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!