Totally Worth it

[susandennis]

I got to Mill Creek more than an hour early. That cost me $80. The killer is that there is a Walmart on the way into the center of town where my financial adviser's office is. The good news is that I had to cut the shopping trip short to get to his office by 10. So glad I didn't leave home any earlier.

Stay tuned, however, for some awesome doll hair.

"The market will recover... this is why we diversify..." and then we got to chat about fun stuff.

Then I went to the pool. Google has issues in the boonies, it turns out. It took me a convoluted way but whatever. Lots of planned home owner association type housing groups. I have zero clue what all those people do for a living out there... They must have commutes from hell.

I found the aquatic center and gathered my gear and went in to be greeted by a nice young lady who, when I said I'd never been there before promptly responded "Well, welcome! I don't have my cash thing drawer right now so you can just swim on us!" Sweet.

The pool was truly magnificent. Chrystal clear huge and gorgeous. 10 feakin' lanes. I swam in the deep end 12 feet. Salt water. Really wonderful and fun. I swam for an hour and then did some aqua jogging (fun in really deep water) and some water dives. My fitness band says I swam an extra 200 yards. It was just fun. I sure wish it was closer. That's a long frickin' way and a really not fun drive back home. But, it was totally worth it.

Comments

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard of that swim center until your last post mentioning it, and now I really wanna go!

[susandennis]

GO GO GO! Not only does it have this amazing pool for laps, it also has a fabulous play pool with slide and wave machine and river walk. Treat yourself.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

The schedule shows lap swim and river walk in the morning from 5:30-9, which is when I would go. When the ten lanes are set up, did that take up the entire deep pool?

[susandennis]

They did this morning but there were several folks walking the lanes in the shallow end.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

When the pool was really empty this morning I tried swimming back and forth to dip my toe into the world of laps. Immediately returned to treading water in the corner, I enjoy it so much more. Maybe I'll enjoy it more when my goggles arrive. :)

[susandennis]

:)

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Ok, I went today and it was awesome! Ended up doing laps for the first time, too. I'll write a bunch about it later but wanted to pop in to thank you for the rec. :D

[susandennis]

That is just too cool for school!! I'm so glad to hear you went and enjoyed it. I really wish I was closer... I actually looked, as I drove away, 'could I live there? what about there? there might be nice.'

Can't wait to read the dets. Thanks for letting me know.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

You could definitely buy a really nice place in Everett or Snohomish if you sold your condo, but the lifestyle change would be extremely drastic. :)

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

Always catching up on old posts here. =) As to what those people in those subdivisions do ? they commute, a whole lot. Lots of time on I-5 and 405.

[susandennis]

yeahbutt, this place was nowhere near i-5 OR 405. that is one really long sad commute.