[4.0] Lisa Breaks Her Silence!

Hi everyone! I am finally breaking my silence to fill you in on my view of all things Seattle. It has been an interesting 8 weeks thus far. I've learned that it's okay to walk from place to place even if the destination is over 3 blocks away. I've learned that commuting by bus isn't as horrible as I've always imagined. I've learned that it's possible to arrive at work before 9:15 am. I've learned that Dave looks great wearing spandex shorts!

That's right--Dave has finally succumbed to the call of the bicycle and has been riding with me. As he mentioned in an earlier post he is planning to buy a road bike. I think he is tired of losing sight of me as I pull away on the climb back up Fremont Ave. I've joined a very large cycling organization here called the Cascade Bicycle Club. This club sponsors the annual Seattle to Portland ride (AKA the STP) every July. My sister, Margaret, and her friends do it every year. I'm hoping Dave & I will be in good enough shape to ride next year. It's 200 miles over the course of 2 days. I haven't ridden 100 miles in one day (AKA a century) in a very, very, very long time. I've been riding with the club pretty regularly since we finally moved into our place in Fremont. It's a great way to learn new areas. In fact, there are places that I know how to get to by bike that I'm not sure I could find by car.

Today I became an official Washington resident. I marched right into the downtown Seattle DMV and took number 266 so I could wait alongside every other person unlucky enough to need a new driver license. The number when I sat down was 215 so I thought I was in for a long wait but it wasn't that bad. There were several discarded magazines laying around so I was able to catch up on Britney Spears' custody battle and Lindsey Lohan's DUI troubles. $45, an eye test and an hour later, I was the proud recipient of a temporary license. There was one terrifying moment when I realized WA requires height and weight on the license. Since I didn't see any scales around ....

Dave promised that I would write about Margaret's visit over Labor Day Weekend. She showed up. We drank. We rode bikes. We went to dinner. We drove around the city and took pictures. It was great. Thanks for coming. Oh, and thanks for taking one of the TV's. We have two more that could use a good home. Dave installed a new flat screen in the master bath. Apparently, it's kinda loud if you're trying to sleep. Guess who gets up at 5:30 and guess who doesn't?

Okay--I think that's enough for my first post. I'm struggling to come up with things to write. Besides, I need to save something for the next post. Hopefully, it won't be in two months but no promises. We're still busily working on getting the house in shape. Dave's parents, Ray & Phyllis, are visiting in October. My mom is coming in November. Dave conveniently forgot to mention that when he was listing who was coming to visit in a previous post. Perhaps, it was his subconscious?

Toodles, lah