Downtown Apartment and the Beach

Yesterday, we had to be out of the hotel by noon, we couldn't move into the downtown apartment until 4pm, and Mike had to go back to work, so Jack and Aspen and I went to Edmonds to explore the neighborhood since we are considering a house there. Then, Mike told us about a park with an off leash area at the beach, so we went to visit that. I've never seen a dog park which such a nice view before!   Aspen had a really good time, but she decided to run into the waves several times, so she was muddy and wet when she finished! Jack had fun throwing rocks into the waves and came out almost as muddy.

After we put Aspen in the car, we walked over to the playground, which is also right on the beach. It was gray and misting, so the place was pretty empty, but we had fun sitting at the top of the play structure watching boats come and go. And then, Jack got even more excited when a train went by on the land side! 

We showed up to the new apartment wet, muddy, and ready for baths! Aspen and Jack had to get cleaned up right away. Luckily, we don't have much stuff with us, so the moving in process was pretty quick.  

The new apartment is pretty good. It's right downtown near the water. It's two bedroom, two bathrooms. The furnishings are nothing special, but the view is pretty neat. We're able to watch the ferries and boats come and go from the pier.  The view on this very gray day:

One of the bathrooms:

Our bedroom:

 Dining room:

 Jack's room:

 Kitchen:

Living room (and tired dog):

It's odd to walk everywhere, and all the stores are tall and have several floors instead of being spread out. The hardest part so far has been finding a place for Aspen. We finally found a small park this morning about 6 blocks away where we can take her to go potty, but there's no grass anywhere nearby!  She'll be glad when we get settled in the suburbs. In the meantime, it's interesting experiencing city life.