Reasons Why Washington Is Awesome

Since my computer ate my original blog post I thought I’d share random life events with you until I can recreate my original post.  So, I’ve been trying to get some select family members to move out to Washington.

Wait.  I should back up.  In case you didn’t know, I’m a transplant.  I grew up in the Hall of Fame City in Ohio.  Spent the first 23 years of my life there, until one day I decided I didn’t like it anymore so I was moving far, far away.  2,500 miles away to the state of Washington and a little city known by the name of Olympia.  I had visited once and decided that it was as good a spot as any to begin anew.  Plus there was The Boy I thought deserved further investigation.

The infamous Reason #56

So six years later, I’m still here enjoying my life.  I’ve also been trying very hard to get some of my most cherished loved ones out here as well.  To that end I send them pictures, tell them how awesome it is, and also send them links for potential jobs.  Well right now, Ohio is dealing with a heat wave that is making it, from what I’m told, rather unbearable.  So when a local news station posted a picture of our delightful forecast, I decided to share it with my sister and inform her that this was reason #56 of why she needed to move.

She then responded that she was already sold with moving, but was waiting on my brother to come around.  She also questioned me as to what reasons #1-55 were.  So here I present 55 reasons (more tailored to my sister moving to Olympia) to move to Washington.

1. Family should be close
2. I’d like to get to know my nephews better.
3. Washington has awesome sushi
4. Washington also makes some pretty darn good wines
5. Washington sushi & Washington wine make an awesome dinner
6. Washington public transportation is way less scary than Ohio’s
7. Olympia is set right at the base of Puget Sound in the shadow of the mountains, and is therefore a spectacular sight
8. Olympia is less than two hours away from the ocean
9. Olympia is less than two hours away from the mountains
10. Olympia is less than two hours from Seattle
11. Olympia is less than three hours from Portland
12. Less sun-burning occurs in Washington
13. Washington is more environmentally conscious than Ohio
14. We have Jimi Hendrix.  No really, he’s buried here.
15. We had Nirvana
16. We have the Space Needle
17. We have a very prominent art scene
18. We have three local coffee roasters just in Olympia
19. We have tea shops out the yin-yang
20. We have an awesome farmers market that runs more than just on Saturday
21. I miss you
22. Fresh salmon
23. Good, local butchers with good pricing
24. The local, organic produce available is bountiful & affordable
25. You can have your local organic produce delivered to your door.
26. Orca whales regularly visit Washington.
27. From Washington, British Columbia, Canada can be a weekend trip without having to deal with New York
28. Seattle Art Museum
29. Experience Music Project
30. Hands-On Children’s Museum
31. Batdorf & Bronson Tasting Room- oh yes, taste delicious coffee
32. Pike Place Market
33. Mt Rainier state parks
34. Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park
35. Tumwater Falls & old Olympia Brewery
36. Gravity Beer Market
37. Swing Wine Bar
38. Bonjour Cupcakes
39. Teatro ZinZanni
40. Because I said it’s awesome
41. We get snow in Olympia for maybe one week out of the year
42. There has been one tornado, in Tenino, that I am aware of in the past 10 years
43. Washington is more accepting of GBLT, and even has outreach programs for children
44. The Paramount in Seattle
45. Bumbershoot
46. Snowboarding & skiing
47. Because Ohio’s rivers catch on fire
48. Our trees stay green all year
49. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
50. Bite of Seattle
51. Lake Faire
52. Arts walk, both in Olympia & Seattle
53. Theo Chocolates
54. Pacific Science Center
55. Because I’m awesome & I said so

Hope you have a fabulous Monday, and I’ll see you soon. 

Cheers!

~Robyn

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