Here Comes the Rain

Another quick update for those of you that I haven't talked to in awhile. First of all, as the title of this post implies, it's begun raining here. This being Seattle, it could quite possibly be 8 months before we see the sun again. :( It has been a pretty nice fall so far though, so I can't complain too much. The leaves are changing color and it looks quite pretty. And I've been getting up early to go running lately so I get to see the sun rise behind the mountains which is absolutely beautiful.

I'm also doing much better emotionally now than I was when I last posted. I still sometimes think about something Jared and I did together or something funny he told me and I start to get sad again, but for the most part, I'm doing okay and trusting God that he has something (or someone) even better in store for me. I have discovered one benefit (if it can be called a benefit??) of a broken heart....there's a lot of songs my ipod that I've always liked, but never been able to relate to before. Now suddenly all these songs about breaking up and lost love are really meaningful to me. It's kind of crazy to see how universal emotions are. I have also discovered however, that listening to these songs while driving is not a good idea as it is hard to see the road when one is crying....

I've been pretty busy the past couple weeks -- volunteering at Habitat for Humanity and the Monroe Public library, getting involved in various things at my church, spending a lot of time with my really awesome and supportive friends, and of course continuing to search for a job. So far I haven't made much more progress toward finding one, but the economy can't stay bad forever, right? Tonight I start my Spanish class at Cascadia CC and on Friday my parents are coming to visit, so I'm pretty excited about that!

Hope you're all doing well!

Life goes on....

Not sure how many people are still reading this thing, but for those who are, I thought it was time for another update. As many of you may have already heard, Jared broke up with me a week ago. Still not sure I understand why that had to happen, and I've been going back and forth between being angry and being depressed. I think the main issue was that I wanted to talk about getting married, and he wasn't ready. We had a really good time in MN, and his family was super nice and fun, so I was pretty surprised when 4 days later he didn't want to see me anymore. So yeah, that sucks, but I'm trying to move on.....

I haven't found a job yet either, but I'm hoping the economy will turn around soon. In the meantime I'm trying to stay busy with other things. I joined a Bible study at my church that's really great so far, and I registered for a Spanish class at the community college nearby. Oh, and the new living situation is going really well. The Teagues are awesome, and it's nice to have people around rather than living all alone, especially since I've been feeling a little lonely this past week.

That's about all the news for now. It's definitely turning into fall here in WA. It's been a lot cooler lately, and it's starting to rain more often. Today is actually pretty sunny though (although still cold) which is nice since I'm planning to spend the afternoon in Leavenworth (a Bavarian style town on the other side of the mountains) with a couple friends. They're having Oktoberfest there now so it could be a little crazy.....