The next step!

In my last post I was still wondering about what my next step on my way up the ladder to success would be, well now it is a little over a month later and I have the answer, an apartment! I don't think I have ever been more excited about a move in my life! Except maybe the move from New York to Texas. My husband and I are finally going to have our own place to call home. (I am told they call this nesting) But whatever the term, I feel as if I have truly accomplished something! Congratulations Sarah! Welcome to adulthood! And as if that weren't exciting enough, here is the shocker, the new place is in the city! Yup that's right, this small town girl is moving to the fourth largest city in the US! I never thought I would be saying that! But to tell you the truth, I can't wait. I will now have a new adventure every weekend on my mission to discover all of the fun and exciting things to do in the city I have lived just outside of for over half of my life! Who knew it would take me the better part of two decades to find out what treasures it holds. Stay tooned folks its about to get very interesting!

Faith and dreams come true....

There is really something to be said for hard work, strong faith and determination in the face of adversity. I should know because the Lord has just proven this to me once again! As you have read so far and for those of you who know me I am usually never satisfied until I have accomplished whatever goal I have set for myself that day, week month or year. So as to be expected I was only mildly content with the position I held for a short three months with the construction company. But I had all but accepted that I would probably have to live with it and make the best of what I had for quite a while until the economy came back around. Well, once again that is what I get for making plans! I passively started looking for a new position and came across one with an engineering firm and by definition it seemed to be perfect. So I applied and two interviews, two weeks notice and one week later I find myself sitting in my own office on my lunch break searching for ways to decorate it! I feel as if I have truly made it! All of my hard work, determination and prayers have paid off and I couldn't be happier. Now all that is left is to cheer my husband on in his search for the right place to be and the next step? Well, I guess I am finally learning that that is not up to me! But, for old times sake I would like it to be an apartment or, God willing a house! But we shall see.

In other news, thanksgiving is only days away and I really can't believe how time flies! It seems only yesterday that we got engaged in the middle of a prayer circle now two years ago! It is really hard to believe that we are planning our one year anniversary! This year's family gathering seems to be lending itself to more new beginnings. New relationships somehow made official by the acceptance of an invitation to partake in a meal with family who will inevitably decide their opinion of the outcome by days end. Will they be right or wrong? Only time will tell. Memories will be made and replayed in our mind's eye for years to come and that is the best part of the holidays! As always I plan to soak up every minute with them because that is the only way to live!

Too busy....Update

Things have been crazy since I last wrote and naturally, a lot has happened that is worth writing about but I'll just hit the high points since all the details would take longer than I thought. September 3 I was in a low speed car accident with an 18 wheeler! Yea, scary! I was just driving home from work in stop and go traffic and I looked in my rear view mirror and all I saw was peter-built grill! And he bumped me and I tried to pull forward but couldn't because there was a car in front of me and he just kept bumping me! I was so scared and waiting for him to  stop. After about 5 times I finally was able to pull forward and he switched lanes and started to drive away! I followed him and laid on the horn and pulled up next to him and rolled down the window and yelled you hit me pull over! He eventually pulled over and as it turned out, he never even knew he hit me! He thought his breaks were going out so he was pumping them. Thankfully I was fine save really bad whiplash that lasted about 2 1/2 weeks and so was my car except a lot of scratches and I slightly out of place bumper. So over all it really turned out to be somewhat of a good thing because we made some money out of it! Who gets in an accident with an 18 wheeler and walks away without a scratch? Apparently I have great guardian angels! 

So on a better note, my Mom gave Reese and I tickets to the baseball game last weekend and we had so much fun! We had great seats! 3 rows from the field behind the visiting dugout. It was great and it made me realize that I really need to invest in a much bigger zoom lens for my camera! I got some good pictures but they could have been great if I had a better lens! Also, we just moved into a new office which is much nicer and the best part is, I am not all alone in the office all the time because we combined with our sister companies and I no longer sit directly under an A/C vent! 

And the best  news of all, my husband had a great job interview! We are very excited because it looks like we may be climbing out of this 8 month slump we have been in! He has a second interview on Tuesday and he met someone else at the chili fest. this weekend that may want to set up an interview as well! Thank God! This is proof he is listening! Ok I know I am kindof cutting this short, but I am watching a movie at the same time and it just got interesting enough for me to actually pay attention! I hope to write more often this month. God bless! 

Mondays and City Lights

I have come to the conclusion that work really is just work and not this dream career that I just love getting up at 6 am for all dressed in career barbie clothes. At some point I guess even the greatest of careers becomes a job. Don't get me wrong, I really like my job and the people I work with, but it is not exactly what I always dreamt of when I was in college. At some point, mondays become the start to yet another week of traffic, coffee, hectic days and not enough sleep at night and saturdays turn into a chance to get the laundry done and "sleep in" till 8 am! I never thought I would hear the words 8 am and sleep in in the same sentence! Now I am making it sound like I have this boring mundane life with an 8 - 5 and no fun on the weekends but no, that is defiantly not the case either. The whole Saturday being the day to sleep and clean thing is somehow becoming a bonus and, I dare say, a rarity because I am somehow protesting the fact that I am a career woman now by making plans to go out of town or do something fun every weekend. This is a great idea in theory, but unfortunately it makes for some really bad mondays and even worse wednesdays at which point I almost always come home and fall asleep on the couch during an early episode of everybody loves Raymond.

On another note, I am seriously considering moving to the City. Yes that's right, the woman who wore cowboy boots on her wedding day and is hard pressed to find a picture of her from the ages of 8 - 15 without a horse in it. Something tells me I just might like it for a change of scenery. We would be so close to the theater and bars and clubs and great restaurants and anything and everything we could ever need or want save a tree over five years old and a big open field. But I guess that is the trade off. But we can always visit our family on the weekends and get away form the city for a while. Then it might really feel like a weekend. Who knows, just a thought....

Busy!

Yesterday was yet another crazy day at work followed by errands that come with the territory which didn't allow me to get home until about 8:30. However, I do have to say that at this point in time, it is all worth it to know that I have a job that I like and it is in the field I want to be in which is more than most people can say at the moment. I went to get my nails done because fortunately or unfortunately when you are in sales people pay attention to your hands more than you know and on the way home there was an amazing pink and purple sunset that I enjoyed with my husband over the phone. I guess that sounds weird, but I guess when you are busy over the phone is better than nothing at all. Well I know this post is not that inspiring but I gotta get back to work! I am really not sure if anyone is reading this anyway because I only have two followers and the only comment I have is from me seeing how it worked. Oh well, it's a good excuse for me to escape and have 5 or 10 minutes to myself every once in a while so read it or not, I will be writing. Have a great day everyone ... or no one.

Two sets of footprints

Sorry I haven't written in a while. There has been a lot going on in my little corner of the world. And to be honest, I have learned a lot since my last post. I realized that I am starting to get used to being married. It is now weird to see my maiden name in print. I never thought that would happen. Its funny how I lived almost 26 years with one name and I have had my new name for just under 5 months and I am already accustom to it! But this does not mean that I don't still feel like a newly wed! It is my hope that we stay in that classification as long as possible. I still miss him during the work day and get butterflies when I see him after a long weekend apart and I still get lost in his eyes over pillow talk or a romantic dinner. I really hope that never fades. My great grandmother gave me some of the best advice that I have ever actually followed and that was to marry a man that has beautiful and honest eyes because everything else will fade.

I have also learned that sometimes you learn the most from those you think you are teaching. Recently I have learned about true inner strength from someone unexpected. She is an incredible, strong, young woman that God has blessed in a way none of us would have imagined. Once again he has proved to me that his plan has nothing to do with ours but it always turns out better than we thought. We may not be able to predict our future, but I do know this, nothing is ever a mistake. I have also learned that, more often than not, our decisions, no matter how small, almost always directly affect not only our lives but those of many many others. The term "domino effect" comes to mind. In this case that could not be more true. In some round about way her decision will be an answer to a lifelong prayer of mine and bring more joy than she knows to her and her family. It will teach her so much and my hope is that from this she will learn how strong she is and that she is a fighter and that her faith will grow stronger than ever. I hope she knows that I am one of her biggest fans and I am here whenever she should need me and my prayers are with her. I am so very excited to see the outcome and watch her life unfold. Remember, there are always two sets of footprints in the sands of life.

A quick thought over sushi and pot stickers..

I have come to the conclusion that there is something great about sushi and pot stickers combined that really make for a great "dacation". Even through I am alone I see myself back in Colorado at the greatest sushi place on earth learning to use chop sticks among great company with a spectacular view. I realize now that that was one of those "simpler times" I previously mentioned that somehow I don't think I ever fully appreciated. So my friends, always remember that you only live once and therefore enjoy every moment of it, especially the little things like a great bite of sushi in a little mountain town surrounded by friends that just may be around for the rest of your life.