october

This year, I'm more sad about the onset of autumn than I've ever been. Katie said it's the same for her. For her, it's probably because New York didn't have much of a summer. For me, it has more to do with the fact that for the first time in a while, autumn doesn't mean going back to school. And for the first time ever, autumn means being a little more trapped indoors with a baby. I'm going to miss my daily neighborhood walks. Or I'm going to continue taking them in the cold rain. Rosie is a Seattle-ite. Maybe she can take it.

In any case, I have donned the wool socks which I will not take off for the next six months or so. And I have bought some candy corn.

Nine months from now

(ha! not what you're thinking)

Jack will have finished his MA, and life will change. I get sad thinking about leaving Seattle - the most beautiful city on earth - and about leaving Hannah and Luke, to teach overseas. I get nervous thinking about not leaving Seattle to teach overseas - very nervous, because that sounds an awful lot like settling down.