Hello Seattle!

Well we just moved home to Seattle after living in Utah for the past several years. We are so happy to be amongst family and friends but we greatly miss those we left behind in Utah. We decided to move on a Wednesday and by Sunday we were in Seattle. Even though Alex and I were both born and raised here we are both in awe with the beauty and the fresh air. My brother Ryan always tells me to "wait for the rain to start" but we got some rain today and I was in heaven! I'm sure it will get old soon but right now I'm just trying to soak it all up.

Soaking up the Seattle sunshine

The move was a little stressful and I am now finally getting back into the groove of things. We've been doing a lot of running and mapping out some good runs in the area. Back in Utah we had everything all mapped out so if we wanted to go for a 3-mile run or a 10-mile run we would know exactly where to go. Moving to a new area means we have to start from scratch unfortunately. Stella is settling back into her nap routine and I am starting to cook and bake my favorite things again. We made a yummy vegan crisp the other day with some plums from Alex's parents' backyard and some mixed berries. We also went blackberry picking and made a pie with peaches and blackberries! I have been loving the farmers markets as well. Fortunately there is a market in the University District in Seattle that goes year round so I'm excited to start eating a little more locally. Since we have been here, Alex has discovered Mighty-O vegan doughnuts and will do almost anything to get one (I now have a good bribery tool!).

We downsized a lot for this move because we didn't want to spend a fortune to move across state. So now we kind of have a blank slate. Alex drove down to Utah to get the rest of our stuff in his dad's truck and somehow he made everything fit! He is an amazing packer!

This took skill

Anyway this is our blog! I'm new at this so hopefully I'll be good at posting on a regular basis. This is kind of a fresh start for us so I'm trying to do a lot of things that I've felt like I needed to do but haven't had the time for.

Back in the Pacific Northwest!