Trying out the world of blogs...

Well, i had never even heard of blogs before last November... but i've always been into trying out new things on the computer... and well i like the idea of having a journal of sorts online. So here i go. I was really inspiried to try this out after reading a few of Doug's friends blogs. Since i've been in his life he hasn't been much of a blogger - i guess i take up too much of his time :) But perhaps if i get involved his friends will stop giving him a hard time about not keeping his blog up to date. ;) I'm also more motivated because i just got my first laptop. And i have to tell you, it's sure nice to be able to lay in bed and type rather than sitting at the desk. Can't say that that will be so good for my wrists or my sleep in the long run but it seems much more convenient at the moment. Well except for the fact that i keep pressing the caps lock key instead of shift and then having to go back and retype... no fears... i'm confident i'll eventually get used to it!

So thoughts for tonight... i came home from BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) tonight to a bare apartment. Doug and I spent the weekend packing up my place and beginning to move things to my new home. I'll be moving into my friend Sarah's house in the Fairwood area of Renton next Monday. Although i'll miss living right by Lake Washington, it will be nice to have a roommate again, and i think i'll enjoy house living again (for the first extended time since i was 18). Since moving to Washington 3 1/2 years ago this will be my 5th home - so i'm rather used to moving. But somehow it never gets much easier. With the walls bare it seems to be such an empty place... but it has been a great apartment. I do often become nostalgic when i'm moving - thinking back over all that has happened while i've lived here. I must say that God has been totally faithful to me here. When i first moved in i left my apartment with my dear friend Mindy, as she was preparing for her wedding. That move was with mixed feelings - i loved living with Mindy and i didn't really want my own place, but didn't have many options at that time. However i enjoyed living on my own more than i expected to. I've had a few good friends move away, and have grown to know new friends in this time. I have grown closer to God and gained a new understanding of trust and comfort in the Lord over the last 15 months. There was a time of struggling with my singleness, especially after a short time of dating that seemed amazing but ended quickly, and then growing to truly accept and embrace my circumstances. Several months after that God brought Douglas into my life and i am still amazed with our relationship and how it is constantly growing and how i'm falling more in love with him all the time. God is good... and he has proven that to me many times this last year, within these walls. Although i'm not moving far, i will still take many memories with me. I suppose all of this moving i'm doing kind of segments my life and allows me to take time to process things a year or so at a time, and i thought i'd be done with that after graduating from college. :)

Gee i'm rambling quite a bit here... And as it's 1:30 in the morning i better stop my new hobby for now. This could be a fun adventure...