Greenlake, Seattle and an old MEME

The weather in Seattle has been unusually mild and sunny. We took our kids down the road to Greenlake and spent a wonderful afternoon walking, relaxing, playing and soaking up the sun. It seemed like everyone in Seattle had the same idea as the entire 2.8 mile loop around the urban park was packed as was the kiddy playground. We had to wait our turn for swings! Now, thats unusual for a city park in the winter! We use the park almost daily between the four of us for its nice jogging trails, playgrounds, indoor pool and community center, outdoor playgrounds, bathhouse, theatre. It has something for everyone. During the peak summer hours its virtually impossible to find a parking spot near the lake. Lucky us, we are only a mile away and an easy 15 minute walk to beat the parking blues.

When I was taking the pictures and later decide to post them up here, it reminded me of a meme that I was passed on by dear Nabeela in October over at Trials and Error . I never got around to doing it. It seems appropriate to fill out this meme on this particular day as one of the questions posed in meme is where would you rather be and for this moment, I want to say no place but Seattle!

So Nabeela, sorry for the delay but here it is, enjoy and I have decided not to pass it on to others, if someone reading it wants to do it, please feel free!

Four Places I've Lived:

1. Bangalore, India (when i was a kid)
2. Austin, Texas (when I was in college)
3. Colorado Springs, CO (when I got married and ran off to be with hubby for 6 months)
4. Seattle, WA (almost 16 years!)
   

Four Jobs I've Had:

1. I worked as an giant APPLE for an apple juice company at the annual Bite of Seattle during a summer break. I handed out samples of apple juice and fended off smart alec comments. Made $100.00 for 4 hours of discomfort. Not bad.
   
2. My first job in high school was at the local Wendy's in San Antonio. I almost got fired for not wearing my name tag. I quit soon after.
3. Technical Support Engineer
4. IT Software Consultant
   

Four Favorite Places I've Holidayed:

1. Nepal - Hiking near Annapurna range, rafting down the Seti and seeing Rhinos
   
2. Burma - a cycle trip through the back roads of Burma
3. India specifically Rajasthan, Konark (in Orissa), Badami & Aihole & Kabini (in Karnataka) Kerala and Kanha National Park (in Madhya Pradesh).
   
4. Indonesia - Yogyakarta, Sumatra, Gili Air, Ubud - Bali.
   

Four Favorite Foods:

1. Most Indian foods - dosas, rasam/saaru + pallyas, chaat
2. Ice-creams -fruity or minty or vanilla.
   
3. Recently anything chocolate
4. Everything asian - chinese, thai, indonesian, nepalese, burmese, kabobs..
   

Four Places I'd Rather Be:
Considering we are having a great weather here in Seattle, I am going to list all the places I want to vacation at rather than "Be". I love being in Seattle.

1. Costa Rica
2. I have always wanted to go to several countries in Africa - Morrocco, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia..
3. Ladakh, India - missed going there when I backpacked through India.
4. Seychelles for the beaches.
   

Thanks Nabeela, this was fun! Here are some more pictures from our fantastic day at the Greenlake Park.