Well, I'm back. I mean like as back as I could ever be. I've been lacking on using my outlets for my creativity, and now that it is the year of 2012, I knew that this would be the perfect opportunity for me to jump back into the thing I love; writing! There have also been some very sad readers since they really have nothing to read. So to them I say: I'mmmm bbaaaaacccck! Creepy.
My goal this new year is to write twice a week (104 posts to be exact) which would be a crazy amount considering I had 6 last year. I really don't know what happened. Must have been the boyfriend, the car getting stolen, serving, boyfriend, finishing school, finding job, and so forth. There just hasn't been time. But it's now time to MAKE time. If I stop this now, it'll be sad. Like, I dunno, a little part of me will have died with my college years and I'm not ready for that reality to happen. So lucky for us all there are such things as resolutions. *GRIN*
I guess I can just rattle off some stuff and call that my first post. yah? ready? It's been pretty intense, I don't know if you can handle it!
*SINCE SEPTEMBER*
Oh! I turned the big 25. That was weird. I feel that it was a good birthday and that I saw everyone I wanted to. Ali was in town for a long time and I think it was good for both of us. It had been a long time since I had seen her! And she made me MITTENS!!!! I have yet to wear them, but when those cold February days hit, i'll be totes ready. Just saying.
I also maybe sorta have a job. Basically (long story short) I applied to a job right after my birthday for an assistant editor position for a magazine, and I've been e-mailing, interviewing, phone calling this person for months and he did offer me a position (can I get a HOLY COW FREAKING AWESOME CONGRATS?!?!?) but we still have to hammer out the tiny details... like when I start or what my hours will be. They are actually really big details, but all I know is that I have a position doing something I love and getting paid to do it. It's been hard I think because it was Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then we jump right into Christmas and New Years and it's like there is no break to get things back to normal. Except it is now January and hopefully *fingers crossed* I will hear from my soon-to-be boss this week. Then I'll REALLY be jumping up and down. Oh, and buying a whole new wardrobe for my fancy fancy job.
Thanksgiving came and went. It wasn't the biggest holiday every only because it's one day and pretty standard, but I do know it was good. It was also followed by Black Friday. Man, that was nuts. Apparently we were on a hunt for a TV for the Knapps, and then an Xbox. Well, after 2 hours of waiting in a ridiculously long line outside of BestBuy and then swinging over to Target, sleeping, and heading back out into the world towards MoA, we finally bought both things listed previously. Except we returned it next day. Don't ask why, it was just a funny story and both Justin and I have agreed that it was a nightmare. End of story.
Christmas was super fantastic. I think I was happy because I'm for once ahead of my bills (I'll talk more about this in the next paragraph) and I was able to actually purchase presents at my own pace instead of waiting until that last glimmer of hope on Christmas eve. It wasn't even NEAR stressful. And my presents were amazing. Justin bough me Sperry's, which I've been wanting for months but haven't purchased because they are super expensive, and my parents gave me money to get a massage and a facial (which will be happening tomorrow! First ones ever!) and then just a few smaller things. It was great. Then we did Christmas with the Knapps on Christmas day and the four of us will be seeing Blue Man Group this summer! I hear it's amazing and I bet I will agree. We also saw Debbie's family and spent the whole day eating at watching sports. I think I need a break from... all sports.
New Year's (which is now) was a more peaceful holiday consisting of dinner and games with Kara, Brian, and Alyssa, followed by the treacherous road conditions (FINALLY legitimately snowed... of course on the last day of the year) and then making snowballs and snowmen outside with Med, Kyle, Manda, Lane, The Beckmans, and Justin. And the best part about that is we made a ham and ate it at midnight. Kind of a funny thing, but it was tasty and I was delighted. What I was REALLY excited about though was that John and Anna are in town with their 3 little ones and he preached at Village today. I told Justin that if John was the preacher, and the Johnsons were the worship team, I would be a member at this church. Justin just told me that it's too bad that this church that I have envisioned doesn't exist. Man... he did so well. Like the words of Christ were flowing through him and it was very apparent. I won't even describe it because I don't want to ruin the memory of the service today. Let's just say I felt at home. And finally we spent the rest of the day with the Knapps family friends playing games, watching sports, and of course EATING. OYE
Good thing I've been working out since the beginning of August when I moved in with Seward. And I'd just like to let everyone know that I've lost 15-17 pounds since! Now just think what I can do if my diet completely changes! Baby steps though... baby steps.
And last but not least, finances. Oh the dreaded word. It's a word I've come to hate over the years but I think I am finally getting to a place in my life where it's not so extremely stressful! I mean it is but it isn't. Since The Beckman's have let me live with them for these few months, I've been able to not only PAY my payments, but pay them on time, without any late fees, and also have money left over at the end of the month. It's a crazy feeling. It's liberating and great and now when I look at my account and there is less than a certain amount, I feel weird! So I'm on the "up&up" as Justin would say and I couldn't be happier.
Okay. I'm sorry. THIS is the reason I CANNOT wait so long to write. And just think of all the things I MISSED in this blog. Oh well. You'll live. If you don't think you can live without knowing, well most of you know me well enough that you've probably already heard all this anyway. haha. But I'm happy to be back, and I think I'll add a funny quote on here that was said in the good ole year of 2011:
*Me (in a text to Mike) : "It's like Haiti and the Dominican Republic are the parents and ALLLL the little islands around them are their babies!"
*Mike (in a text to me): "And Mount Rushmore shows us how big people were back then"
It's not word for word because I am TOO lazy to find where I wrote this, but oh man... the conversations that happen.... they are great. Anyway, Happy New Year to you all! I can't wait to see what this year has to hold for us! :)
Always,
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