thoughts

Weekends are just never long enough. By the time I’ve caught up on as many sleeping hours as is possible without feeling too slothful, the weekend was halfway over. My alarm went off this morning and my first thought for the day was “Oh man, not Monday again.” I’m so positive in the morning it kills me! In an effort to start the day off on a better foot, I crawled back into bed after I was all ready for work and got my traditional extra snuggle (and snooze) before I battled the day.
Today is St. Patrick’s day! A bunch of people from work are planning to go to Beef O’Brady’s. I haven’t decided if this is a good idea or a very bad idea. I have zero intentions to drink, as I am on a bi-annual schedule for drinking; once for Rachel’s birthday every year and one other random time. I had the “one other random time” a couple of weeks ago and my stomach is still sadly remembering the vomitous affects. Considering its St. Patty’s day and my co-workers have chosen an Irish pub, I’m thinking it’s going to be a little crazy.
In other news, Ryan has been looking into a job on the other side of the country. Since I love to research trips and other cities, I have been scouring the internet for all things Washington. We played with the idea of moving to Seattle last year, but it sort of fizzled out when we realized how much would have to go into planning that kind of move. This time around, my search has been more comprehensive and now moving to Orlando just doesn’t seem as exciting as it once did. There’s an Ikea there, mountains, actual seasons, a different coast, and Seattle has become more environmentally conscious over the years. We’ve even talked about mini-vacays to Canada. I’ve never been to that side of Canada!


The trees in Florida just don't look this good.


We’ve spent weekends in Orlando more times than I can count. Though I still don’t know my way around per se, I already know what Orlando has to offer. I have loved every trip, but Seattle has an entirely different set of fun things to explore. Orlando may be the more responsible move, as it will cost considerably less to make that move, but in the long run, who cares if we spent a little extra on moving? It isn’t like that little bit extra is going to let me retire any earlier.

I think another alluring feature is city skylines. Yes, Orlando is a big city, but Seattle seems to be a taller city.

P.S. I found these pictures at Seattle Daily Photo.