memorial field and the space needle

On Saturday afternoon, I sat and watched a friend play in a flag football game at Memorial Field near downtown Seattle.  As I looked up across the field, my eyes glanced upwards as I noticed the Space Needle shooting out from behind the roof of the opposing team’s side.  I’ve lived in Seattle for four years this past August and everytime I see the Space Needle, I can’t help but feel a little giddy inside.  The base of the landmark is actually in my neighborhood, lower Queen Anne.  So not a day goes by that I don’t pass it in traffic and notice its tall stature among the smaller buildings as I weave through the neighborhood and over into downtown just blocks away.  I’m not sure that the novelty of living in a city that hosts a popular landmark will ever rub off of me.  But I love looking up at it and thinking that this is the icon that most of the world associates with my city.  So as I glanced up at the odd, white, space-ship looking disc, I couldn’t help but feel proud that somehow, I’ve made it through four years in a city that couldn’t be any farther, or different, from my hometown back in Georgia.  I’m a happy girl.

It was a pretty uneventful weekend save for helping a friend with a home project and attending a co-worker’s birthday party at a new Capitol Hill night spot.  Pictures and a write up to come from that.  Have a great week — winter hit Seattle last week and it’s jacket and wool pants wearing weather a little earlier than usual.  Rainy season hits this week and before you know it, it’ll be Thanksgiving.

Happy Monday.

• Great tips on becoming a stronger, more independent woman.
• Speaking of becoming an independent woman, I plan to dress as a ninja this Halloween.  Found this YouTube video on how to make a DIY ninja costume that doesn’t look lame.  She has lots of other ideas for DIY costumes.  Pretty awesome.
• How to grow your blog by one of my favorite bloggers.