PORT TOWNSEND!

Hey Guys! I finally, at long last, know what I'll be doing this upcoming year! I got the call yesterday offering me a position and the Port Townsend Marine Science Center- which was my number one choice! I don't know the exact position I got yet (there are four and the specific assignments haven't been decided yet) so I can't tell you my sweet new job title but it'll be something along the lines of "Jess gets to play on the beach and handle squishy marine critters and clean up their tanks and rescue seals and clean stuff and teach people about awesome biology stuff". So yeah, I'm pretty flipping excited and relieved to FINALLY know what I'll be doing this upcoming year. I start on October 1st and I'll be there for 10 1/2 months. *super huge sigh of relief and nervous anticipation*. If you're interested this is their website: http://www.ptmsc.org/
THEY HAVE PUFFIN CRUISES! And a marine mammal stranding network! And Port Townsend itself seems like an incredible city; about 9,000 people and super artsy, environmental, biker friendly, and they get way better weather than most of Western Washington. I'm going to try to find a pottery studio I can throw in too. wahoo!

On the other news front my mom had her rotator cuff surgery yesterday and it went really well. They were able to do it arthroscopically (no slicing her open just using the cool probe thingies with a camera. Even though it went well she's in extreme pain. I'm so incredibly glad that I can be here to help her and to support my Dad in helping her too. It's been really draining to see her in such pain and to be able to do so little about it. She's on super-heavy duty narcotics but she's still really uncomfortable. She's still being such a good sport about it though- still being incredibly sweet and loving and grateful. She made herself dizzy when she got excited over my job though..hah. Anyways, I'm trying to breathe and stay centered so that I can be of the most use to her and my Dad.

I miss all of you bunches. Emily, I have no idea how your life is going! Write, friend, write! And everyone else too! It's so bizarre that we're not all going to be living at Earlham/ Richmond. I miss knowing about everyone's daily lives.
love you all