Baaaaack in Seattle again.

So, after a few days of working from home, and a lovely weekend, I returned to Seattle yesterday. After my plane landed, I went directly to pick up my rental car- which is a very nice red Jeep Patriot. While driving to my hotel, I realized, "Hey, this is the first time I've ever had a rental car." That was pretty exciting, in adult milestones I guess. Hopefully the milestones don't get progressively duller as I grow up, I think it'll be a mix, but I digress.

My roommate and training buddy arrived at the hotel about two and half hours after I did, due to diverted flights. I tried to stay awake to wait for her, but fell asleep around 3am EST after trying to keep myself up by watching a cake decorating show. Nonetheless, it was great to see her when she arrived! We hadn't seen each other since the day of our auditions, which now seems like eons ago...but it was really only 6 weeks ago. I tried to sleep last night, but found myself feeling like it was the night before the first day of school- and sleep was hard to come by.

Training today was nice. Kind of relaxing and a good way to ease into things. There were a few introductions, a lot of talking, some shopping and a little bit of coloring. Yes, today I got paid to color. I can't wait until tomorrow. No yo-ing today, but no fear my friends, the yoing will be plentiful.

After work I did some research on yoga studios in the area, and I'm very excited because I found one that looks pretty cool. It's called the Laughing Buddha. My roommate and I are going to a Vinyasa class tomorrow after work. Yay! Today I went for a bit of a run while listening to Depeche Mode, had a little visit with the gym downstairs, and a much longer visit with the pool. After being cooped up inside all day, I needed to get out- and it was still relatively hot and sunny when I got out of work at 4:00 today.

After workouts, chats and chilling, my roommate and I decided to grab ourselves some dinner. The dinner options here made me very thankful for Boston. We don't have many chains there. Not like the rest of the country does anyhow. I think I'll get a real taste of this over the next year. Every where you look there's a smathering of Starbucks', Subways, Denny's, Red Robins, Panda Express and any other chain you could think of. Old Country Buffet. Macaroni Grill. McDonald's. I googled thinking I could find better options. I used the little things finder on my phone. My roommate and I talked about all of the great local places we could have gone back home- the North End, Diesel(or any cafe near the Red Line). She told me about her favorite place in L.A. And after discussing all of these things, we realized our bellies were still empty. We got in the car and began to drive. 15 minutes of indecision later, we chose to go to the restaurant at the hotel I had stayed at last time I was here. And funnily enough, we both ordered the exact same thing. A Caprese Salad, with Chocolate Monton Cake and a scoop of Vanilla ice cream for dessert. It was exactly what a girl needed.

Now with a satisfied belly and tired eyes I write. My yo-yo arms are getting stronger from the rest- and I think I'll need it. Signing off, xoxox.