{"id":4676,"date":"2013-10-22T12:48:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T19:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2022-03-25T20:42:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:42:37","slug":"i-heart-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/10\/22\/i-heart-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"I {heart} Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a crisp October morning, 21 years ago that I moved to Seattle. I was 21 years old. That&#8217;s half my life.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"026 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/6917699349\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7039\/6917699349_8c95f154d3_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"026\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was the girl from the small town in Alaska. I had a line on a job, and a line on an apartment and roommates. Neither were set in stone. It was all a big gamble.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sealions.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4184\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/23\/sea-lions-sunning-in-seattle\/sealions\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sealions.jpg?fit=960%2C751\" data-orig-size=\"960,751\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sealions\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sealions.jpg?fit=640%2C500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sealions.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"sealions\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sealions.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sealions.jpg?resize=300%2C234 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sealions.jpg?resize=640%2C500 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My friend, Russ, picked me up at the airport and drove me to the place I was staying. He pointed out landmarks along the way, as I experienced Seattle traffic for the first time, and the downtown towers loomed in the distance. I was at the same time wondering what I&#8217;d gotten myself into, and falling in love with my new home town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/solstice022.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4400\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/25\/summer-solstice-sunset\/solstice022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/solstice022.jpg?fit=2172%2C1448\" data-orig-size=\"2172,1448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295382733&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;52&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"solstice022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/solstice022.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/solstice022.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"solstice022\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/solstice022.jpg?w=2172 2172w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/solstice022.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/solstice022.jpg?resize=640%2C426 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most important and amazing events of my life happened right here in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"088 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/7293315542\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7097\/7293315542_b40f72eaee_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"088\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I fell in love.&nbsp;I fell in love again when my child was born.&nbsp;I beat back cancer. I grew into my own skin and learned to love myself.&nbsp;I surrounded myself with intelligent, authentic, and compassionate people who share my values.&nbsp;Of course these things can be done anywhere, but in Seattle, the fit was right.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"045 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/7297190500\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7236\/7297190500_17f828b95a_z.jpg?resize=640%2C424\" alt=\"045\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Access to art, culture, education, excellent medical care, urban villages with a small town feel and the benefits of a big city, mountains and water &#8211; yes, I definitely {heart} Seattle.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"025 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/8405002894\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8465\/8405002894_5d92241526_z.jpg?resize=640%2C513\" alt=\"025\" width=\"640\" height=\"513\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"026 by coffeejitters, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/coffeejitters\/8428080773\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8465\/8428080773_e81a7f8b98_z.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"026\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a crisp October morning, 21 years ago that I moved to Seattle. I was 21 years old. That&#8217;s half my life. I was the girl from the small town in Alaska. I had a line on a job, and a line on an apartment and roommates. Neither were set in stone. 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