time flies...
when you're a grad student. i only have six weeks left of my first term. every weekend i look back and try to remember where my week went - work, classes, time with friends, reading and writing papers. i feel like my time in seattle has flown by so far.
my job continues to be a blessing. maddie, my little 19 month old, is learning a lot, having a hard time being separated from her momma, and loving being a big sister. ryan is 6 weeks old now (he's sleeping, sort of, on my lap at the moment - he's having a tough night) and he's darling. and i love melanie and david, their parents. melanie and i usually get a chance to talk sometime during the day, and we're really becoming friends.
school is tough. school is intense, and emotional, and challenging. it's beautiful, and scary, and exactly where i need to be, even on the days when i don't want to be. there's a lot being stirred up in me, and i'm wiped most of the time just because of the level of engagement that's required of me. i have two big papers due next week (which i should be working on right now, of course).
seattle is awesome. at least the parts i've gotten to see - it's hard to justify going exploring in my limited free time, especially when i haven't even cleaned my house. but i've found a great old theater that shows independent and foreign films, and it's so fun. i actually went to see a movie today called babel, which i'll have to post about another time. and there's enough thai food to keep me in curry as much as i want, which is a lot these days. and although the rains have come, with no sign of stopping, i'm learning how to deal with the bottom of my pants being wet, and how to layer clothing so that i stay dry and warm in between my car and school, but not too hot once i'm in class with 90 other people.
i've made some good friends. sunday nights i hang out with a great group of people who are exploring what it looks like to be church. wednesday nights i hang out with some girls from school and we have porch wine - in other words, we hang out on the porch and drink five dollar bottles of wine (we're grad students, remember) and talk about life. at least, we used to sit out on the porch. now it's too wet and cold, so we'll probably sit inside somewhere.
i guess that's a pretty good update for now.
it's almost time to go feed the baby. :)
when you're a grad student. i only have six weeks left of my first term. every weekend i look back and try to remember where my week went - work, classes, time with friends, reading and writing papers. i feel like my time in seattle has flown by so far.
my job continues to be a blessing. maddie, my little 19 month old, is learning a lot, having a hard time being separated from her momma, and loving being a big sister. ryan is 6 weeks old now (he's sleeping, sort of, on my lap at the moment - he's having a tough night) and he's darling. and i love melanie and david, their parents. melanie and i usually get a chance to talk sometime during the day, and we're really becoming friends.
school is tough. school is intense, and emotional, and challenging. it's beautiful, and scary, and exactly where i need to be, even on the days when i don't want to be. there's a lot being stirred up in me, and i'm wiped most of the time just because of the level of engagement that's required of me. i have two big papers due next week (which i should be working on right now, of course).
seattle is awesome. at least the parts i've gotten to see - it's hard to justify going exploring in my limited free time, especially when i haven't even cleaned my house. but i've found a great old theater that shows independent and foreign films, and it's so fun. i actually went to see a movie today called babel, which i'll have to post about another time. and there's enough thai food to keep me in curry as much as i want, which is a lot these days. and although the rains have come, with no sign of stopping, i'm learning how to deal with the bottom of my pants being wet, and how to layer clothing so that i stay dry and warm in between my car and school, but not too hot once i'm in class with 90 other people.
i've made some good friends. sunday nights i hang out with a great group of people who are exploring what it looks like to be church. wednesday nights i hang out with some girls from school and we have porch wine - in other words, we hang out on the porch and drink five dollar bottles of wine (we're grad students, remember) and talk about life. at least, we used to sit out on the porch. now it's too wet and cold, so we'll probably sit inside somewhere.
i guess that's a pretty good update for now.
it's almost time to go feed the baby. :)
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