Seattle

So many things to write about, but so little time. That is why I am just writing again. Everyday in Seattle has been great. Well, besides the two days spent with food poisoning from evil oysters. My new bike (Ruby Red) has been a savior. I would say I have driven my car 3 times in as many weeks. There have been days where I have put as many as 40 miles just riding from place to place. There is an amazing bike path only 500 yards from Molly and Zach's house. It is called the Burke Gilman and it goes for about 20 something miles all around Seattle.Instead of working on good gas mileage in my car, I have been just working with the best gas mileage possible...0 gpm(gallons permile) Every tuesday morning I ride 20 miles to Stephanie's job with her. It is an amazing ride. We pass Kurt Cobain's house. Lake Washington is on our left and Mt Rainer towers above.

My bro in law, Ammen, set me up with a great opportunity. He works for a local non-profit that encourages people to shop locally and in turn share with local nonprofits. Most days I just ride my bike around, talk up the program, and try to enlist merchants. It has given me something great to do while the bros and sisters are at work.
I haven't been as "adventuresome" as I thought I would be in Seattle, but I have enjoy my time here equally as much. I have only been Mtn Biking twice, haven't been rock climbing, and I didn't climb Mt Rainer, but I wouldn't trade the last month for anything. The adventures have definitely come in different forms. Flying in and out of Seattle traffic at 30 mph is quite the rush. Especially when you have never been on a road bike.
Britti came into Seattle and we had an amazing time. There is just so much to do in this town. We biked, we paddled, we had great food, we saw beautiful sunsets, just all in all we had a great time. So much of a great time that I am gladly cutting my trip in Seattle short to go to Nashville.

After Britti left, Zach and I tackled a project that he and Molly had been wanting to do for a while. We build and above-ground organic vegetable garden. It is above ground for two reasons. 1) so we could use completely organic soil 2) so you don't have to bend over to weed and tend to it. It was a fun project. We built the whole box out of scrap wood that was under his house, so the project cost $0. That was until we had to fill 75 cu. ft. with organic soil and plants.


It has been so amazing being so close to my family. Stephanie, Molly, Zach, and Ammen all live such inspiring lives. Everything they do is to try and improve their impact on the world around them. From eating and shopping locally, to driving hybrids, to working in a dangerous part of town just to help the under served, to waking up in the middle of the night to help someone have a child. It has been an amazing experience seeing how my sisters live. They are truly an inspiration.