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considering i have posted surveys the last 3 or 4 posts i figured i would give everyone a true life update. i know i will have friends at work bright and early monday morning needed a procrastination tool so here it is for you all :)
i feel like nothing is new with me right now. we moved into our house towards the end of April. before hand and during our house seach process i was so anxious and excited to be a home owner. and dont get me wrong, i LOOOVE it, but its a lot of work and very expensive. its hard when things go wrong to not have an apartment manager to call and say hey please come and fix this. tim and i arent the best when it comes to plumbing/electrical/house type stuff so its hard when something needs to be fixed or changed. the other hard part is i have tons of ideas for decorating and i love shopping and looking for new decorations. however, i'm a social worker people, come on, therefore i have no funds for buying new things!! we are trying to work one step at a time, but i have this mental picture of my "perfect house" and i want it right now. (im an instant gratification type person which is really annoying sometimes)
writing that last paragraph makes me think...i have been struggling lately with the thoughts of when did we grow up? in my own life, when did i stop being a student and become part of the working world? when did i stop seeing my friends in the hallways every day and start seeing them, if i'm lucky, once every week or two? when did i stop seeing my parents every day, multiple times a day, to seeing them rarely and "going to their house just for dinner"? when did i go from being a "me" to an "us" or a "we"? and as if i dont feel old and grown up enough, not only are we (meaning my friends) graduating and moving on with our lives, but our little sisters and brothers (ie angie, michelle, megan, etc...sorry guys not to call you young) are almost at the point of graduation and moving on. Growing up and moving on is excited, and i love it, but its just scary...
speaking of siblings moving on...most of you know that my sister and i have never gotten along the greatest. now that i dont like at home, our relationship is tons better which is great. now we actually communicate civally and get along when we see each other. when i go back to my parents house we actually talk about our lives. it is going to be hard to see her move accross the country. for those of you who dont know, liana is going to northern arizona university starting in the fall. she received a full ride basketball scholarship. NAU has a beautiful campus and has D1 athletics. i'm so happy for her. her only road block now is that she is having some shoulder problems. she slightly tore some tendon thingy. 1st doc opinion said shed be fine with physical therapy. 2nd doc oppinion said operation necessary which would mean a sling for 1.5 months, and no lifting for 4 months. well...to play a D1 college sport, means major training, which for her should be starting in june. so this would majorly set her back and might possibly mean her getting red shirted for the first year. so long story short, shes excited about leaving and starting basketball in AZ, but nervous with making this decision if she should have the operation or not.
work is still going well. i love the job, love the field, and love my coworkers. we are all becoming friends, which is awesome (well most of us i should say. we have some odd balls as most places do). i love the fact that a lot of our program is young, it makes for a fun work environment. i'm pretty certain i will stay at this job up until i go back to school. there is no reason for me to leave. other than the money but thats the field trend for sure. i'm still mentoring and meeting fairly regurarly with jen. my time frame runs through the end of the school year, but i'm sure we will keep in contact. shes a good girl and is headed good places in life, i have no doubts.
this summer is looking to be awesome. i have a few graduation parties, a wedding, lianas graduation, and i'm sure more fun to come. tim and i are saving to *hopefully* take a trip in nov or dec. we have never been on vacation, just the two of us, so i hope it works out and i'm really looking forward to getting away from "life" with him.
okay, i'm out. nothing else is happening in my life right now. time to wake the sleepy head up to help make dinner. meatball subs, with lowfat cheese and turkey meat of course ;)
i feel like nothing is new with me right now. we moved into our house towards the end of April. before hand and during our house seach process i was so anxious and excited to be a home owner. and dont get me wrong, i LOOOVE it, but its a lot of work and very expensive. its hard when things go wrong to not have an apartment manager to call and say hey please come and fix this. tim and i arent the best when it comes to plumbing/electrical/house type stuff so its hard when something needs to be fixed or changed. the other hard part is i have tons of ideas for decorating and i love shopping and looking for new decorations. however, i'm a social worker people, come on, therefore i have no funds for buying new things!! we are trying to work one step at a time, but i have this mental picture of my "perfect house" and i want it right now. (im an instant gratification type person which is really annoying sometimes)
writing that last paragraph makes me think...i have been struggling lately with the thoughts of when did we grow up? in my own life, when did i stop being a student and become part of the working world? when did i stop seeing my friends in the hallways every day and start seeing them, if i'm lucky, once every week or two? when did i stop seeing my parents every day, multiple times a day, to seeing them rarely and "going to their house just for dinner"? when did i go from being a "me" to an "us" or a "we"? and as if i dont feel old and grown up enough, not only are we (meaning my friends) graduating and moving on with our lives, but our little sisters and brothers (ie angie, michelle, megan, etc...sorry guys not to call you young) are almost at the point of graduation and moving on. Growing up and moving on is excited, and i love it, but its just scary...
speaking of siblings moving on...most of you know that my sister and i have never gotten along the greatest. now that i dont like at home, our relationship is tons better which is great. now we actually communicate civally and get along when we see each other. when i go back to my parents house we actually talk about our lives. it is going to be hard to see her move accross the country. for those of you who dont know, liana is going to northern arizona university starting in the fall. she received a full ride basketball scholarship. NAU has a beautiful campus and has D1 athletics. i'm so happy for her. her only road block now is that she is having some shoulder problems. she slightly tore some tendon thingy. 1st doc opinion said shed be fine with physical therapy. 2nd doc oppinion said operation necessary which would mean a sling for 1.5 months, and no lifting for 4 months. well...to play a D1 college sport, means major training, which for her should be starting in june. so this would majorly set her back and might possibly mean her getting red shirted for the first year. so long story short, shes excited about leaving and starting basketball in AZ, but nervous with making this decision if she should have the operation or not.
work is still going well. i love the job, love the field, and love my coworkers. we are all becoming friends, which is awesome (well most of us i should say. we have some odd balls as most places do). i love the fact that a lot of our program is young, it makes for a fun work environment. i'm pretty certain i will stay at this job up until i go back to school. there is no reason for me to leave. other than the money but thats the field trend for sure. i'm still mentoring and meeting fairly regurarly with jen. my time frame runs through the end of the school year, but i'm sure we will keep in contact. shes a good girl and is headed good places in life, i have no doubts.
this summer is looking to be awesome. i have a few graduation parties, a wedding, lianas graduation, and i'm sure more fun to come. tim and i are saving to *hopefully* take a trip in nov or dec. we have never been on vacation, just the two of us, so i hope it works out and i'm really looking forward to getting away from "life" with him.
okay, i'm out. nothing else is happening in my life right now. time to wake the sleepy head up to help make dinner. meatball subs, with lowfat cheese and turkey meat of course ;)