Hello Seattle! I've Missed You!

After driving from the Atlantic Ocean to Puget Sound, I'm happy to say I've arrived at my new home in Seattle.  Actually I arrived on Wednesday and Seattle didn't disappoint, it was raining when I got here, but my apartment is cute as can be.  I drove a mere 3300 miles and I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the weekend with my Grandmother along the way.

Right now I have what would fit in the car, which amounts to the bare bones essentials.  By that, I really mean bare bones:

• a bag of dog food
• two dog crates
• a suitcase of clothes
• my coffee maker (trust me, you want me to have this because me + no coffee = GRUMPY) 
• a blow up raft that I'm sleeping on the floor with and a lap blanket to cover me
• a cooler that is doubling as the desk for my laptop
• the mallard (fur-kids' favorite toy)

Its kinda like indoor camping with electricity.

To say I'm thrilled that my belongings will arrive tomorrow is an understatement.  I will just express my excitement here because if I climb on the roof and scream my happiness, the landlord might think the crazy lady just moved into 2B.

But seriously?  I'm going to have a BED!  With SHEETS!  And PILLOWS!  Oh the luxury!  I can hardly wait.

I'm also going to have kitchen stuff which has possibly been the most difficult.  My long time friend brought over a plate, fork, spoon and pot along with my favorite tea.  This has helped, but I'm starving and desperately trying not to spend money eating out every meal.

The drive being so long allowed lots of time for thinking, meditating and second guessing.  Picking up and moving by yourself from one coast to the other isn't easy logistically nor is it an easy decision.  Huge thanks to all my Seattle friends that have made this easier.  I'm thrilled to call this my new home:

photo credit to digitalbusstop.com