So I was telling a friend how even though I've been here 4 months I still feel like Seattle is not my home yet. I feel like I'm on an extended vacation. Perfect example would be yesterday. The weather here in Seattle was AMAZING!! Monico & Melissa had tickets to a Yankees Game :0) So I walked around and enjoyed the wonderful energy of the city and the people and then met Melissa before the game.
FYI: For any of you who are looking for an inexpensive thing to do with your friends try meeting them for "Happy Hour". I always thought that Happy Hour included just drink but you can actually get some really yummy food in the range of $2-5. Melissa and I met at Tap House in Downtown and had some very yummy suhi and each roll was $2.95. Perfect for people who still want to enjoy going out but are on a tight budget.
I realized that the reason I feel like I'm still on vacation is because well I would only see my family on vacation before. I worked long hours and traveled a lot. And unfortunately even when I was with them I was still thinking of work or working. Although the work situation is not going as well as I would like Im glad to be here. I know this is where the Lord wants me to be and yesterday was just another confirmation of it. Who would've thought that I would have figured that out at a Yankees game on a VERY HOT summer day.
In my last job I spoke with a CAPT who is a Purple Heart recepient and asked him about his experience as he was getting ready to leave the service and he said " I don't want to look 20yrs from now and realize I have missed out on my daughters milestones and realize that my wife is a complete stranger to me. I know I will be replaced by someone else, and work will go on without me but I can't be replaced in my family." I feel that way right now. I have been replaced in my old job by a very capable man who does a great job, but I sure am enjoying making memories with my family right now, I hope you are too :0)
P.S
Yankees 3 Mariners 1..... GO YANKEES!!!!!
