Tacoma and Seattle

One of my first few tasks of my new job, was to take a trip to Washington. Of course, I was thrilled, even though it was a little 2 1/2 day trip. I had never been out farther west than Colorado/Arizona, let alone the west coast.
The whole point of the trip was for me to get to know the office staff in the Northwest office. Although I work from the Denver office, I also associate with the media in the Northwest. It was important that I meet the people I will be working alongside, as well as get to know some of the cities I will be trying to reach.
The office staff was so sweet and generous! By the time I flew in, I really only a day in the office to get to know them. The view out of their office was breathtaking; so breathtaking that I couldn't wait to get out of the office and out for a run.
I ended up running for six miles, it felt great not to be running at 4,000 feet! After my run, the NW office staff, their families, and I went out for a Thai dinner. It was great getting to meet everyone and spend some time outside of the office together.
My hotel (picture below) was on sticks in the water! It looked like a hotel from a movie, and the rooms were so nice! It was hard to get myself to leave the quaint hotel to head to downtown Seattle, but I am glad I did. Not only did I see the first starbucks, but I saw the other 50 starbucks that exist in the downtown Seattle area. Sherry, the church relations intern of the NW office, gave me a little tour of Seattle. We saw Pike Place Market, where they throw the fish back and forth. We saw the space needle (or the space noodle, like what Bob prefers to say every time he refers to it) and walked to the first Nordstrom. We also saw this hilarious live comedy show- competition comedy.
I had a blast in Seattle, and I hope to go back soon!