Sunday, January 8, 2012

oh, hello there! ...a year in review...

Nine months have come and gone since my last entry in this short-lived blog.  What all has happened since my birthday and my last post?  Well, let me see...

1.  My at-the-time fiance and I both received job offers the same week for jobs in the same industry in the same town.  Coincidence?  I think not.  What was a huge stress factor (besides the stress that accompanies planning a wedding) was the fact that we had already planned on staying in our alma mater's town.  The jobs we had interviewed for took approximately 3 months before they even gave us a hint that they were seriously considering us for the jobs...so we went ahead and moved forward securing a lovely little town house.  Literally less than two weeks after we signed the lease the job offers came in.  We weighed the pros and cons and decided maybe it was time for a move...so we bit the bullet and canceled our lease on the town house (ouch) and frantically sought housing in our future new town.  Thankfully, when we previously had gone in for the job interviews we looked a little bit at housing options so we at least knew what was in the area.  We located an acceptable housing option and we both took the jobs in anticipation of starting them after May 14th...what happened on May 14th? Well...

2.  I got married.  May 14th, 2011 - best. day. ever.







3.  We then split for a lovely and relaxing week in Asheville, North Carolina...after the stress of the wedding, new jobs, moving and apartment hunting it was a much needed week of relaxation. 


4. After the honeymoon, it was back to Tennessee to hurriedly pack and throw everything into a moving van and truck it over to Georgia.  All the relaxation we had accrued quickly flew out of the window as we tried to find places for things in our new apartment and get to know our new town. 

5.  Then it was off to the new jobs!  Well...work's work, you know?  And if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.  Suffice it to say, I'm not a huge fan of what I now do...doesn't mesh well with my personality.  Just "doing my time"...looking back on how we both got these jobs, it's obvious that it's what we are supposed to be doing right now.  Hopefully "doing my time" will morph into a job/career/whatever that I truly enjoy.  Or can at least tolerate...I'd take tolerate.  Anyway...

6.  We took a summer trip out to California to see my family...we had a great time, if entirely too short!





...if you squint you can see the Hollywood sign...I do believe this was my first time seeing the sign - even though I am a native Californian. 

7. Once home from California we decided it was time for something new...

her name is Teyla and she has turned into a beast...she no longer fits in her bed.  Suppose that's what happens...sure would be nice if she could've stayed small, though....

8.  Before we knew it we had worked the Fall away and it was the Holidays.  We spent Thanksgiving with Nick's family and had a lovely time.  Christmas was spent here in Georgia with my folks and then a quick trip to Gatlinburg for New Years was had. 

It's amazing how fast 2011 flew by.  SO much happened last year...I do hope 2012 is calm by comparison.  I do hope to make some changes this year...the requisite diet/exercise changes and whatnot - I feel cliche even writing that aspiration down as everyone seems to put that on their "resolutions"...but I also hope some (positive) changes happen on the job front as well.  What is getting me through each work day is the prospect of our cruise in May -- should be fun and, again, MUCH needed. 

So...here's to 2012...may it be prosperous, happy and fun.