Yowzers...where to start?

Time really flies when you try to blog but can't seem to find the time. It has been quite a while and I am not entirely sure where to start. I guess I can give a brief summary of the past few months and just go from there.

Since I came out to Seattle to work with Habitat for Humanity...I guess I can give an update on that. We currently have just under a month left and it will be a little bittersweet to be done. I have enjoyed the time on site with staff, co-workers, and homeowners but I am also looking forward to starting the next chapter of my life. We have been busy and have made good progress on 2 buildings that will house 11 families. Here are some initial photos and updated photos:

Needless to say, assisting in building these units have kept my busy but it has been an extremely rewarding experience. I have had the privilege of working with some amazing people and have discovered a lot about myself in the process...I might go into that a little later.

Outside of work I have been volunteering at a young adult shelter in Seattle. It has provided me with outside service I can use towards my AmeriCorps term in addition to finding another rewarding way to spend my time. ROOTS serves homeless youth aged 18-25 and is another way to give back and try to use my experiences to benefit others. It would be nice to be a little more involved but it is a great start towards what I want to be doing and I recently accepted a position as an overnight counselor there. I started last week and have been working Wed-Sat on site with Habitat and the graveyard shift at ROOTS from Sat-Mon night...it can be a very exhausting schedule but it is only for another month or so. 

Lastly, but probably more importantly, I met someone!! Her name is Molly and she is from, of all places, Minnesota. Kind of funny that I traveled 1700 miles to meet someone from so close to home. She has been here for 3 years after coming out for an LVC term followed by a year as an AmeriCorps also working with Habitat for Humanity. She decided to stay on with Habitat and now works at the Habitat store in Bellevue. She is a genuinely kind and compassionate person, and she enjoys my sense of humor...crazy, I know. We started hanging out in April and spent countless hours hiking/walking and just talking...it was a great way to develop a relationship even though neither one of us thought the other was interested. I truly consider myself lucky and try my best to make her aware of that...hopefully y'all will get to meet her soon enough. Anyways, things are fantastic and I couldn't be happier...we are actually taking a trip to Port Townsend to go whale-watching in a couple days and I will definitely post pics of that adventure.


Until next time all...take care, god bless, and much love.