Coming Full Circle

It took me only 10 years, but I'm back nearly where I started. This past weekend the company I'm working for moved to the Darth Vader building. When I first moved to Seattle in January of 1997, I lived one block away at 4th and Bell in the Charlesgate Apartments. Belltown's changed quite a lot since I was last here.

It's oddly comforting to see how I've done in the past ten years. I've worked a lot, went to school, been in (and got out of) a long term relationship, lived in a few places, taken a few trips around the world, etc. And things are continuing to go well for me. My circle of friends is as strong as it's ever been, I'm seeing a woman who I'm starting to realize means a lot to me, and I'm financially stable. There are issues in my life that, of course, need resolution, but those will get taken care of in due time.

Even though there are the usual day-to-day bumps, I'm feeling comfortable in my life, and quite contented. Happy first day of spring!