Photo of St. Joseph's hospital down the block
OK it's been awhile since I posted on here and if there are any loyal fans out there, I have probably lost all of you to another blog? I can't give an excuse for not writing on a regular basis- or maybe that's not true! I started work at the library this past week and it has been a busy week. In addition, I have taken every moment outside of work to explore the city.
I have made it a point to try and sample Tacoma culture from the stores (including the Tacoma Mall) to the restaurants, etc. In the roughly 2 weeks I have been here, I can say I am loving my life in Tacoma. The atmosphere is certainly much different than New York. I can list the ways but will leave that for a separate posting.
First off, I love the stores here- my favorite so far is Fred Meyer. I have never seen anything like it in NY. It's a full-supermarket (probably 10X bigger than a typical NYC market) and it also has more than food. It has furniture, electronics, clothing, books, housewares and so much more. You name it they probably have it.
There is also a Trader Joe's and Metropolitan Market which is an upscale supermarket. The downtown Tacoma area is bustling with bars and restaurants. I have been running through a list of places to try out based on recommendations. One area that I have found to be really great for shopping and restaurants is known as the 6th Avenue area.
I have been getting use to driving up and down the steep hills in the area and the different traffic patterns here... aka right on red, left turning lanes or middle lanes, etc. It is not that hard to hop on the highway up to Seattle which I have done a few times.
So? What next? I am shopping around for furniture for the house. I have been overdosing on HGTV which is giving me decorating ideas. There are plenty of places to buy furniture.
In the meantime, I will do my best to update the blog plus update everyone on the library. Until then...
