Long time - New Town

The last time I posted I had started a new job in a new city, Seattle. I was living out of an Extended Stay hotel and my wife was busy back in Omaha; packing, renting out the house, finalizing the move.

With all of the new things going on in life it was like sensory overload. New sights, new sounds, new smells.

I am regularly asked by people what it is like to live in Seattle and the best way I can describe it is like a working vacation. Obviously, with any job, there are people and policies that take some getting used to, but the job aside, I still can't believe I live here. I can walk six blocks down, look to the left and see mountains, look to the right and see the sound and more mountains. It's amazing. The beauty is like nothing I have ever experienced during an extended period of time. It has been in the 70s for about two months. I mean, 70 in August? Wow.

They tell me that winters are rough. Short days, cloudy, rainy. I'm sure it will be an adjustment, but I am excited about ridding my life of ice and snow.

Four months into this new life and I am thankful for a few things. It has been good for my marriage to leave Omaha. Not that there was anything wrong with Omaha (there was for her), but it just felt stale. It was a similar feeling as going over to a friend's house and realizing you overstayed your welcome. Another plus is if I have to work it is awesome to live in a place with so many things to offer.

At the end of the day I still have a lot of the same worries and anxieties I had in my old life. My personality and disposition on life have not changed, if anything they have been reinforced, but it has been good for me to change the scenery and, among other things, it has bolstered my confidence in my abilities.

Here's to a new beginning and a reinforcement of things learned and experienced.