{"id":3691,"date":"2013-04-19T11:14:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T18:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderlustforone.com\/?p=3691"},"modified":"2024-07-23T06:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:50:51","slug":"smith-tower-secrets-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlustforone.com\/staging\/3560\/news-updates\/smith-tower-secrets-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith Tower, Secrets, and Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Seattle's<\/a>
Seattle's first skyscraper, Smith Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before the Space Needle, there was Smith Tower<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seattle’s first skyscraper, Smith Tower–with its pyramid-shaped roof and 38 floors–opened in 1914 and was then the tallest building in the Seattle skyline until the construction of the Space Needle in 1962. Although many of the buildings downtown now dwarf the once-imposing edifice, the Tower’s place in Seattle history make it a hidden gem among the city’s more popular attractions.<\/p>\n

During my time in Seattle last summer, I visited the tower after learning about it on a narrated cruise of Elliott Bay. I was intrigued by a single feature mentioned in the presentation: a wishing chair, housed on the tower’s 35th floor as a gift from the Last Empress of China. As the legend goes, any single woman who sincerely wished to be married could sit in that chair and her wish would be fulfilled within a year.<\/p>\n

I’m a bit ashamed to say it, but I hightailed it over to Smith Tower and sat in the wishing chair twice<\/em> for good measure.<\/p>\n

\"Smith
Sitting in the wishing chair in Smith Tower, Seattle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guess what?<\/strong> It worked.<\/em><\/p>\n

Except I didn’t marry a person. I married a city.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Reasons for Radio Silence<\/h2>\n

It’s no secret\u00a0I tend to keep things close to the vest<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>but if you’ve been reading between the lines, this announcement will not come as a surprise. Because you get it. Because you understand. Like when I said<\/a> I hoped to spend a lot more time on the West Coast this year or when I mentioned<\/a> how much I wanted to get back to Seattle or when I wrote<\/a> I needed to take some risks to chase the kind of life I wanted.<\/p>\n

I’ve been talking about taking risks<\/a> for over a year. Well, I did it.<\/p>\n

I moved to Seattle.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"\"
I took this picture last summer because I knew one day I'd write this post and I can't think of a sentiment that's more perfect...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This move has been coming for a long time.<\/strong>\u00a0I fell in love with the Pacific Northwest over a decade ago and shortly after, even before I’d ever set foot in the Emerald City, I’d settled on Seattle as the place where I wanted to spend my life. Television footage of the quiet beauty of Puget Sound, the grandeur of the surrounding mountains, and the hills draped in cascading evergreens cast a spell on me that’s never been broken.<\/p>\n

My first visit to Seattle four years ago<\/a> only served to solidify my connection to this place and ignited the first real sparks of attraction. \u00a0Each subsequent visit created even deeper ties and I knew in my bones one day I’d be here to stay.<\/p>\n

And here I am.<\/em><\/p>\n

For the first time in my life, I feel settled. For the first time in my life, I feel at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe, as one of my friends warned, the halo effect will wear off. Maybe the honeymoon will come to a halting and unromantic end. I don’t know. The only thing I do know is right now, I’ve never been prouder of myself for taking a chance and chasing after the vision I have for my life. Maybe one day I’ll regret it but today is not that day.<\/p>\n

I hope you’ll forgive the silence of these past three months now you know the whole story. Of course, my new location changes some things on the blog. Eventually, there’ll be day trips to Portland, long weekends in Vancouver, and perhaps I’ll finally make it to Hawaii, Alaska, New Zealand, and other long-desired destinations more easily accessed from the West Coast. Anything is possible and that’s just the way I like it.<\/p>\n

Thanks for hanging in there with me while I worked out the details of the move and made the 9-day, 4,500-mile drive across the country (more on that soon!). I’m looking forward to interacting with you again on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> and making regular posts on the site.<\/p>\n

xoxo,<\/p>\n

Marsha<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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