hey there beautiful

oh america.
i missed you.
well its been a VERY long time since ive last written
but theres no time like the present right?!?
right.
so
when i got back to washington i stayed in silverdale for about 2 weeks or so and it was just wonderful to be home with the fam for a bit. i missed them an awful lot! they threw me a wonderful welcome home party (thanks to all of you who came, by the way!) and it was just some nice down time after such an adventure!
in the last week i was home, grandpa earl came up from san jose to visit. that was fantastic! its always such a blessing to see him!
now im back in bellingham, on the first day of the second week of classes.
a lot has happened in a week; a lot of ups and downs.
this summer im staying in my roommate ly's room since shes gone to ellensburg to study at central washington university and to be with her boyfriend. in the fall when caroline goes to argentina for a quarter, i'll move about 10 feet into her room. then she and i will share a room for winter and spring quarter. if i can share a room with anyone its caroline! having met as random roommates first year of college, she and i are two peas in a pod. its wonderful to be back at school with her :)
anyhow.
so bellingham.
WOW ive missed it.
its been so gorgeous up here lately; it feels like heaven.
well, aside from all the darn homework and job searching!
so this summer im taking 3 classes (i know; 3 summer classes, i must be crazy! in the summer, classes are taught in just about half the time they normally take in a quarter during the school year..that makes them REALLY hard.)
so im taking english 313; the history of critical and cultural theory, journalism 190;intro to mass media, and geology 101; as my english prof put it- 'rocks for jocks' haha
so that keeps me pretty busy and relatively stressed out.
on top of that ive been working my tail off trying to find a job!
having no money is ZERO fun, but hopefully that changes real fast!
i have a secondary interview with sears tomorrow afternoon; interviewing with a departmental manager for a potential position working under them. as well, i have an interview with bath and body works on thursday, which would be a fun job!
so fingers crossed i get a job this week!!! :)
this last weekend was pretty darn good.
caroline and i were the only roommates up in bham this weekend so we got some quality time together. also, we deep cleaned the house yesterday; it was in dire need of some TLC. on top of that, my allergies are basically out of control and having so much dust and dog hair from one of our roommates' dogs visiting, i had asthma attacks just sitting on the couches. NOT FUN.
oh so about my allergies; i had an allergy test over in tacoma while i was staying with the fam; turns out im super allergic to dust mites and grass, dogs, weeds, and tress. but not cats! so good news to gabby; she can stay! haha.
the worst part about my allergies is...well, actually there are a few. well firstly i have to have dust mite covers on my pillows and matresses as well as wash all linens and blankets atleast once a week (makes for a lot of laundry). i have about 5 or 6 different medicines i have to take every day to stay on top of my allergies. AND turns out i have allergy-induced asthma, which means i have to carry around an albuterol inhaler with me everywhere i go. fuuuun stuff.

well, after that riveting bit of info, i dont have much more to update on...
OH!
except for this;
so when i live in bellingham i go to this thing called the INN. its a non-denominational campus ministry based out of first presbyterian church of bellingham. its WONDERFUL. its one place i always feel at home and at peace with myself and, most importantly, with God.
SO
summer INN has begun as of last week and one of the amazing women in my life, katie stone, is a summer INNtern (cute, huh?) anyhow shes also on the worship team at the INN and theyre always welcoming people who want to join in on the worship aspect of INN gatherings;
LONG STORY SHORT (gosh im making this a 'George story' lol)
IM SINGING AT THE INN TOMORROW NIGHT!!! im so excited.
not just me, dont worry (id be so nervous!)
but theres a few of us who just lead the worship througout the service and im SUPER stoked but TERRIBLY nervous!
so good thoughts and prayers that i'll do okay! :)

well folks, thats about it for me.
hope things are going well for all of you.
keep your eyes peeled (idk why i just said that; i dislike that experession!) for a link to another blog; im thinkin a travel blog!
mmkay.
peace out trout =)
xx