life as I know it right now....
Yes.... I am alive and life is somewhat returning to normal. I am in Pittsburgh, PA. I moved here after the hurricane and now I have a house and I have a car and hopefully I will soon have a job. I miss everyone terribly. I miss my church, I miss my friends, and I miss the coast that will never be again. Life is so different now. It's easier to be here because I can ignore what has happened. ( at least for the most part. ) There are certain times though when I allow myself to feel a little and it gets down right crappy. As much of a Colorado girl as I have pretended to be all these years. Deep down I really love mississippi. I am saddened that what beauty it did have will all be over taken by BIG ugly casinos, high rises, oil rigs and tourist pits. No more big plantation homes, No more pretty coast line and No more sitting on the beach in the dark looking at the stars. I am angry, but at the same time I know that life must go on. I am just glad that God brought me my best friend ( Libby moved here last Monday ) and that at least I like it here. It is very beautiful and cold like I remember it back home in Colorado. Its very hilly here and there are always deer in my back yard! I am also just barely out of Pittsburgh ( around 15 miles or so ) That reminds me of back home too. I am very blessed here, I have a beautiful 2 story house, 2 bedroom, 1 bath w/ a HUGE yard! I don't have to pay rent until March and after that I only have to pay 200 a month for 4 months and then it will 600 a month!! This house is in a VERY nice neighborhood and normally rents for 850 or so. We are adjusting pretty well, I think. It is almost Thanksgiving and the weather has been cold, but wonderful. It is supposed to snow this week!! Yeah!! I haven't lived in the snow since I was 16. 10 Years Ago!! As I said I have a car now too. The fire dept up here raised the 1200 that was needed to buy it. It is a 90 pontiac Bonneville. I like it a lot. It runs well, and it is pretty good on gas. I am very greatful for all the people up here. They have been wonderful. They have helped us a whole lot. We are looking for a new church up here, ( though they can never replace cedar lake in my heart ) We went to one on Sunday and it was a lot like cedar lake. I think that unless God directs me else where I would like to go there. Anyway, I just wanted to give everyone the heads up on me and my life. Hope everyone has a happy turkey day..... and words of wisdom, be happy for what you have.... you never know when you will not have it anymore.
Jessica
Jessica