Seattle

With the prospect of leaving Seattle in the near future getting fairly certain, I find myself finding more and more things I love about this city. 

Last Friday, I met up with a friend in Aurora for brunch after a job interview. While waiting, I wandered over to Greenlake and fed my bagel two two wandering ducks. It occurred to me that one of my favorite things about Seattle is that the city is surrounded by bodies of water. Greenlake, Lake Union, Lake Washington, there’s nearly always a body of water and a pretty water front and some park benches in the vicinity. I’m going to miss that balance of city life and nature so much when I head to New York. (I already missed it after one week in New York last summer). And then, it occurred to me that despite all the teasing we get about the rain, our winters aren’t too bad otherwise. After all, there I was, sitting on a park bench, in the middle of winter, in a peacoat and a sundress, feeling comfortably warm. And then the sun came out. Not bad for January in Seattle.

I finally watched “Sleepless in Seattle” I was apathetic about the story but loved seeing Seattle nostalgically represented on the big screen, reminding me of how well I’ve come to know this city, from the obligatory shot of Pike’s Place to being able to pinpoint locations by house numbers, to the over-exaggeration of our rain. 

I’m going to miss this place :/