From Washington To Washington

Hello All-

Welcome to my blog. I am here to document my travels, thoughts, and adventures beginning now.

After working in hospital administration for a little over 3 years and being absolutely miserable for about 2.5 of those years, I decided it was time to do something new. I had gotten into two graduate programs in San Diego and Monterey and after accepting a spot in the Monterey program, I decided that when my lease ended in Denver, I would go on an adventure. Fortunately, my boyfriend Louis left his job in December and had the flexibility to move too. After much discussion about what we wanted to do, whether it be to move into a cabin in Montana, back to Tennessee, or to Florida if he got a job there with his old company, we settled on Seattle. Both of us were completely unfamiliar with the Pacific Northwest and thought it would be a great place to live for 6 months before I move to Monterey in August. So we packed up a uhaul, filled our cars to the brim and moved from Washington Street in Denver to Washington state. 

I did quite a bit of research over the past few months to figure out the best place to live in Seattle that was also affordable. We flew to Seattle to find an apartment at the beginning of February and saw close to 10 different homes in various neighborhoods. We ended up choosing a place in the Fremont neighborhood. Fremont is close to downtown but far enough away to feel like an actual neighborhood and have its own unique character and flair. Think artsy and independent stores, restaurants, a weekly antique market, a 5 minute walk to the water, and crazy odd things like the Fremont Solstice Festival.

 Here is a photo of us by the Fremont Troll which  is only 2 blocks from our apartment. 

I will try to update the blog every couple of days and document our travels and general experiences in the city and surrounding areas. We already have plans to visit the San Juan Islands, Portland, Victoria and Vancouver, San Diego, San Francisco, and will eventually drive down the coast on Highway 1 before I move to Monterey.  

Enjoy!