An Introduction

The time has come to write and share.

So I did it. I went running for the first time on my own since Elias and I moved in together. For some reason running on my own freaks me out in the big city. There is this HUGE staircase just a couple blocks up the street that connects Eastlake to Capitol Hill (two neighborhoods within Seattle). I counted 343 steps. I conquered it 4 times. I would be lying if I said I went up and down the whole thing with any ease. Holy crap I am out of shape to say the least!

Elias and I talked about running the Rock N' Roll Marathon coming up here in Seattle but I think not. Exercising has been a low priority since I moved to the rainy Emerald City. On another note, do you know that everything here in Seattle is ridiculously more expensive? I don't know if I look at price tags these days with a more practical eye since recently being almost completely severed from the umbilical of my parents funds. I tell ya, I don't know what I would do without craiglist.com and The Goodwill. To put this into perspective with my old, mall-going, consumer-minded self - I have only been to the mall ~4 times since I moved here. This is likely a good thing. Just an inkling of another identity crisis being in a new town with new people and new interests.

Ya know... the first entry on a new blog is always a toughie.

So as Mondays typically follow weekends I will indulge on our weekend excursions. Every Friday I look forward to the goodies that the night and following two days off of work will bring. So in my old age of 25 and Elias' of 27 we have discovered the romantic joys of Nova and PBS specials on a Friday night. Of course a bottle of wine was present and some food (OF course! ;)) making the experience one with gastronomic delights. We watched a story about how humans interact with their cats and/or dogs. We were both in tears. Which moves me right along to the next show that we watched, "The Girl who Cried Tears of Blood." I recommend them both.

Saturday I got my hair done, Elias and I went for a walk in the sculpture gardens in down town Seattle, walked through World Market and to our disappointment found nothing, and then headed to our friends place down the way for some dinner: Macadamia Encrusted Mahi Mahi with basil infused white rice and sautéed asparagus. Delish. We didn't get home until 130AM. Can I tell you the effects a late night has on an old lady?! I am still feeling the effects today. Back to the first topic at hand, I need to exercise more because Monday (that is a good 24 hours after the late night incident) came rough when that alarm clock rang at 7AM. uffdah!

Sunday was filled with sunshine and time spent with Shaun and his little girl Caela. What a fricken' cutie but beware she is full of energy and sass. She has "Hippie Child" written all over her, check it out...




We went to the Fremont Market and everyone was commenting on her fashion sense, "I love those red cowboy boots!" I give her the cred because this little fashionista put this outfit together on her own. She is pretty tough too. She got a clawed by a big, ugly black cat she tried to pet at a bookstore we visited. She let out a wimper but then went right back to wanting to pet every furry creature in sight only with her dad pulling her back saying one animal attack a day is good enough for pops.

Well. That was the weekend folks. Monday brings work and long hours inside the dungeon.

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