starting to explore!

yesterday was the first day i really got out of the apartment and had a good day.  my energy is still low and i didn't even have time to take a nap!  there was no rain and wilfred and i went on a long walk on the bike path by the apartment.  it parallels a river and is a great flat path for us to walk on.  then i had my first prenatal massage, which was excellent!  the spa was located in our local shopping complex called "kent station," which is less than 2 miles from the apartment.  i walked around to check out the shops and restaurants there. 

when i got back fully relaxed from my massage, i had intended on taking a nap, but jarad asked if i wanted to come down to his office for a tour!  i immediately got in the car and headed to his new office, which is AWESOME!  i got there by 5pm and the place was mostly cleared out, by the end of my visit (around 6pm) the place was nearly empty.  they seem to have found a great work/life balance there!  we came home, made dinner and took wilfred for a walk while we checked out the amenities in the complex.  we have a great heated indoor pool and jacuzzi and work out room.  now that i am feeling better, i think swimming may feel really good on my body.

very excited that today is friday and the weekend is upon us! i am looking forward to house hunting with our real estate agent tomorrow and getting to explore our new city with jarad (and wilfred).  our stuff arrived at storage, so we will be picking up our important stuff today, which also happens to include jarad's bikes, just in time so he can get a ride in this weekend.  i have been researching fun things to do in the area and 2 that i really want to do is 1 - go the space needle for dinner or at least the observatory 2 - check out tree house point (they give tours and you can also rent them out!) 

i am surprised and impressed with myself at how i am adjusting this week, even being sick.  it is not easy and i have had my moments of tears and frustration, but one thing i have been doing is wearing my grandmothers ring.  i found it over summer while painting a room at my parents house and asked my mom if i could have it.  it was her mothers ring and it may sound silly, but wearing it reminds me to channel the strength of all the positive women in my life.  it also reminds me that they are never far away.