Funky Town

Unemployment Log:  Entry Date 20130311    Location,  In a funk

I don't know if people still use that term anymore but I am bringing it back baby.  Okay maybe not.

So why am I in a funk you ask.  Well thank you for asking, I appreciate your interest.  First off, the obvious one, I, like most of America was robbed of an hour this weekend. No, I don't know what I would have done with that hour (probably just slept or read a book) but it was still mine and it was unceremoniously taken from me.
Second, now that spring is around the corner I am planing out my yard projects and once again I have fallen in love with plants that I can't buy. Oh Sterling Silver Caryopteris and Orange Rocket Berberis you will never by mine but you will always live in the garden of my heart.

Caryopteris from www.provarplants.co.uk

Berberis from sunnyside-gardens.com

Third, it's been over a month and I have yet to find a job. Many friends have told me not to worry, there is something out there I just need to keep looking.  They have also shared stories of their long months on unemployment and how they managed to survive. I have such wonderful friends and family.  Thank you all.

Now onto happier stuff. Because this is some of that naturally.  We went to North Bend last week and I snapped a couple of pictures of the snow line.  So close to our house, but oh so far away.  One more winter without snow. Sigh. I will say that it's much prettier to look at then it is to drive in so I am never too heartbroken when we don't get snow.

From I90 heading east

In North Bend

Then because we were in the neighborhood, we stopped at the Falls.  I tend to forget this is in our backyard so to speak.

Snoqualmie Falls

There is a beautiful Lodge at the top of the Falls and while we were there I told Jeff I would like to stay there sometime.  He said he had tried to book a room for my birthday a couple of years ago but they were full.  So he tried again the next year with the same results.  "By chance," I asked him, "did you try to get a room, oh say, a week before my birthday?"  Of course he did.  So to review, very popular destination, birthday close to a major holiday...you can see why he struck out.  I suggested that he try to get something a couple of months in advance. "But if I call in September, I don't know what I'll be doing in December so how will I know which weekend to get." he replied.

o.0

To save my sanity, I closed my mouth and just kept walking with him back to the car.

 

Speaking of renting lodging.  My deposit check cleared so we now have our apartment in Galway reserved.  I am getting very excited for our trip.  In less then a month we'll be setting up shop in Dublin.

Apartment building we'll be staying at in Dublin

After a week of exploring the capital we'll take a train across Ireland and spend a week in Galway.

Apartment overlooking the ocean in the Claddagh area of Galway

I am doing a little happy dance in my head now.  Funky Town far behind me. One last reason to be happy - today's Google Doodle celebrating the birthday of the late great Douglas Adams.  So long and thanks for all the fish.