A Seattle Girl...

A few things, I decided makes one an official Seattle Girl...

•Owns at least one North Face.

•May feel that Starbucks is really just an evil empire, but still feels a little bit at home whenever she sees one in any other state.

•Has never really understood the grunge thing unless she spent her teens and twenties in the early 90’s and even then, she’s over it.

•Knows flannel is best on sheets.

•Accepts the fact that dating in this city is one big insestual pool. Chances are the man you’re sitting at dinner with has either, been on a date with, slept with, hooked up with, made out with, dated or will do one of the above with someone you know- get over it.

•Hits the tanning bed at least once a year, 9 months without sun is unreasonable.

•Has a vast appreciation for mountains and oceans, lakes, river and streams.

•Knows how to drive on and off of a ferry boat, and the tricks of the trade for keeping busy in ferry lines.

•Is 90% likely to have flown on Alaska Airlines.

•Has some kind of allegiance to either the Huskies or the Cougars, even if she never once attended, or even applied to either school.

•Knows Seattle is better than Portland.

•Calls it Pop not Soda.

•Went to Vancouver, BC for her 19th and/or 20th Birthday.

•Knows what the terms, “My Oh My, 12th Man, and RIP Sonics” all mean.

•Can throw on a dress for a night in Bell Town or jeans, jeans and a t-shirt for a night in Ballard, or something inbetween for a night in Queen Anne or Fremont.

•Thursday nights at Pesos… no matter how many times you’ve sworn it’s douchieness off.

•Avoids the Mercer Mess at all costs.

•Goes to Greenlake for a dog fix and a people watching extravaganza.

•Speaks in cardinal directions, because West means water, East means mountains, and North and South are easily determined so long as you know your compass directions.

•Knows at least one to five people from a Catholic school between Everett and Tacoma and if she went to Catholic school, then by the end of college she knows at least one person from every single Catholic school from Everett to Tacoma.

•Doubles the tax to figure out the appropriate tip.

•Buys her sunglasses at Nordstrom Brass Plum, because chances are they’ve been lost between the months of November and March, and $10 for a cute pair of shades is the best deal in town.

•Avoids Pike Place Market on any sunny day, or any day of the summer unless there’s a friend visiting for the first time.

•Cascades, Olympics, The Sound, The Islands, The Peninsula, The Passes, East of the Mountains can all easily be identified without having to look at a map.

•Knows what it means when one says, “The Mountain is out today”.

•Is okay with wearing shorts on the first 65 degree day in March.

•Probably got her first sunburn of the year on the first 80 degree day in less than 30 minutes.

•Has family all over the state, or at least the Western half.

•Calls it’s I-5, not “THE 5”.

•Can camp, fish, hike, boat and still look good while doing it.

•Escapes to Hawaii, Mexico, Vegas or San Diego for a “quick” sun fix come late winter.

•Learns to appreciate the rain from time to time.

•May not have been to Havasu or MTV Spring Break, but has done Seafair and never felt like she was missing out on anything.

•Loves a good micro brew

•Wakes up first thing in the morning after the news has claimed snow showers over night and is excited by even an inch on the ground… and will more than likely be staying home because of it.

•Was born here, raised here, and even if she moves away for a while, will more than likely die here.