Things I miss about Washington

July21
  • Walking city streets unobstructed by umbrellas.
  • Good drip coffee. Almost everywhere.
  • Quality used bookstores.
  • Knowing exactly where to buy obscure groceries.
  • Or Chinese take-out.
  • Bottles of wine for $5 or less.
  • The smell of garlic fries filling Safeco.
  • And pouring out of the stadium, onto the street, where it mingles with that of popcorn and beer.
  • Poseidon, Lord of the Sea – otherwise know as the Edmonds water temperature guy.
  • Mac & Jack’s.
  • Bumping into old friends.
  • Bumping into new friends.
  • Bumping. Generally.
  • 24-hour fast food chains.
  • Ferry rides in the rain.
  • Blustery days.
  • Walks through old wood growth on familiar paths.
  • Waves from the sound, surging over the breakwater.
  • Watching pink sunsets from rooftops.
  • Front porch nights bleeding into morning over a smoldering hookah.
  • Shoe sales.
  • Seashells.
  • Soft-serve.
  • Rockabilly shows in the park.
  • Driving too fast.
  • Learning too slow.
  • And You.
  • All of you.
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6 Comments to

“Things I miss about Washington”

  1. Avatar July 21st, 2010 at 3:49 am Lisa Diane Cline Says:

    And we miss you!!!!!
    Great Blog!
    You know MaryJo swears that she is gonna name one child Megatron and the other Poseidon, We’ll see though :)


  2. Avatar July 21st, 2010 at 3:51 am Naomi Says:

    Thanks! MJ can take comfort in know I want to have two boys named Presley and Jackson in honor of the King of Rock and the King of Pop. Suddenly, her names seem almost normal…
  3. Avatar July 21st, 2010 at 2:31 pm Josh Says:

    DANG YOU!!! You’ve just made me REALLY home sick.
  4. Avatar July 21st, 2010 at 4:46 pm Naomi Says:

    Josh, at least we can be semi-melancholy together. *sigh*
  5. Avatar July 28th, 2010 at 4:58 pm Josh Says:

    *Tears* I REALLY wanted to get back for that wedding!!!!!
  6. Avatar July 29th, 2010 at 8:02 pm Naomi Says:

    I’m super bummed that didn’t work out for you.

    :-(


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