Coffee, I thought the 30 cyotes sounded pretty exciting! It was just a slight exageration, that's all!
Artemesia(sp?), you'll be glad to know that when I pulled into Walmart by our hotel, the car next to me had an "Obama '08" sticker and the one in front of me had a "More Trees, Less Bush" one! My husband and I instantly thought of you.
Anyway, things I liked:
The Onion--pretty good. Reminds me a bit of a restaurant we used to have here called Mr. Bills except it was alot more expensive. It's a good thing we did alot of walking around so we should be saved from the coronaries brought on by the onion rings(but they were REALLY good). Didn't get to Dicks, but we drove past it. Went to a pretty good restaurant in Post Falls(can't remember the name, but it was full of stuffed trophies!) and had a very nice steak that was done perfectly.
The airport--after being used to the craziness of SeaTac, it was lovely.
The traffic--the only thing that we got tied up in was the mess in town where they have one of the roads torn up and we couldn't figure out how to get from Indian Trail back down to the Valley. That was my fault(being the navigator) because we made a wrong turn and then couldn't figure out how to get around it. If they had that sort of construction going on here, it would have taken alot more then 45 minutes to get to the freeway. I-90 was nothing during the evening compared to here.
Suburb streets--They're so wide! And most everywhere we went they seemed pretty clean. In neighborhoods where there are just average types of houses all the lawns seemed to have been mowed and the landscaping kept up. We honestly saw very few "scary" houses compared to what we're used to(okay, granted we were mostly looking in places we wanted to buy, but we did alot of driving in between).
Shopping--adequate malls and shopping centers, and most every store I'm used to shopping at. Also, diversity of people in the malls. There is one mall to the South of us that I don't feel comfortable in unless I'm dressed in my nicest semi-casual clothes because every other woman is done up to the 9's all manicured with a designer handbag. I felt totally comfortable at Northtown and in the Valley Mall wearing a sweater and jeans. I know my teenager would feel fine in either place, too.
People--talked to a few people and they seemed very nice and very welcoming. Went to the new Ben Stein movie and there were alot more then just my husband and I in the theater(and people clapped at the end!).
Proximity--drove over to Post Falls and visited a cousin I hadn't seen in over 20 years. Drove up into the hills in Otis Orchards and saw deer on someone's lawn that weren't made of plastic. Drove next to the river and it was lovely, too. It only takes a few minutes to get out and take a drive in the country.
What I didn't like:
Neighborhood jumping--don't know what else to call it? My husband was the first to notice, but it's just that one minute you're in an okay neighborhood, you cross the road, and now you're obviously in a better one, or perhaps a worse. Around here there's a more gradual decline or raising of the home standard as you travel through the neighborhoods.
Suburban sprawl--was more conscious of it this time thanks to some of our naysayers, but what's the alternative? Urban jungle or skyrises?
Duplexes--lots of duplexes. It just seemed strange to me.
I'm sure there's more, but I'm too tired. My daughter's home from her dance now. I'm going to have her download my pictures because I'm lame that way. :~) D
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