Alas, our computer is finally here with its new motherboard installed and ready to connect us to the outside world. To catch up a little from my perspective, here I the things I've enjoyed so far about living in the Seattle area for the past 16 days:
1. We can walk to a playground, several restaurants and many stores from our apt.
2. I took Natalie to a performance of Dracula by the Int'l Ballet Theater here. It was awesome.
3. Shopping at Trader Joe's rocks. It's bizarre and wonderful to spend less money on your bottle of wine than on your pack of lunch meat!
4. We rented a keyboard from a local music shop and are excited about messing with all the bells and whistles.
5. Worshiping at St. Mark's Cathedral this past Sunday was an amazing experience. This church's spirit reminded me of the wonderful and warm little Episcopal church we got married in. I got to hear great choral music (Russian, English - Byrd and Bainton) as well as Taize music. Diana Butler Bass was in town and gave the homily and three infants were baptized. The service lasted 1 hours and 40 minutes! It was All Saints Day, so I got to belt out "For All the Saints" hymn while the amazing organ filled the cavernous space. Also of note, the Keiskamma altarpiece from South Africa is touring the world to raise money for AIDS outreach and it resides at St. Marks right now. It is beyond words. Check it out.
