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!