other smaller stores in-between. I’m beginning to hate shopping.

I live on the 3rd floor of an elevator-less apartment building, so hauling a mattress up 3.5 flights of stairs did not make my top-10 list of favorite memories from the weekend. We don’t have internet set up at our apartment, although I can occasionally pick up the UW wireless network, but I’ve been mostly getting my internet (and caffeine) fix at local cafes. hooray for free wi-fi!

This was my first meal in the apartment. A TV dinner courtesly of Trader Joe’s eaten at my Costco desk/table. If you look closely, you might be able to see that I’m actually using a flexible IKEA cutting board as a placemat. I’m definitely back in college.

I’ve also had some interesting driving/traffic adventures, but I’ll save that for next time =)

Hello =)

Cal vs. Tennessee @ 2:30 PM PDT

GO BEARS!!!