Well, Seattle is living up to its name today. And according to the weather lady on the news, this is a "typical fall day".
Yuck.
-SKH
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Both Hensches are in Seattle
Can I get a woot woot?
I've been in Seattle for seven weeks, but Travis wasn't able to move out here until this weekend. He and our buddy Andy spent two and a half days driving out here in the Durango, towing the boat behind. (I'm glad I didn't have to be on that drive, yuck.)
Travis is now here! We're still in temp housing (and moving to our next temp housing next weekend), but at least I'm not out here alone. (Of course, Travis' complaining about everything from the weather to the mattress on the bed is a whole other story, but perhaps that's for another time.)
We're going to bring Andy to the airport now, and then probably just spend the rest of the day chilling.
:)
-SKH
I've been in Seattle for seven weeks, but Travis wasn't able to move out here until this weekend. He and our buddy Andy spent two and a half days driving out here in the Durango, towing the boat behind. (I'm glad I didn't have to be on that drive, yuck.)
Travis is now here! We're still in temp housing (and moving to our next temp housing next weekend), but at least I'm not out here alone. (Of course, Travis' complaining about everything from the weather to the mattress on the bed is a whole other story, but perhaps that's for another time.)
We're going to bring Andy to the airport now, and then probably just spend the rest of the day chilling.
:)
-SKH
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Yay, we won't be homeless!
Travis gets to Seattle this weekend, and we only have two weeks left in the current place we have downtown. Well, two weeks that would be covered by my company, then we'd have to pay the exorbitant rent at Harbor Steps.
We've been waiting (not patiently) to hear from the bank on the house we're buying in Kent, but it doesn't look like it would be possible to close by October 27th. (Yes, that's in two weeks.) Thus, we needed to find another temporary living place that didn't cost $4500 a month. We've been doing a ton of research online, and let me tell you, it's hard to find a furnished place in Seattle that allows pets! We found some, but they were in the mid $3,000s per month, which is just more than we want to pay. We considered doing an extended stay hotel, but finally, something popped up in the University Village neighborhood.
I went and looked at the place today, and we FINALLY have our next temporary housing lined up. Yay!! It's really close to the bus line for me, and close to the freeway for Travis. Yay! To top it all off, it's actually pretty nice. :) I snapped the place up for at least November, and we'll see from there.
I have made it back home, and am making some homemade chicken noodle soup. Mmmm.
Good day!
-SKH
We've been waiting (not patiently) to hear from the bank on the house we're buying in Kent, but it doesn't look like it would be possible to close by October 27th. (Yes, that's in two weeks.) Thus, we needed to find another temporary living place that didn't cost $4500 a month. We've been doing a ton of research online, and let me tell you, it's hard to find a furnished place in Seattle that allows pets! We found some, but they were in the mid $3,000s per month, which is just more than we want to pay. We considered doing an extended stay hotel, but finally, something popped up in the University Village neighborhood.
I went and looked at the place today, and we FINALLY have our next temporary housing lined up. Yay!! It's really close to the bus line for me, and close to the freeway for Travis. Yay! To top it all off, it's actually pretty nice. :) I snapped the place up for at least November, and we'll see from there.
I have made it back home, and am making some homemade chicken noodle soup. Mmmm.
Good day!
-SKH
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Flying, fish...though not at the same time
I've spent the last five days traveling for business. I spent Sunday-Tuesday evening in Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley, CA at one of our offices there. They have a beautiful facility - there's even this gorgeous park right outside their door. I had no issues with my flights, rental car or anything.
I spent all day Wednesday traveling to Charleston, South Carolina. I left my house in Seattle at 5:30 am and didn't get to my hotel at almost 10 pm. (Yes, there is a three hour time difference, but still, the entire day was essentially wasted.) Why did it take so long, you ask? Let me tell you. When I got on the first flight in Seattle, I didn't get to board until the last group (thanks, United), and by the time I got to the door of the plane, they had run out of overhead space. Since I am only going to be in Charleston for a few days, I was traveling with only a carryon. Alas, they took my bag at the gate, and required me to check it through to Charleston. Anyways, other than that, the flight to Washington, DC was fine. We were shown some hilarious comedies (ala 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory and one more that is not coming to mind) as well as the movie Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. It was surprisingly good. We landed in Dulles about 40 minutes early - the flight is actually supposed to be nearly five hours.
My Charleston flight was unfortunately delayed by an hour, so I had several hours to kill in DC. We finally arrived in Charleston, and awesomely, no luggage. Turns out, they had randomly removed bags from the flight in DC to meet a weight limit. However, they didn't tell us this for about 75 minutes after landed. By the time I filled out the form for them to deliver my luggage to me, rented my car and got to my hotel, it was already 9:30. I then had to locate and visit an area Target store and pick up some toiletries, socks, underwear and a shirt, just in case my luggage didn't get here. I got a phone call at 1:30am...yeah, they called at 1:30. Nice. Thanks, United.
Anyways, after very little sleep, I got up and went into our Charleston office and worked a long day. Then, several of us who had come into town went out to dinner downtown at a place called Fish. Not surprisingly, they are a seafood place. Well, I decided to dive in (get it?) and I ordered one of their daily specials, red grouper. Over the past few weeks, I have eaten several different kinds of fish and seafood, and quite honestly, most of it wasn't bad. I'm apparently broadening my horizons!
I'm back at the hotel, and depressed that I missed both The Office and Grey's Anatomy. Now I will have to get them both on demand. I'm getting ready for bed, tomorrow will be another long day. Saturday, I have a really early flight, and then I need to go down to Kent to get a PO Box. Travis moves out here next Friday! Who's excited??
-SKH
I spent all day Wednesday traveling to Charleston, South Carolina. I left my house in Seattle at 5:30 am and didn't get to my hotel at almost 10 pm. (Yes, there is a three hour time difference, but still, the entire day was essentially wasted.) Why did it take so long, you ask? Let me tell you. When I got on the first flight in Seattle, I didn't get to board until the last group (thanks, United), and by the time I got to the door of the plane, they had run out of overhead space. Since I am only going to be in Charleston for a few days, I was traveling with only a carryon. Alas, they took my bag at the gate, and required me to check it through to Charleston. Anyways, other than that, the flight to Washington, DC was fine. We were shown some hilarious comedies (ala 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory and one more that is not coming to mind) as well as the movie Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. It was surprisingly good. We landed in Dulles about 40 minutes early - the flight is actually supposed to be nearly five hours.
My Charleston flight was unfortunately delayed by an hour, so I had several hours to kill in DC. We finally arrived in Charleston, and awesomely, no luggage. Turns out, they had randomly removed bags from the flight in DC to meet a weight limit. However, they didn't tell us this for about 75 minutes after landed. By the time I filled out the form for them to deliver my luggage to me, rented my car and got to my hotel, it was already 9:30. I then had to locate and visit an area Target store and pick up some toiletries, socks, underwear and a shirt, just in case my luggage didn't get here. I got a phone call at 1:30am...yeah, they called at 1:30. Nice. Thanks, United.
Anyways, after very little sleep, I got up and went into our Charleston office and worked a long day. Then, several of us who had come into town went out to dinner downtown at a place called Fish. Not surprisingly, they are a seafood place. Well, I decided to dive in (get it?) and I ordered one of their daily specials, red grouper. Over the past few weeks, I have eaten several different kinds of fish and seafood, and quite honestly, most of it wasn't bad. I'm apparently broadening my horizons!
I'm back at the hotel, and depressed that I missed both The Office and Grey's Anatomy. Now I will have to get them both on demand. I'm getting ready for bed, tomorrow will be another long day. Saturday, I have a really early flight, and then I need to go down to Kent to get a PO Box. Travis moves out here next Friday! Who's excited??
-SKH
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Seattle Thunderbirds
Travis was here visiting for a few short days (just Wednesday-Friday, I brought him to the airport really early this morning). While he was here, he picked up our season tickets plus two jerseys for the Seattle Thunderbirds, which is a WHL hockey team. (No NHL here in Seattle, which is a bummer.) Anyways, the home opener is tonight, and I am going with a buddy of mine from Amazon. I'm kind of excited to see how these games compare to NHL games.
The first half of the season is being played at the Key Arena in Seattle Center, and they are moving to the Kent Events Center in December - that will be their new home. They've loaded their front half of the season with away games, so there will not be that many games played at Key Arena anymore.
In other sports news, I am watching the Irish win against the Stanford Cardinal. What kind of team mascot is a color? Weird. Uh oh, ND just had a turnover! It's the fourth quarter, and the Irish are up by two touchdowns, but weirder things have happened...I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an ND win.
I've got some house news. As I mentioned, we took our offer out of the Goat House last weekend. During the week, an inspection was performed on the Renton house (not on our dime), and foundational issues exist, so that is off our list as well. I think we've finally found the right house - Travis found it on Wednesday, and we have an approved offer in front of the sellers' bankers (yes, it's a short sale...bah) The place is beautiful, it's in Kent, near Kent Station and the Kent Events Center, and we really like it. We may not be able to close on the place as fast as we want, so I went to visit an apartment complex in Kent today to discuss a very short term rental. So that's a possibility.
It's been raining for the past few days. Travis always brings bad weather with him. Yuck.
Well, it's thus far a busy Saturday, and it's only 2:45. Tomorrow I leave for San Jose for a few days, then it's off to Charleston for a few days, so I will be out of town all week. I hope all of my faithful readers have a good week :)
-SKH
The first half of the season is being played at the Key Arena in Seattle Center, and they are moving to the Kent Events Center in December - that will be their new home. They've loaded their front half of the season with away games, so there will not be that many games played at Key Arena anymore.
In other sports news, I am watching the Irish win against the Stanford Cardinal. What kind of team mascot is a color? Weird. Uh oh, ND just had a turnover! It's the fourth quarter, and the Irish are up by two touchdowns, but weirder things have happened...I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an ND win.
I've got some house news. As I mentioned, we took our offer out of the Goat House last weekend. During the week, an inspection was performed on the Renton house (not on our dime), and foundational issues exist, so that is off our list as well. I think we've finally found the right house - Travis found it on Wednesday, and we have an approved offer in front of the sellers' bankers (yes, it's a short sale...bah) The place is beautiful, it's in Kent, near Kent Station and the Kent Events Center, and we really like it. We may not be able to close on the place as fast as we want, so I went to visit an apartment complex in Kent today to discuss a very short term rental. So that's a possibility.
It's been raining for the past few days. Travis always brings bad weather with him. Yuck.
Well, it's thus far a busy Saturday, and it's only 2:45. Tomorrow I leave for San Jose for a few days, then it's off to Charleston for a few days, so I will be out of town all week. I hope all of my faithful readers have a good week :)
-SKH
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