Brrrrrrr. It's chilly here in Seattle. Our weather forecast for the next 3 days has a high of 32. Some people are hopeful for snow at the end of the week. Not this girl! Let the snow stay in the mountains and please let the temperature increase by about 10 degrees. Those are my pleas to Mother Nature.
My countdown is 2 weeks until Christmas break. I'm already losing my momentum to get to the end as I'm just buried in paperwork!
I took a break from stress Saturday night and went to the Christmas party for my elementary school. Our principal hosted it with his partner at their downtown high rise condo right across from Pike Place Market. I always wondered who lived in the "glamorous" shindigs and now I know two. The party started at 4 o'clock so that we could all bear witness to the beautiful sunset on the sound. The views were amazing from the 16th floor! I should backtrack my story as my trip getting downtown was almost as entertaining as the rest of evening. I was dressed and ready to go in my tights and cute boots. I was planning on walking until I took 2 steps out my door and realized that my cute boots weren't really made for walking and I was better off taking the bus. Two stops from where I got on the eclectic group from the nearby hospital stepped onto the bus and I knew I was doomed. This man who was already mumbling to himself asked to sit down next to me. His stench was immediately all consuming. There were no introductions and no formal greetings. It was just right into the comments about the cold weather and beautiful sunset and did I notice that the sunset was only orange and not red and that the reason that there was no red was because of a volcano erupting in some far away place. I type with a run on sentence for emphasis as he literally said all of that in one breath! From there he went on to explain his background (engineer) and what he did (something about working on ships) but then delve into how he had to quit because he didn't want to hurt the environment but he could still be 3rd in command on any ship around. (Hopefully ones I never travel on!) He mumbled a few more things, bid me good night, and hobbled off to the shelter. I let out a deep breath and hoped for no more company on the rest of my travels.
When I walked into the condo I was just in awe. Big open spaces and the most spectacular views of the Sound and the Space Needle. 2500 square feet of heaven. I told someone that I thought I would be less stressed if I lived in a place like that as it just felt like a little piece of heaven. The kitchen was spacious with a huge island and beautiful countertops. The stove looked pristine as it has never been used in the 10 months that they've been living there. Right off the kitchen is a little sitting room that opens up to a deck in the warm months. 2 bedrooms, an office, a bathroom, and the master bath round out the square footage. The bathtub was the size of our bedroom and propped in the corner was a flat screen TV. Forget feeling less stressed- I would never want to leave with these amenities. From the master bedroom they can wake up everyday to the view of Nordstrom's sign, along with Macy's and other shopping delights. The place was absolutely incredible and they were such gracious hosts to about the 60 of us who attended. It's always nice to step away from work and socialize on a more personal level.
I have round two of Christmas parties this week on a house boat.....Stay tuned for details!