Apartment Pictures

This is my first attempt at posting from my phone so sorry it it's formatted badly or anything...
Here are some photos of my apartment. The kitchen, living room, and my bedroom. I may post more later... And I'll try to get some pics of the neighborhood to post as well.

My New Home

I officially have a home in Seattle! I moved into my apartment in Capitol Hill last weekend and so far it has been absolutely wonderful!  It's a 10 minute walk from work and downtown, church, grocery stores, and friends are all less than a 20 minute walk. After I moved my stuff in on Saturday, some of my friends came over to hang out and it was a great glimpse of the community-building activities that will be able to happen now that I live closer to everyone. I won't have to be as careful about planning my time with buses and things. Also, one of my friends made it very clear to me that God had His hand in providing this apartment for me.  I've been struggling a little bit with the though of living downtown because of all the big buildings and the lack of green. But, as Clara pointed out, God gave me an apartment that has a bunch of big trees right outside - there's even a tree right outside my bedroom window! And we have a balcony that faces the trees with some flowers below. I also really like my new neighborhood.  People warned me that Capitol Hill is known for being a little weird (much like Boulder), but that hasn't bothered me at all. I've already found one really good sandwich shop that uses local organic ingredients and I'm sure there are many more fun restaurants nearby. My roommate, Amy, will be arriving this Monday, so I'm really excited for that! She's a fellow engineering grad from Calvin and she'll be moving here from Ohio. I can't wait to introduce her to all my friends and show her around the city! And to top off my wonderful week, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous! Today it's 65 and sunny :) 
I don't have internet at my apartment yet so I'm going to try posting pictures later today from my phone.  Hopefully it works! I know some of you are anxious to see the apartment!

Vacation!

Last week I took a vacation.  Yes, I know I just started a new job and it's not advisable to take vacation right after starting a new job, but I'd planned this one long before I got the job.  So, I went to MI for a week and it was really fun!  I got to meet my nephew, Oliver Patrick Mosby, and got to see a bunch of friends from college for a wedding. The trip was pretty much exactly what I needed - time to rest, bake, and hang out with family and friends.   Michelle and I did some experimental baking.  We wanted to try to make digestive biscuits (if you don't know what these are, ask and I'll tell you.  Or, better yet, buy some from World Market and try them!) so we tried two different recipes.  Both turned out okay, but not like McVities.  My quest for the perfect digestive biscuit recipe will continue as soon as I move into an apartment (hopefully soon!).  We also decided to make some bread (without a bread maker).  As a first try, we chose honey whole wheat and it turned out really well.  The three of us finished off a loaf in a matter of hours! And, finally, we wanted to make Party Rings (another British biscuit, but might be harder to find... we'll just have to figure out a good recipe so I can make them for people or post the recipe here).  Actually, Michelle made the Party Rings, but ran out of time for frosting, so they were pretty much shortbread cookies - but very yummy! Again, I'll work on perfecting the frosting when I have an apartment.  I think my new coworkers will be happy about all of these baking plans - someone has to eat all the goodies!

My adorable nephew :)