Making friends

So, I have almost been in Dawson Creek for one month now, and I still am finding myself quite bored when Mike's working and haven't made any friends. It's kind of frustrating because I'm used to either working or going to school, and it's always been super easy meeting people and making friends in Victoria because there were so many other students my age. I realized the other day that outside of that University student venue, I have no experience meeting new people. I'm also super bored, so I decided I better start thinking of more things to do. I have several ideas:

1) Find a church that has lots of young couples (this worked well in Victoria) and although Mike and I tried one church out in DC, it was very small and old-fashioned and although the elderly couples that spoke with us were very kind, it isn't exactly the right match for us. So, I drove around and the largest Church I saw seems to be the pentecostal church, so I'm going to try it out this sunday. Hopefully this will give us a chance to meet new people, and hopefully they have a large youth group I can volunteer with.

2) I am planning on joining the next session of yoga, which starts late September on thursday nights.

3) I got a calendar for the continuing education classes offered at the Northern Lights College campus, and am planning on either a beginner's spanish class (if there are enough ppl that sign up) or perhaps a pottery class, although it's pretty expensive so I may have to wait until the January session.

4) Volunteer. Not sure where yet, but I am going to try out the library, because it seems like a good place for me. I was hoping to find a book club to join, but after asking at the book store, was told that most of the ones in town are just friends who get together for their own meetings. Maybe once I meet some people I can start my own book club.

5) I am also hoping to find a sports team to join, although they don't seem to have many in Dawson Creek that are for adults. There are plenty of youth teams, but what the heck do the adults do here? Although I have to admit I have seen MANY overweight adults in this town, so maybe that's my answer. I also haven't seen anyone playing sports on the many fields in town, or anyone ever in the walking trails and parks. What's up with that?

Well, that's the plan for now. Maybe by publishing it it will make me stick to it. Or, some of you could just move here, that would solve a lot of problems, and I wouldn't have to make any new friends. Okay, okay, I get it, no one wants to live up north.

Here's to meeting new people who my husband has not previously arrested!