So it's been about six months since I posted an entry, and since I'm relatively immobile right now due to my back injury, I've decided this is the night for the big semi-annual post! In some ways, my life hasn't changed a ton in the last six months, with the exception of one thing - my new home! I'm now living on Capitol Hill in this great old mansion near Cornish. The house itself dates back just about 100 years, to the time when the Fishers (ie. Fisher Communications) built it. To differentiate it from Ben's "mansion," Ben's friend Jeremy nicknamed the house "the Fish."

 

So far, it's been amazing living over here. I think this is such a beautiful neighborhood with amazing old houses, and am so excited about no longer crossing the bridge or just generally having to live on the eastside. I can definitely see myself moving to the eastside later on, but for right now, almost all of my life is on the west side.

 

The house itself is completely spectacular (see pictures I uploaded tonight). I've got the cutest suite with an amazing view of Lake Union. Another cool feature of the house is its basement billiard room. I finally made it down there to play some pool a few days ago. Despite the dust and major cobwebs, it was great!

 

One fun activity I've taken up since Christmastime is playing Wii, which was my big Christmas present from Ben. It's perfect for a non-gamer like me, because it's a more social game and does not require a lot of "gaming" skills. Perfect:)

 

Work has finally calmed down dramatically for me. In the next two weeks, I will transition completely off the HD DVD/Consumer Media Technology team and focus on broadcast efforts (mostly for Microsoft, along with several other companies). While I'm excited for the change, I will definitely miss my old team and the technology a lot.

 

Looking to the future, Ben and I have planned a trip to Hawaii in late April for a week. We're going to Oahu, which neither of us has actually stayed on before, so it should be really really fun. Feel free to let us know if you have suggestions for great places to visit on the island!