Balcony with a View

Looking south. Ugh, this city, amiright? All the hearts!

I promised a picture out on the balcony and yesterday, right as the rain rolled in, I snapped one. I told you guys it was good, but I don't think I quite realized HOW good until I walked out there to take the pictures. It's like I couldn't back up enough to get all of the buildings in the shot. The office is on the 21st floor, so you feel like you're standing face-to-face with these amazing, iconic skyscrapers. It's breathtaking. Last day in this paradise.

Oh hello, Empire State Building! I almost missed you there! (top: looking west, bottom: looking east)

Next week I head to an office where the reception desk is in the middle of the space without a windows in sight.. Oh, well. Gotta enjoy it while it lasts. I mean, it's not like I expect a corner office with a view, but a window, or a way to look through glass doors to see out of a window, those are the small perks that make these assignments better. Plus, with all the white in this office, even when it began to rain yesterday and it got a little dark, the light color of floors and walls reflected any natural light and still made it seem cheery.

I always forget how affected I am by the sun. Living in NY now I am spoiled because even on rainy days (like today, and yesterday, and Wednesday) there's still the possibility of seeing the sun (again: like today, and yesterday, and Wednesday). The Seattle grey was so disheartening that by February or March I only felt reinvigorated in the years I took a trip somewhere sunny (in different years, I did Austin, Panama, Mexico, and NY all during the month of March).

But it's not like that here. Even though last February and March were BRUTAL (the average temp Feb 2015 was 25 degrees), I still saw the sun on those cold, crisp days. And it takes some getting used to. Now, I know that sun does not equal warm, but there was definitely an adjustment period...

Tangent! Anyway, yay view! Yay sun!