Backpacking

Since my last post was somewhat depressing, I decided I should update you all on a slightly more exciting part of my life....

Last night I returned from a 3 day, 2 night backpacking trip. I've been wanting to try backpacking for quite a while, and it finally happened. I absolutely loved it! It was just Jared and I, and he carried most of the heavy stuff (tent, food, etc)...I felt sort of guilty, but he didn't complain. Luckily I was able to borrow a backpack and other supplies so I didn't have to buy my own equipment. We went backpacking near Lake Wenatchee (which is a couple hours east, in the Cascades), and we hiked about 8 miles each day. The weather was perfect, and the scenery was beautiful. We hiked through a valley/meadow area and then up to Spider Gap where we had a great view of the mountains and a lake down below. We decided to hike down to the lake because it didn't look very far away....we were wrong about that! The farther we hiked the farther away the lake seemed, but we made it. There was also a huge glacier and a really cool waterfall in the valley. Jared has all the pictures on his camera, but I will post some on facebook or picasa as soon as I can get them from him. I'm feeling pretty worn out today, and my legs are covered in mosquito bites, but it was worth it! By the way, if you ever go backpacking, I recommend macaroni and cheese for supper. It was easy to make and tasted amazing after a long day of hiking. Oh, and I nearly forgot to write about this, but we got up in the middle of the night to do some stargazing, and I saw a shooting star for the first time in my life! Actually I saw three of them. I was pretty excited.

In other news, I have a couple possible leads on a housing arrangement, but no leads on jobs yet. I wish it was the other way around. Having a job would make the living situation so much easier...and more affordable!

Hello again. Sorry it's been so long since I wrote anything on here. I decided it was time for an update to let everyone know what's going on in my life lately.

First of all, I still don't have a job. I've been applying to so many different places I'm starting to lose track of all of them....I'm somewhere in the triple digits at this point, and still no luck. I'm getting a bit frustrated with the whole process. Many of the companies with job postings on their websites turn out to not actually be hiring which is very annoying. I've been praying about whether I should expand my search to include places outside of the Seattle area, but I don't really feel God leading me either way on that one, and personally I'd rather stay in Seattle.

And now, in addition to looking for a job, I'm also looking for a place to live. My roommate got laid off and is going to be moving back to Idaho to be closer to her parents and her boyfriend while she looks for a job. Since I can't afford our apartment on my own, I'll be moving out when she does....in about a month...I'm just not sure where I'm going to move to yet. I want to find a place that will allow me to rent month-to-month rather than sign a long lease since I may have to move again if I find a job.

So yeah, I'm a little overwhelmed and stressed out right now, but I'm trying to have faith that everything will work out in the end. In the meantime, please pray that I'm able to find both a job and a home in the near future! Thanks! Love and miss you all!