Hey there. Every time I get on here I feel like I'm apologizing for not posting more often. Well here is another "I'm sorry". I had sort of decided not to do the blog anymore because we were so far behind. Then when I was back east visiting, a few people said they still would love to read it. That was about 6 weeks ago. Soooo I'm finally getting around to it.
I realize words are less fun than photos, but just to catch everyone up, here is a quick list of things that has happened in the last couple months:
1. I started (and I'm nearly finished with) a pre-apprenticeship class for women in the trades. The class is intended to get women interested in and prepared for a career in any trade, including carpentry, electrical, road construction, sheet metal, hvac, plumbing etc. Women only make up 3% of the work force nationally in the trades. To make a long story short, women tend to work more jobs with lower pay, while men tend to work jobs with higher wages. Waitress pay vs $35/hour as a carpenter for example. In the class we learned math (again ugh), basic skills and the trades culture. We built gates, sheds, picnic tables, hand rails and a few other things. I'm mostly interested in carpentry but I'm also looking into weatherization. I'm not sure where this will lead, but hopefully the next couple weeks will narrow my life focus. Wishful thinking, I know.
2. Molly and I joined a rugby team. Yes full-contact, full-tackle rugby. We are part of the ORSU club. There are two men's teams and one women's team. We practice twice a week and compete on Saturday's. We traveled to San Francisco and Seattle recently to play. We beat the rival Portland team last weekend and we play another team out of Washington this weekend. Next weekend we travel to Missoula to take part in Maggotfest. Google it if you wish but we warned....we have been told it will be the greatest weekend of our lives. And we were told this by rugby players. I'm a little scared. You may be thinking "wow I thought Meg played field hockey, that's not like rugby". And you may also be thinking "I've seen Molly play soccer (or any other sport) and rugby is definitely the sport she should have been playing all along". Yes yes yes. Molly is amazing. Despite only playing one year of rugby in high school and one semester in college, she is by far the best rookie on our team. The rest of us look at her in awe. Rugby is a confusing game, maybe worse than field hockey. It goes against pretty much everything I've ever learned in sports. You can only pass backwards. You can stiff-arm people in the face. You can step on people with cleats. You cannot stop playing to see if your bleeding teammate is ok. You hate the other team while you're playing, then drink with them after the game. Confusing. I've never been so bruised (both physically and emotionally) but I think I'm hooked.
3. We moved in to our own apartment. Sandie and Donald were great hosts while we stayed with them. We got our own place about a month ago and it's been great. Great location and cheap rent. Everyone needs to come visit us!
So that's a quick update. I'll go through my phone and post some random pics soon.
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