Fall.

I tend to wonder if I'm self-medicating with all this sugar. Of course, I've always liked sweets (and food in general) so it's not too surprising that I would go a little wild upon arriving in a new city with new food. It seems like we go out nearly every day. Today, it wasn't sugar - it was lunch. A friend suggested I try a local chain with fish tacos, so we went to the nearest location (Northgate). When we got there, we saw another place called Gyro Hut, which turned out to have some rather tasty fries with garlic mayo. I had to get a fish taco too while I was there, and it was okay but nothing to get excited about. The toppings were good but the fish itself was blah. I told Marcus that we might go to University Village tomorrow (which has the famous Trophy Cupcakes, Jamba Juice, and Red Mango...when asked which Marcus wanted, he replied "all of them!"). I haven't even seen the whole mall yet. And there is a coffee place near here which allegedly has good pastries and Italian sodas. *sigh* So many options.

But back to the original point. I don't know how well I'm adjusting to the new city, food bliss aside. I never really got independent with Ari before coming here, so that has been an adjustment in itself. I'm practically a single parent during the week, considering how long the work days are. Evenings aren't much better, because everyone is tired and cranky.

Meeting people here is a very slow process. Getting stuff sorted in our [slightly too small!] house is also a slow process. Everything is just going slower than I expected, I guess. I don't think I'm much more depressed than I was before leaving, but I don't have the same ways to deal with it. I'm trying to be "in the moment" with Ari, since she will likely be my last child (no guarantees on that, but likely), yet I also spend a lot of time on Facebook and looking for things to do in order to...what? I'm not sure. I feel an undercurrent of both anxiety and boredom, that I'm often trying to assuage. I don't know how else to explain it.

We've taken a couple more outings, to parks and other towns in the metro area. I've been on the east side only twice, briefly. I'm thankful to say that there *are* a few deciduous trees here, and they are turning colors as expected. It's nice. The weather has been decent...although even when it's sunny, the ground never seems to dry out. I guess summer is really the only time you can put little kids in the grass. There are still farmer's markets here, although the ones closest to us ended last week. The plethora of Washington apples is nice. Yum.

Gotta go...