The color green

We spent the last five days exploring the beautiful scenery of the Northwest and looking for a place to live in Washington. Many people like to mention that we are going from one weather extreme (hot and dry) to another (cold and wet). I am sure we will adjust when we get to go outside and see grass in our yard and lots of trees and green. The kids can even run around barefoot in the yard without fear of stepping on a scorpion or running into the rattlesnakes that like to hang out in this area.

After a failed house tour in a smoke scented car with a leasing agent telling us all about her pub visits at 8 am for soccer games, we found a house on craigslist. It is in a nice subdivision and the kids will attend what appears to be a really good school. Moving to that area and trying to stay within a half hour commute to Microsoft required a decrease in square footage, but we really like the house and can definitely make it work. Here is the picture from the listing:


During our time there, we enjoyed the scenery and even went to enjoy a Blue Angels show on Saturday. It was a nice little vacation. Now we are back home and getting anxious to move and get settled again. The Northwest is beautiful. I love all the rainforest and hills. I think we will really like it there.