{"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":"

It was a crisp October morning, 21 years ago that I moved to Seattle. I was 21 years old. That’s half my life.<\/p>\n

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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

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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’d gotten myself into, and falling in love with my new home town.<\/p>\n

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The most important and amazing events of my life happened right here in Seattle.<\/p>\n

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I fell in love. I fell in love again when my child was born. I beat back cancer. I grew into my own skin and learned to love myself. I surrounded myself with intelligent, authentic, and compassionate people who share my values. Of course these things can be done anywhere, but in Seattle, the fit was right.<\/p>\n

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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 – yes, I definitely {heart} Seattle.<\/p>\n

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