-Moved to Seattle
(26hrs of drive time, over 3 days. First leg: boring. Second leg: treacherous. Third leg: arrival.)
-Met (and lived with) the Renzelmans
(Chris and Rebecca. He has spent most of his life in ministry, and is the man, mentor, and friend conducting all the networking on our behalf. Serves as the NW director for the National Network of Youth Ministry.)
-Attended the Northwest Ministry Conference
(Hit the ground running, made some great connections with some amazing people.)
-Spent some time down in Portland
(Shadowed Marshall and Leslie Snyder, the founders of BridgeTown Inc. They do an incredible job of loving on people and their city through progressive methods.)
-House hunting
(Our target area was Rainier Valley, a neighborhood in SE Seattle. It is "the most diverse zip code in the nation", and is where some organizations we are working with are located. We found an amazing place to call home, The Station.)
-Job search
(My goal moving out was to get on board w/ Starbucks- what better place to be a barista, than for Starbucks IN Seattle??? I got in at one that is a 10-minute walk from our place. Shelley just started a month long nanny job, but is looking for a longer term nanny position for when that month is up.)
-Meetings, meetings, meetings
(Learning about the area, organizational leaders, mapping out our apprenticeship.)
-ENJOYING Seattle!
(We LOVE this city...)
