So far this trip has been so much fun! It’s great being away from most of my responsibilities and Walker having not started his job yet. We are so free and our schedules so open! We can do WHATEVER we want WHENEVER we want! The only thing we’re missing is friends to meet up with. Having those personal connections really helps to make a place feel like home. I know Walker will get there and I will too when I move here but the time it takes to make those friends and connections might be a bit tough. At least we have each other and that has been really nice and special.

We have been choosing certain areas to explore for the day and on this particular day we visited the Capital Hill area. It’s within walking distance of where we are so we got to take a day off of paying for the bus. We did some thrift store shopping and wandering around. Around lunch time we were searching for a place to eat when we ran across Dick’s. I’m guessing it’s sort of like P. Terry’s in Austin, sort of a local fast food joint. It was cheap and looked delicious and greasy. Also the fries are hand cut and really I find it super difficult to pass that up. We also got a chocolate shake to share. There was a nice park nearby and the sun was shining so we enjoyed or lunch and basked in the sun. It was lovely. It seemed like a lot of other people had the same idea.

During our walk we stumbled upon a rollerblading competition (not something you see everyday) and there were so many people crowded around watching. It was hard to really tell why. It was rather interesting though. I also really loved these dance steps placed all around the area on the sidewalk. We saw tango, waltz, and one called the busstop (a joke perhaps). I’d like to search them all out one day.