What a beautiful, overcast day! Call me crazy, but lately I love the rain :)
I write this from one of the myriads of coffee shops here in Seattle, Washington. It's another cloudy day - I'd say it has rained one out of every three, but I don't mind. I remember sitting in a very similar coffee shop this time last year, in New Haven, Connecticut. Without any idea of the many miles yet to be laid before our fee. The many miles til home. It was an exciting time, full of promise. And now a year later, we've come full circle, back to Washington. I sit in my own neighborhood, sipping an iced mocha, looking out at the pale grey sky; this is our home.
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| The Emerald City just last week, Mt. Rainier gleaming in the distance |
We have spent the last few weeks settling into our new place, reacquainting ourselves with the many boxes we had left in storage. It was overwhelming to see all of the things we have lived without for the past year. And slightly odd to unwrap them, remembering how I had saved them and now not remembering why. Let's just say we did quite a bit of purging, lol.
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| Tackling the storage unit! |
We have also been able to reconnect with friends and family in the area - something we have been really looking forward to! From old nursing school friends to old groomsmen, aunts and second cousins, I am amazed at the amount of loved ones God has placed nearby during this time. It's about the biggest blessing I could ask for.
Gearge Moore suggests that "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." I'm not sure whether I agree with this entirely, but there is something poetically truthful about it. There is really no place like home. And while I know that no address on earth is permanent, it feels good to call this place home right now :)
Anyway, instead of just talking and talking, I've decided to include a few photos from a recent adventure to the Olympic Peninsula with my dear friend Becky and a troupe of new friends. We decided to take a day trip across the Sound and hike Mt. Walker!
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| Riding the Kingston ferry |
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| The start of the trail up Mt. Walker |
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| Onward and upward! |
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| The higher up we got, the more engulfed in cloud we became :) |
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The girls at the top! 2,000 ft elevation gain in 2 miles
That's how we roll... |
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| No view? No problem! We're on top of a mountain! |
I am so thankful for this place, this time, and the many adventures to be had right in our backyard!
