A Perfect Sunday

Table By The Window

Today was the most incredible day. It was if everything in the world was exactly where I wanted it to be. I felt such a glow today, proud of the person I am and excited for the goals I am working towards. I went to a great sermon at church, ran errands, had an incredible brunch, visited an outdoor market and spent the final hours of my night relaxing with some tea and smooth jazz.

Brunch was at of my favorite restaurants near my house: Preservation Kitchen. As I sat at a table set for one by the window, eating my homemade french toast, listening to the faint sound of jazz in the background; I realized exactly who I am. I smiled, feeling the glow exude through the stretched gesture of my lips.

Two words clinged to my thoughts as I lingered on my cup of post-meal coffee: elegance and eloquence.

Elegance, or dignified gracefulness, is definitely a word that I would use to describe the way I would like to be every moment of every day. I love that definition, "dignified gracefulness." It sounds so obscure, but is so simplistic at the same time.

The secord word that came into my head was eloquence. Merriam Webster defines this word as, "the quality of forceul or persuassive expressiveness." I love how this word sounds classy and sensetive, but offers a great forceful nature in the definition.

I reflected on these words and their meanings, realizing that they both represented the person I want to be in this world- someone who is graceful and respectable, but acts with strength. I will keep these words on my mind as I go out into each day, working towards my goals.

Moments from Saturday:

Karli

Training and Wallace Falls

I have finished 2 weeks of training so far. It feel so wonderful to wake up and have things to do each day. We spent last week learning how to do daily tasks around the warehouse such as receiving inventory, stocking inventory and preparing customer orders. I love working in a warehouse and moving around each day. I will finish training next week as I learn the functions of a manager and then will begin nightshifts with my team. I'm SO pumped.

Seattle has been wonderful. I am beginning to really appreciate living here and having so many incredible things to do. Last weekend a wonderful friend and I went hiking to Wallace Falls. I kept thinking how beautiful everything was and how amazing it is that I am able to be in these places regularly. We hiked 5 miles to the top of a waterfall. Here are some photos of the hike and a couple others from training.

Amazon Robot

Adorable Snail

Waterfall

Waterfall 

GORGEOUS Trees

Really Cool Tree Growth Patterns 

Seattle- Airplane View

Space Needle- Airplane View

Karli

Why It Rains in Seattle and First Day Jitters

When I would first tell someone that I was moving to Seattle, their initial response was something like, "Take an umbrella!"

We've all heard that there is a constant raincloud that hovers over Seattle, but from my recent experience it doesn't seem too bad. Yes, it rains a lot in Seattle, but at most of my days here have been sunny. Not the Florida kind of "sunny" that involves blisters and sweat. The sun in Seattle is more of a beam through the overcast, crisp sky.

It turns out that the reason why it rains more in Seattle than other parts of the US is because of the wind currents. Water evaporates from the Pacific Ocean and is brought inland by the wind. The water reaches the mountains and begins to cool and condense, turning into raindrops- pretty interesting!

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I begin my job in a couple days and cannot be more excited/nervous.

I spent most of the past years working full time and finishing a degree, not leaving much time for fun. I remember waking up each morning to study before class, cooking a quick meal in the 30 minutes I had between school and work, and then heading to work a full shift until late at night. I would come home, study some more and then fall asleep only to wake up and do it all again the next day. Every weekend I would remind myself of my goals when I felt sad about working and doing homework while my friends were enjoying concerts, fun, or having enough time to really do well on their schoolwork.

The past few months have been the exact opposite. I graduated college and quit my job to pursue other dreams. I spent days lounging, sleeping and enjoying time with friends. At first it was amazing and I began regretting working as hard as I did in college, but then I got bored and lazy. I started feeling like I wasn't doing anything with my life. I would remind myself that I would be working very hard in a few months and needed to enjoy this time to relax, but continued to not feel myself. (However, time with friends was incredible).

Today my glow surfaced again and I feel ready to take on the world. I'm anxious to see how my personality will blossom as I gain confidence and excitement from working hard towads new goals.

Have a great day!

Karli

My Mom's Visit

My mom has come and gone. It was so much fun to take her around Seattle and to set up my apartment. She was so much help! I feel so lucky to have such a helpful mother that allows me to grow and supports me along the way.

Here are some pictures of our time together.

My town

My town

My new volleyball courts

Downtown Seattle

Under Pike Place Market

Alley full of gum 

Glass art

Do you see the needle behind?

Glass art

For my apartment

Homemade Chinese Food

View from Gasworks Park

View of Downtown

In Kirkland

At Gasworks

Troll

Kirkland

C'est la vie

Karli