Arcturus (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} arcitaka) wrote,@ 2009-06-30 22:52:00 |
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July
The month of July is usually quite relaxed for me, a month in which I get to enjoy the best of Seattle's summer weather and leisurely enjoy what free time I have.
This year, that will not be the case.
The month starts off well enough, with my parents returning from their 18 month mission in Germany and spending the weekend with them in Olympia. Then on Sunday, I return to Seattle and have a barbecue with some friends from around here and one of my best friends from my own missionary days, who will be visiting.
Then the tough part begins.
I have to move out of my house due to the owner deciding to sell the place on a whim (lucky I didn't do the couple of projects I was thinking of doing around the house). I have until the end of July to do it, and I hope to find a place by the middle of the month. The last half of the month I can spend making the transition to wherever I go. I've looked at a few places but will not make a decision until I talk with my roommates to find out what their plans are (one of them is on vacation in peru at the moment). I would say there is a 90% chance that I will stay on this side of Lake Washington.
Then, on July 11 I have STP, which I have been training for. I'm excited but nervous. It's going to be a long day, that's for sure (205 miles of cycling in one day!).
At the end of the month, I will start commuting to Bellevue, where my new office is located. I'm not wild about the idea of crossing the lake to get to work, but it's better than Redmond (and certainly better than not having work).
I'm excited about what's going to be happening this month but recognize that there's going to be a lot of challenges. Am I up to the task? I suppose we'll find out August 1.
The month of July is usually quite relaxed for me, a month in which I get to enjoy the best of Seattle's summer weather and leisurely enjoy what free time I have.
This year, that will not be the case.
The month starts off well enough, with my parents returning from their 18 month mission in Germany and spending the weekend with them in Olympia. Then on Sunday, I return to Seattle and have a barbecue with some friends from around here and one of my best friends from my own missionary days, who will be visiting.
Then the tough part begins.
I have to move out of my house due to the owner deciding to sell the place on a whim (lucky I didn't do the couple of projects I was thinking of doing around the house). I have until the end of July to do it, and I hope to find a place by the middle of the month. The last half of the month I can spend making the transition to wherever I go. I've looked at a few places but will not make a decision until I talk with my roommates to find out what their plans are (one of them is on vacation in peru at the moment). I would say there is a 90% chance that I will stay on this side of Lake Washington.
Then, on July 11 I have STP, which I have been training for. I'm excited but nervous. It's going to be a long day, that's for sure (205 miles of cycling in one day!).
At the end of the month, I will start commuting to Bellevue, where my new office is located. I'm not wild about the idea of crossing the lake to get to work, but it's better than Redmond (and certainly better than not having work).
I'm excited about what's going to be happening this month but recognize that there's going to be a lot of challenges. Am I up to the task? I suppose we'll find out August 1.
