Hi Jetta, I am pretty much settle down in Washington
State. I have been travelling 100% across the
States during my first 2 years and nowhere can beat
the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Absolutely, have to agree with you on the shopping
experience..It is really the best you can get. Good customer
service most of the time. Almost everything you buy, it is
exchangable or refundable without hassle. One will only know what
is a sales if they ever shop on Post Thankgiving -black
Friday..Most retail stores have some of the craziest markdown in
price.
Car are really dirt cheap here with all the freebies throw in..I
bought a Hyundai for my wife as well, we are offered $200 for
lifetime free oil change as long as we own the car and
every quarter they will give us coupon for free car checkup
and tuneup.
Ooo!!! Where in WA are you? It's my hubby's homestate. We have
family in Bellevue, Shoreline, Seattle and Everett. We were hoping
to get stationed there for our final orders but we were
unceremoniously dumped here in SD so here we shall remain for now.
MG is also envying you.
We got married up there and lived there for
a bit until we got stationed in Sg. Yes it's pretty up there but I
cannot tahan the winters. Damn depressing. The hubby was born and
raised there but after so many years of being stationed in warmer
and dryer places, he says he can't tahan the weather up there
anymore. 
How long have you been in WA? Tell us about your family? I have
two teens, one hubby and two dogs.
We usually make the trek up each Christmas.
Maybe this year we can meet up?