Update: I'm back, and ready to tackle my life again.

Hey, all. I did go out to WA to visit that family I was contemplating moving in with. I fell in love with the couple, and they fell in love with me, the kids got along fabulously, and I was pretty sure it was going to happen. I was preparing myself to say good bye to my house and my life here.

Unfortunately, the last night I was there, the couple got into a huge fight. I'm talking threats of divorce, a lot of emotionally manipulative and abusive things said (mainly by the husband) and I said I was done. I still love them, especially the wife, but he needs to work on himself more before I'd be willing to live with him.

So that was hard. But now I know, and I'm looking at what I can do to rescue myself a little bit. My finances have finally gone to shit, for the most part, and I still don't have a job. I have a final interview on Monday for an AmeriCorps position (wish me luck!) but that's a stop-gap situation as well, since it's only for a year. I'm not behind on any bills at this point, but I don't even want to look at what my balances are in my various bank accounts right now. Still feel like I need to get that sorted out before registering for classes and accepting my financial aid package. I'm going to spend the weekend here cleaning up and catching up on my financial situation, probably forebearing my student loans (which I've still been paying throughout my joblessness) and making sure I can keep the lights on.