Decorating for the Holidays

Time to put up the decorations for the holidays (and time to get well too!) except where I thought I had stashed my wreath hanger I evidently didn't.

Hanukhah is two days away and yeah wouldn't you know it I am home sick and will be tomorrow too since I couldn't get in to ANY doctor today in town. Not sick as in a cold thing but extreme unexplained dizziness...the weird stuff. Seems like I tend to gravitate toward that lol. Then about two weeks after Hanukhah it's Christmas:-)!

I did find out this weekend though that my neighbors to my right in the house next to mine the wife is the sister to the husband of the couple who owns the house I'm living in. Seem like nice people.

Red Cross called again today. I will say this much for this chapter they are much better at following through compared to the one in CA. In all fairness though the one in CA has had a lot of personnal changes though and I'm sure that the 'follow through' issues are probably related to that. I will get the chance to teach classes with the one up here in WA. That should be entertaining lol. I'm supposed to have my orientation next week after work. Be nice to get that out of the way.

First Snow

It has been really cold the past few days. I got 5-6" and most of it has melted and refrozen. After finally getting the power & heat back on today now I'm waiting for water to be turned back on. It certainly is different renting a house compared to an apartment or a room from people you know. The scenerary is amazing and after not driving in snow & ice for 5 years it certainly is a major adjustment. One of the newest luxurious finds that I have been enjoying is Netflix :-)!

I only have half of my holiday decorations up..still unpacking the rest lol and still need to get that tree. Moving sure has been an adventure as I have come across things that I had forgotten completely and others that I find and think 'what the heck did I keep that for?!' lol.

Snowing at Sea Level??!!

Wow it has been snowing since yesterday morning at my house on the Canal. First time I have seen snow since I flew up from CA last Christmas. First time I have driven in it in FIVE years!!! Still don't particularly like it ...but am doing my best to manage for now. Took pictures and will post up soon.

Time to get some work done at work especially since I got in early.

Walks By the Lake

First hike/walk of the fall was totally amazing! Chelle and I went hiking around Green Lake yesterday in the cold and on & off again sunshine. It was so nice to see the Seattlelites out and about whether they were rowing, kayaking, feeding the ducks, biking, walking, strolling, hiking, running (oh yeah we got passed by several of those..some even in shorts!! omg super cold just looking at those folks), lots of dogs, etc. Afterwards went to Starbucks for some peppermint mocha and a rice crispy square..yum! It was just an awesome day filled with laughter and fun :-). The way home last night I was listening to classical and looking at the stars above the trees through the mist and the pines. Such a pretty place to live.

I had planned on paying bills, running errands, and moving the rest of stuff from storage today but once again it is pouring rain. So 2 out of 3 isn't too bad I suppose. C is at a training day for Medic One today and not available to move the bed and other larger items of furniture anyways so I guess I will have to wait. No big deal as I want to go into Olympia and browse through some more shops I came across on Sunday. At least I am wearing my waders so my feet won't get wet and my warm hat to keep my head and ears from getting cold.

New Adventures

I got the little house around the corner from my favorite cafe to rent for the next several months. Tonight will be the first night I'm 'camping' out in the house as I need to do some cleaning/figuring out where things will go this weekend. Sleeping on the futon verses the bed (at least I know its comfy from having fallen asleep on it many times before). Tomorrow is my last day on my work assignment so I will be studying all weekend and part of next week getting ready to take my state exam so I can go work for Aflac. I think I might enjoy that besides I will be able to do some networking while continuing to look around for something geography related to make a living at.