Daily Archives: January 26, 2008

Unpacking…

Posted on by

 

We are now living in our new house!   Yesterday, the movers delivered all of our belongings, Crate and Barrel delivered new dining room furniture, and and our new TVs arrived as well.   

The day went fairly smooth.   The big hiccup was the delivery of our big red cabinet.   It simply wouldn’t fit up the stairs and the Crate and Barrel delivery crew doesn’t do “hoists.”    Luckily we were able to work out a deal with the movers and they did the hoist.   Our couches also wouldn’t fit up the stairs – they went up and over the 2nd floor balcony.   The cabinet, however, was too big to fit over the railing.   So we disassembled our balcony railing and hoisted the cabinet into the house.   It was complicated, but everything made it in.

Continue reading →

Riding The Bus

Posted on by

 

So it tool me about a week, but I have settled into riding the bus to work.  It’s a good thing that I have the unlimited ride pass, because I end up going through 3 zones on the way to work (less than 3 miles).   I get on the bus 2 stops short of Seattle’s downtown “ride free” area, head into the free zone, and then 3 stops outside the free zone – I exit the bus.   For a while I would leave the bus and be like “I paid on the way in.”   Now I just scan my pass on the way in and the way out, the equivalent of paying twice, but I have a free unlimited pass, so no loss :) .

I am hopeful that the longer bus ride will work for me (about 40 to 45 minutes each way).   Actually it must work because we are a 1 car family now.

Today on the way home, the bus was very crowded and there were people standing.   There was one empty seat – next to me.   So I’m wondering, am I that scary looking that people would rather stand than sit next to me?  

img_0112

My Bus Stop