It's been a week or so since my last blog and man have things changed already. I'm still running, trying to get myself ready for the run in 15 or so days. I'm still enjoying Atlanta and I'm more in love than ever, but some things have changed a bit.
Why is it that it takes something bad or something scary to make you sit back and think "What am I doing?" "Why is it that sometimes I forget that I need to Let Go and Let God?" "Why do I need reminders to be patient, when I am so good at reminding others to do just that?" This weekend allowed me to do some serious soul searching. Something I've tried to do and never really completed. (Yes I know this will never be complete, but instead of getting too far in, I let myself get distracted and ignore the issues).
As most all of you know, I am quick to speak. I can be a bit forward, and tend to tell it like it is. There are very few times that I'm actually intending to be mean to someone (thank goodness for this), but I understand that sometimes I am misinterpreted. While I embrace portions of my "quick tongue" I do not love it all. I do not love that people take things that I say the wrong way, I don't like that I have hurt people by the things I've said, I don't like that often times I say things that some may find shocking or unneccessary. And what most annoying, is it is by no fault but my own. I'm working on myself. I'm allowing God to work through me. I am trying to figure out what made me the way I am, and what I can do to tone it down.
I am impatient. I am quick to talk about things that don't need to be talked about, just so I can know. I like to jump the gun on things. I like to know what is coming and what my life will bring. Oh man oh man, did God put the quick breaks on me. I can just imagine him chuckling to himself saying "Slow down Erin, for I have a plan for you." I've been praying and praying and praying about what his plan is for me. Asking for help in letting myself just let go and live. I know he will provide everything I need. I know he has a plan for me, I know he will guide me and teach me along the way. I have got to let loose of the reins and hand them back to him.
It's funny to me that the second I finally got the message that I am not in control, I get 100 signs that things are ok, things will work out, I am not alone. I've gotten two just today. I was reading some blogs of friends of mine and one posted the lyrics of a song that illustrate perfectly how I've been feeling. (Thanks Jordan for posting this).
I pray that you will "Slow me down, show me around
I wanna see the world that I've been without
I am here and now the future is out of my hands
I trust in you and how you move
I won't forget that patience is a virtue
You're teaching me to hang on tight
Cause I don't know how the story ends
But I'll be alright cause you own it
And I don't know where where the highway bends
But I'm doing just fine
Cause you're in control
Even when I don't know
Where my life's gonna go
You're keeping me guessing.
I also read another friends blog who gave me so much encouragement, because even through her sadness, anger, and unknown future she is holding strong to God. She is trusting him to show her the way and she knows that she has so much ahead of her, even though it may be different that what she originally thought. I am not alone in wondering what is ahead, but now I know that it's ok to wonder, just don't expect and plan on my own.
I am excited for what is to come. I am excited to grow and change and become the woman I am meant to be. Today is a new day, and today is another step in the right direction. Thankfully, I have a great family, supporting boyfriend, and amazing friends who are always there for me and will help me through the journey. (Just wish most of these people didn't live in other states!)
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Run
I just signed up to run in the 20th Annual Race for the Cure being held in Atlanta. Now I have some serious work to do. I am not the best runner, so hopefully I will be good to run the entire 5K. That's my goal at least.
I'm glad to be doing this with some people from work. We have joined one of our clients teams. Should be an fun and memorable day for us all.
I'm shocked I havent done a run supporting breast cancer research before considering it is a disease that is a part of my family. I'm running for my grandmother. She fought and beat breast cancer. If she can do that, the least I can do is help to raise money and run the entire 5K.
I'll keep you posted on my progress.
To join our team or contribute to my efforts to raise money for the cause please use the links below.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Easter Weekend
I am trying to stick to at least one blog a week and not go on another 4 month hiatus. Hopefully, I can stick to my plan, I guess we will see.
Last weekend I spent the weekend in Auburn for Easter. The one good thing about Easter (and holidays like it) is that my best friend Amanda comes into town too! I definetely dont see her enough and neither of us have enough time to really visit as much as we would like. A 5 hour drive is something you need to prepare in advance for. Maybe we should meet at home a little more often...
Anyways. I got home around 6 or so and headed our with my Mom to run some errands and have dinner with my sister Sarah. Panera, yum! (Sidenote: At one point or another I refused to eat panera because I didn't like it, I think I was crazy back then). Mom pointed out that Panera now has calorie counts next to their sandwiches and soups to give you a better idea of the calories you are eating. I told my mom I was attempting to get in swimsuit shape (ha) and was being more careful with what I was eating. This specific incident was more of an annoyance to me that a blessing. I mean who wants to know that their favorite thing on the menu is actually A LOT more calories than they thought! Not me, thats for sure. I decided I could cheat this one time and got what I wanted and not what my diet would have liked :)!
After dinner I went and met up with Amanda and her boyfriend (he came with her to Auburn for Easter). What an amazing couple they are. They are precious and I can tell how much he loves her. I've always wanted the best for her and have tried to set her up with sooo many guys that I thought would be good for her (just ask her, I'm sure she will agree). I never could have asked for anything better than her current relationship though. Oh I'm so happy that she is happy! I mean that is all I wanted afterall!
We made it out downtown in Auburn. We are getting a bit old for this scene I think. I officially only knew 1 other person at the bar (which rarely happens). I guess everyone I knew or know is either out of Auburn by now, or arent going to the bars as often. I guess a lot of it had to do with Easter, but I got a bit of this feeling the last time I was in town. Oh well, I guess I have just grown up a bit. Needless to say, we were home pretty early Friday night.
Saturday, I woke up early to go Mother of the Groom dress shopping with my Mom. I cannot believe my brother is getting married in like 9 weeks! 9 weeks!! His fiance has been around our family for years now, so she's already basically part of the family, but now it will be official. I will have a married sibling. Weird, I feel like we were jumping on the trampoline and playing spotlight at night just yesterday. We are growing up too fast!
Easter was great. Lunch was amazing. All the kids (except Daniel) and grand dogs (except Ellie) came over. We ate and laughed and enjoyed begin together. I love spending time with them! I've caught myself in recent years being more consumed with the planning, presents, and materialistic thigs associated with holidays and I'm embarassed by it. While all the little traditional things about Easter (and Christmas) are fun, it's too easy to lose site of the real reason for the celebration. I have got to do a better job of dedicating the day to Christ and not to the visiting bunny.
I hope your Easter was as pleasant as mine and that you all took a moment to remember Christ is Risen!
Last weekend I spent the weekend in Auburn for Easter. The one good thing about Easter (and holidays like it) is that my best friend Amanda comes into town too! I definetely dont see her enough and neither of us have enough time to really visit as much as we would like. A 5 hour drive is something you need to prepare in advance for. Maybe we should meet at home a little more often...
Anyways. I got home around 6 or so and headed our with my Mom to run some errands and have dinner with my sister Sarah. Panera, yum! (Sidenote: At one point or another I refused to eat panera because I didn't like it, I think I was crazy back then). Mom pointed out that Panera now has calorie counts next to their sandwiches and soups to give you a better idea of the calories you are eating. I told my mom I was attempting to get in swimsuit shape (ha) and was being more careful with what I was eating. This specific incident was more of an annoyance to me that a blessing. I mean who wants to know that their favorite thing on the menu is actually A LOT more calories than they thought! Not me, thats for sure. I decided I could cheat this one time and got what I wanted and not what my diet would have liked :)!
After dinner I went and met up with Amanda and her boyfriend (he came with her to Auburn for Easter). What an amazing couple they are. They are precious and I can tell how much he loves her. I've always wanted the best for her and have tried to set her up with sooo many guys that I thought would be good for her (just ask her, I'm sure she will agree). I never could have asked for anything better than her current relationship though. Oh I'm so happy that she is happy! I mean that is all I wanted afterall!
We made it out downtown in Auburn. We are getting a bit old for this scene I think. I officially only knew 1 other person at the bar (which rarely happens). I guess everyone I knew or know is either out of Auburn by now, or arent going to the bars as often. I guess a lot of it had to do with Easter, but I got a bit of this feeling the last time I was in town. Oh well, I guess I have just grown up a bit. Needless to say, we were home pretty early Friday night.
Saturday, I woke up early to go Mother of the Groom dress shopping with my Mom. I cannot believe my brother is getting married in like 9 weeks! 9 weeks!! His fiance has been around our family for years now, so she's already basically part of the family, but now it will be official. I will have a married sibling. Weird, I feel like we were jumping on the trampoline and playing spotlight at night just yesterday. We are growing up too fast!
Easter was great. Lunch was amazing. All the kids (except Daniel) and grand dogs (except Ellie) came over. We ate and laughed and enjoyed begin together. I love spending time with them! I've caught myself in recent years being more consumed with the planning, presents, and materialistic thigs associated with holidays and I'm embarassed by it. While all the little traditional things about Easter (and Christmas) are fun, it's too easy to lose site of the real reason for the celebration. I have got to do a better job of dedicating the day to Christ and not to the visiting bunny.
I hope your Easter was as pleasant as mine and that you all took a moment to remember Christ is Risen!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Summary of life in the past 4 months
Well I can honestly say after my last post I did not think that it would be 3 (well 4 now) months before my next post. So much for being a good blogger I guess. It was brought to my attention that I am not keeping this thing updated and now I am finally getting to it.
Lets start with December... I was offered a new position at my job! What an amazing new challenge and exciting step in my life as a real worlder! I had to find a repalcement in pretty much 2 weeks since Christmas was coming up and no one would be in town, so I was very busy going through a thousand (literally) resumes. I found the perfect "new me" and she has been a blessing to work with and become a good friend too!
Christmas came and went too fast. Jonathan James and I had such a great Christmas together and he did an amazing job with my gift! I'm just sad we spent Christmas apart, but I guess our families have some priority :)
Christmas in Auburn was fantastic and I was so excited to see some of my "Auburn" friends and best friends! It's always a blessing to get back together with the people who were a huge part of making me the person I am today.
January: I started my new position at IM. I'm now officially an Implementation Account Manager. I am responsible for managing new and existing accounts, building databases, and training clients on the program. I had so much to learn (and still have plenty more to learn) but I am really enjoying it and am happy where I am now.
Of course January also brought in New Years. Jonathan and I definetely weren't jumping to plan out our night. I swear people have made a huge deal about that holiday and it isnt even that big of a deal. Needless to say, most every event was overpriced and not worth our time or money. We did end up having an amazing (well half of it) night. My sister and her boyfriend Trevor came to town and stayed with me bringing along their (his) sweet puppy Captain. Watson (my roommates dog) had so much fun with him and Maggie enjoyed the "time-off" from entertaining Watson.
Jonathan James and I decided we would finally make good on our date that didn't go so well a few months back (we hit traffic and couldn't find the restaurant making our reservation impossible to make). We went to this fun lil soul kitchen type place called "Sweet Auburn." He picked it knowing I would absolutely LOVE the name, he was right. The food was pretty good, the atmosphere was fun and the company was the best :). After dinner we decided to go to Peachtree Tavern for the rest of the night. It was ok. I'm not a fan of cigarette smoke and this place was completely smoke filled. At one point, I felt like I couldn't breathe and we went outside. We stayed until about 12:02, just enough time to bring in the new year and kiss then head out.
I also went to Lindsay Shirley's (now Shiver) bachelorette party in January. What a great time. It was so nice to have a weekend away with the girls and be at the beach (even though it was a little cold).
February came and went, and I miss it. February encompasses two of my most favorite days of the year, Valentine's Day and my birthday! This year it was the best yet. Man I am so lucky to have such an amazing and caring man in my life. Our Valentine's was nothing short of perfect. We spent the day together, watched a little hockey (a new favorite sport of mine, I must admit), and saw Howie Day!
He even was in on a deal with my dad. Dad has given my sister and I a single Valentine's rose for as long as I can rememer. He always puts a card with it that reads "From the Man who Loved you first." This year is the first year I was away from home for Valentine's Day and for weeks poor Jonathan has heard me worry about whether or not my Daddy would be doing one of my favorite family traditions. Little did I know, he was in on the plan the whole time and he brought my rose to me on Valentine's Day! Oh I love those two men.
My birthday was great too. Friday Birthday are the best. The day started with lunch with my coworkers. They are such a great group and I am blessed to get to spend 40 hours a week (at least!) with them! I also had some friends come in town to celebrate with me too. Elizabeth and Caleb came to visit. (I miss these two more than anything!) My sister and her bf brought my great great friend Parker too! I was so blessed to have so many of the people I care about want to spend my birthday with me. We went to dinner ( a lot of my ATl friends came to celebrate too) at Verde, my favorite place and headed out in Buckhead for the rest of the night.
I also went on my first ski trip late February. I'm not the best skier ( I wish I had the mindset of a fearless little kid still). We went to NC and skied Beach and Sugar Mountains. It was such a great trip, and a much needed break. We had great snow too!
March brought the wedding of Lindsay and Robert. The whole weekend was amazing. They did such a great job with everything. I cannot wait to see what the Lord will do in the lives of Robert and Lindsay.
Last week Jonathan and I went to New Jersey/New York for a few days. His grandmothers 80th birthday was last week so her party was on Saturday. While I was the only nonfamily member at this party, they made me feel so welcome. I loved every minute of it. When we went into the city it rained... :(... but we made the best of it. Last time I was in NYC I didnt get a chance to see Central Park so we walked around Central Park and Times Square, just enjoying the city and spending time with eachother.
This blog is getting so long! So Sorry! (Just a note: I started this blog March 8, I'm just now getting to finishing it (April 2). Ha. I'll update you on my Easter weekend trip to Auburn soon! I think I've learned my lesson in waiting so long to blog!
Lets start with December... I was offered a new position at my job! What an amazing new challenge and exciting step in my life as a real worlder! I had to find a repalcement in pretty much 2 weeks since Christmas was coming up and no one would be in town, so I was very busy going through a thousand (literally) resumes. I found the perfect "new me" and she has been a blessing to work with and become a good friend too!
Christmas came and went too fast. Jonathan James and I had such a great Christmas together and he did an amazing job with my gift! I'm just sad we spent Christmas apart, but I guess our families have some priority :)
Christmas in Auburn was fantastic and I was so excited to see some of my "Auburn" friends and best friends! It's always a blessing to get back together with the people who were a huge part of making me the person I am today.
January: I started my new position at IM. I'm now officially an Implementation Account Manager. I am responsible for managing new and existing accounts, building databases, and training clients on the program. I had so much to learn (and still have plenty more to learn) but I am really enjoying it and am happy where I am now.
Of course January also brought in New Years. Jonathan and I definetely weren't jumping to plan out our night. I swear people have made a huge deal about that holiday and it isnt even that big of a deal. Needless to say, most every event was overpriced and not worth our time or money. We did end up having an amazing (well half of it) night. My sister and her boyfriend Trevor came to town and stayed with me bringing along their (his) sweet puppy Captain. Watson (my roommates dog) had so much fun with him and Maggie enjoyed the "time-off" from entertaining Watson.
Jonathan James and I decided we would finally make good on our date that didn't go so well a few months back (we hit traffic and couldn't find the restaurant making our reservation impossible to make). We went to this fun lil soul kitchen type place called "Sweet Auburn." He picked it knowing I would absolutely LOVE the name, he was right. The food was pretty good, the atmosphere was fun and the company was the best :). After dinner we decided to go to Peachtree Tavern for the rest of the night. It was ok. I'm not a fan of cigarette smoke and this place was completely smoke filled. At one point, I felt like I couldn't breathe and we went outside. We stayed until about 12:02, just enough time to bring in the new year and kiss then head out.
I also went to Lindsay Shirley's (now Shiver) bachelorette party in January. What a great time. It was so nice to have a weekend away with the girls and be at the beach (even though it was a little cold).
February came and went, and I miss it. February encompasses two of my most favorite days of the year, Valentine's Day and my birthday! This year it was the best yet. Man I am so lucky to have such an amazing and caring man in my life. Our Valentine's was nothing short of perfect. We spent the day together, watched a little hockey (a new favorite sport of mine, I must admit), and saw Howie Day!
He even was in on a deal with my dad. Dad has given my sister and I a single Valentine's rose for as long as I can rememer. He always puts a card with it that reads "From the Man who Loved you first." This year is the first year I was away from home for Valentine's Day and for weeks poor Jonathan has heard me worry about whether or not my Daddy would be doing one of my favorite family traditions. Little did I know, he was in on the plan the whole time and he brought my rose to me on Valentine's Day! Oh I love those two men.
My birthday was great too. Friday Birthday are the best. The day started with lunch with my coworkers. They are such a great group and I am blessed to get to spend 40 hours a week (at least!) with them! I also had some friends come in town to celebrate with me too. Elizabeth and Caleb came to visit. (I miss these two more than anything!) My sister and her bf brought my great great friend Parker too! I was so blessed to have so many of the people I care about want to spend my birthday with me. We went to dinner ( a lot of my ATl friends came to celebrate too) at Verde, my favorite place and headed out in Buckhead for the rest of the night.
I also went on my first ski trip late February. I'm not the best skier ( I wish I had the mindset of a fearless little kid still). We went to NC and skied Beach and Sugar Mountains. It was such a great trip, and a much needed break. We had great snow too!
March brought the wedding of Lindsay and Robert. The whole weekend was amazing. They did such a great job with everything. I cannot wait to see what the Lord will do in the lives of Robert and Lindsay.
Last week Jonathan and I went to New Jersey/New York for a few days. His grandmothers 80th birthday was last week so her party was on Saturday. While I was the only nonfamily member at this party, they made me feel so welcome. I loved every minute of it. When we went into the city it rained... :(... but we made the best of it. Last time I was in NYC I didnt get a chance to see Central Park so we walked around Central Park and Times Square, just enjoying the city and spending time with eachother.
This blog is getting so long! So Sorry! (Just a note: I started this blog March 8, I'm just now getting to finishing it (April 2). Ha. I'll update you on my Easter weekend trip to Auburn soon! I think I've learned my lesson in waiting so long to blog!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Thanksgiving Break
I swear I almost felt like I was in college again this past week.
I started off my holiday break on Tuesday night. I drove home and had dinner with my parents then I did my usual Thanksgiving/Christmas tradition. I wrapped. Since I worked retail in high school, my Mom loves to get me to wrap the gifts (every gift expect my own of course). While sometimes I cocmplain a little, I really do enjoy doing this. Wrapping has always been something I have loved and for the past few years we traded ugly sticky bows for real Christmas ribbon that makes big bows! I love it. Our Christmas tree is always packed with gifts and of course the wrapping looks really good.
Wednesday Mom and I got up earlyish and went downtown to get a little shopping done. Wrapsody (the old Heartstrings opened early). They had so much cute stuff! After Wrapsody, I had an eye dr appt at 10 am, but the office so kindly scheduled me with a dr that doesnt do contacts. I only wear contacts. Needless to say, it was kind of a waste of time. I did get some contacts from my old prescription to hold me over until I can get a new appointment. After my appt, I ended up meeting my mom again and we continued shopping. I bought some of the Christmas gifts I needed, but of course I didn't get it all done. I still have to buy for my brothers, they are always so hard to buy for. Mom and I ended up shopping ALL day, it was nice to spend some time with her!
Thursday! Thanksgiving... oh now this was such a good day. My grandmother is getting too tired to have my entire big family at her house so we ended up all just meeting at my aunts house in Greenville, Al. I haven't seen my dad's side of the family in so long so it was nice to finally have everyone together and enjoy eachother's company. We spent the entire day eating, laughing, talking, and eating some more. We were only about an hour and a half or so from Auburn so we headed back around 5 to beat some of the football traffic that was expected in Auburn for the Friday night game.
Every Thanksgiving some Auburn friends of mine and I get together and have Drunksgiving. Oh man this is always a very interesting party. Thanks to Charlie, we always have an awesome time that definetely lives up to it's name.
Friday was football Friday. No Black Friday shopping for me, just gameday prep and rest. Mom and Dad gave me their ticket to the game (THANKS MOM AND DAD) so I took my friend Jay with me. What an awesome game, I just wish the ending was as awesome. Despite the loss I was so proud of my Tigers! After the game I met up with Amanda and some other friends and we had an awesome night on the town.
Saturday was really low key, basically football and laying around. I did get to see Jess and her boyfriend Saturday night which was nice. We ended up going out (again) but this time we were all way too tired and only lasted about an hour. I'm getting to old for all these late nights, especially consecutive ones!
I headed home Sunday. I left thinking, surely there will be no traffic. Haha funny joke. I sat in traffic on 85 for longer than I ever have before. There were no wrecks, just morons who don't know how to drive. Annoying. When I finally got home, I headed up to Alpharetta to see Jonathan. A whole week without seeing him, that was weird, but we survived. I was glad to be back.
Overall, my Thanksgiving Break was awesome. I was so glad to see everyone and have some fun in Auburn. Now it's back to work. We do have our company Christmas party tomorrow night though, should be an interesting and fun night. I'm thinking sick day on Friday :)! I'll keep you posted!
I started off my holiday break on Tuesday night. I drove home and had dinner with my parents then I did my usual Thanksgiving/Christmas tradition. I wrapped. Since I worked retail in high school, my Mom loves to get me to wrap the gifts (every gift expect my own of course). While sometimes I cocmplain a little, I really do enjoy doing this. Wrapping has always been something I have loved and for the past few years we traded ugly sticky bows for real Christmas ribbon that makes big bows! I love it. Our Christmas tree is always packed with gifts and of course the wrapping looks really good.
Wednesday Mom and I got up earlyish and went downtown to get a little shopping done. Wrapsody (the old Heartstrings opened early). They had so much cute stuff! After Wrapsody, I had an eye dr appt at 10 am, but the office so kindly scheduled me with a dr that doesnt do contacts. I only wear contacts. Needless to say, it was kind of a waste of time. I did get some contacts from my old prescription to hold me over until I can get a new appointment. After my appt, I ended up meeting my mom again and we continued shopping. I bought some of the Christmas gifts I needed, but of course I didn't get it all done. I still have to buy for my brothers, they are always so hard to buy for. Mom and I ended up shopping ALL day, it was nice to spend some time with her!
Thursday! Thanksgiving... oh now this was such a good day. My grandmother is getting too tired to have my entire big family at her house so we ended up all just meeting at my aunts house in Greenville, Al. I haven't seen my dad's side of the family in so long so it was nice to finally have everyone together and enjoy eachother's company. We spent the entire day eating, laughing, talking, and eating some more. We were only about an hour and a half or so from Auburn so we headed back around 5 to beat some of the football traffic that was expected in Auburn for the Friday night game.
Every Thanksgiving some Auburn friends of mine and I get together and have Drunksgiving. Oh man this is always a very interesting party. Thanks to Charlie, we always have an awesome time that definetely lives up to it's name.
Friday was football Friday. No Black Friday shopping for me, just gameday prep and rest. Mom and Dad gave me their ticket to the game (THANKS MOM AND DAD) so I took my friend Jay with me. What an awesome game, I just wish the ending was as awesome. Despite the loss I was so proud of my Tigers! After the game I met up with Amanda and some other friends and we had an awesome night on the town.
Saturday was really low key, basically football and laying around. I did get to see Jess and her boyfriend Saturday night which was nice. We ended up going out (again) but this time we were all way too tired and only lasted about an hour. I'm getting to old for all these late nights, especially consecutive ones!
I headed home Sunday. I left thinking, surely there will be no traffic. Haha funny joke. I sat in traffic on 85 for longer than I ever have before. There were no wrecks, just morons who don't know how to drive. Annoying. When I finally got home, I headed up to Alpharetta to see Jonathan. A whole week without seeing him, that was weird, but we survived. I was glad to be back.
Overall, my Thanksgiving Break was awesome. I was so glad to see everyone and have some fun in Auburn. Now it's back to work. We do have our company Christmas party tomorrow night though, should be an interesting and fun night. I'm thinking sick day on Friday :)! I'll keep you posted!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Today I am Thankful
Because my Thanksgiving "break" starts this afternoon and I'm not sure how much computer time I will have... I thought in the spirit of Thanksgiving I would write a list of the things I am thankful for.
I am thankful for having a family that loves me and would do anything for me regardless.
I am thankful for my job, while at times I struggle with the tasks at hand, and really being happy where I am, I am learning a patience I did not know before and I am gaining critical knowledge I could never have learned in school.
I am thankful for the lessons I have learned over the past 9 months. It's been a crazy and emotional 9 months in Atlanta and I will always cherish what I have experienced and look forward to what is still to come.
I am thankful for my afternoon conversations with my Mom almost every afternoon on my way home from work. My mom is such a wonderful woman and the perfect example of how I want to be as a mom one day.
I am thankful for my friend Elizabeth Pierce. Despite how far away she is, she is always there for me. She is one of the only people who can really understand my exact thoughts on my job and can share how she has coped or dealt with similar issues and of course we both have the other to vent to.
I am thankful for Jessica. She has been such a loyal and wonderful friend to me since we met in college.
I am thankful for having a family that loves me and would do anything for me regardless.
I am thankful for my job, while at times I struggle with the tasks at hand, and really being happy where I am, I am learning a patience I did not know before and I am gaining critical knowledge I could never have learned in school.
I am thankful for the lessons I have learned over the past 9 months. It's been a crazy and emotional 9 months in Atlanta and I will always cherish what I have experienced and look forward to what is still to come.
I am thankful for my afternoon conversations with my Mom almost every afternoon on my way home from work. My mom is such a wonderful woman and the perfect example of how I want to be as a mom one day.
I am thankful for my friend Elizabeth Pierce. Despite how far away she is, she is always there for me. She is one of the only people who can really understand my exact thoughts on my job and can share how she has coped or dealt with similar issues and of course we both have the other to vent to.
I am thankful for Amanda Woo. My bestfriend since 8th grade. She has been by my side (in spirit now that college took her away) for all the good times, the bad times, and the times I will never forget. She is a blessing.
I am thankful for my little shishter. And our shtupid new language that we ushe when we talk to eachother. She is a messh, but despite all our argumentsh as teenagersh, we love eachother and I couldn't imagine a better shishter to have. 
I am thankful for my daddy. A man who would give anything for his children, to make us happy and comfortable. I love him with all my heart and truly believe I have the best father ever.
I am thankful for Jonathan. He has been such a great friend to me since we have met and he knows me better than anyone else. He lets me be as goofy, crazy, sad, happy or normal as I want and has never looked at me differently.
I am thankful for Jessica. She has been such a loyal and wonderful friend to me since we met in college.
I am thankful for big brother Caleb. He works so hard and despite all the hardtimes I give him, he has made me a better person.
I am thankful for my brother Daniel. His patience and strength, knowledge and wittiness is something I have always admired.
I am thankful for my brother Daniel. His patience and strength, knowledge and wittiness is something I have always admired.
I am thankful for Lindsay for being such a great friend, even as she plans a wedding, gets situated in a new job and a new town. 
I am thankful for my relationship with God and the strength he gives me.
I am thankful for my Mags. No matter how bad a day I have, having that ball of fur greet me at the door always puts a smile on my face. No matter how big of a pain she is sometimes, I love that dog.
I am thankful for the memories I have and the memories I will make.
Of course I am thankful for so many things, and for all of my friends, all my family and all my experiences, but it would take me years and years to list them all.
I am thankful for the memories I have and the memories I will make.
Of course I am thankful for so many things, and for all of my friends, all my family and all my experiences, but it would take me years and years to list them all.
Friday, November 20, 2009
There is a brighter side... I hope.
Well, I have been the worlds absolute worst blogger over the past month or so!
I mean I forgot Halloween, trips to Auburn, and more!
So lets rewind. Halloween was a great weekend. I ended up going to the South Carolina (JJs team) Tennessee game which was on Halloween. We (like a few other fans) wore our costumes to the game! Kind of fun! I enjoyed being somewhere different and being in Knoxville for the first time. I did however wonder how in the world they convince people to go to the University of Tennessee. There is nothing really exciting about the campus, it isnt all that pretty, and I just wasnt impressed. Maybe I'm just biased... Either way, in my SEC campus visits, I have found no place better than Auburn.
Last weekend I went to Athens. Loved seeing the people I saw, but wasnt thrilled about the outcome of the game. Parker (my best guy friend) was down there! I havent seen him in so long. He was overseas as a Marine fighting for our country and I missed him! But he is back and ready to start college. I am so proud of him! Amanda also made the trip up. I called her earlier in the week and told her I had a free ticket with her name on it if she could make it to Athens. She did! I was so thrilled! I miss having her around all the time.
I have never been a huge fan of Athens in general, but I wonder if I don't like it because I've only been when it is extremely crowded from football games. I am going to try to give it one last try and maybe then I will see what everyone else seems to see in that city. And just for the record for the two times I have been in Athens, Auburn has lost. I dont think I will be going back for another Auburn UGA game ever again. haha.
Went to Auburn for several games over the past almost 2 months! Got to see some great friends. Man that makes me miss Auburn and everyone so much though. Which brings me to my emotional rant of the blog.
Over the past few weeks I have really been missing all my really close friends from highschool and college. Amanda is all the way in Mobile, a 5-6 hour drive from Atlanta. Elizabeth is all the way in Birmingham, a 2 hour drive, Lindsay has left me in Atlanta to move to Thomasville/Tallahassee, a 3-4 hour drive, and Jess is in Auburn, but is in Birmingham so many weekends with her boyfriend and of course my mom and sister are in Auburn 2ish hours away.
It's just hard to have everyone I love so close for so long and then all of a sudden have none of them. I have great friends here in Atlanta, but they all have their Amandas, Elizabeths, Jessicas and Lindsays close by so it's hard. I miss girls nights, The Bachelorette nights (even though I won't watch that show anymore), Wine Night, Wednesday Night drink specials, random Friday nights and all the random talks I had with all of them.
AND on top of that. I am having some issues with my job. I totally love my company and I love my coworkers, but I've always expected more of myself with work and right now I feel like I have hit a wall. Most of it is my fault, and I totally understand that, but its hard to expect and want more for yourself and know that there is nothing that you can do right now to fix it. I have to change my attitude, step back, and just be happy I have a job. I need to make the best of my situation and do what I need to do to make myself proud and happy to be doing something.
It's just been a rough week I think. Things will look up. I know they will.
I mean I forgot Halloween, trips to Auburn, and more!
So lets rewind. Halloween was a great weekend. I ended up going to the South Carolina (JJs team) Tennessee game which was on Halloween. We (like a few other fans) wore our costumes to the game! Kind of fun! I enjoyed being somewhere different and being in Knoxville for the first time. I did however wonder how in the world they convince people to go to the University of Tennessee. There is nothing really exciting about the campus, it isnt all that pretty, and I just wasnt impressed. Maybe I'm just biased... Either way, in my SEC campus visits, I have found no place better than Auburn.
Last weekend I went to Athens. Loved seeing the people I saw, but wasnt thrilled about the outcome of the game. Parker (my best guy friend) was down there! I havent seen him in so long. He was overseas as a Marine fighting for our country and I missed him! But he is back and ready to start college. I am so proud of him! Amanda also made the trip up. I called her earlier in the week and told her I had a free ticket with her name on it if she could make it to Athens. She did! I was so thrilled! I miss having her around all the time.
I have never been a huge fan of Athens in general, but I wonder if I don't like it because I've only been when it is extremely crowded from football games. I am going to try to give it one last try and maybe then I will see what everyone else seems to see in that city. And just for the record for the two times I have been in Athens, Auburn has lost. I dont think I will be going back for another Auburn UGA game ever again. haha.
Went to Auburn for several games over the past almost 2 months! Got to see some great friends. Man that makes me miss Auburn and everyone so much though. Which brings me to my emotional rant of the blog.
Over the past few weeks I have really been missing all my really close friends from highschool and college. Amanda is all the way in Mobile, a 5-6 hour drive from Atlanta. Elizabeth is all the way in Birmingham, a 2 hour drive, Lindsay has left me in Atlanta to move to Thomasville/Tallahassee, a 3-4 hour drive, and Jess is in Auburn, but is in Birmingham so many weekends with her boyfriend and of course my mom and sister are in Auburn 2ish hours away.
It's just hard to have everyone I love so close for so long and then all of a sudden have none of them. I have great friends here in Atlanta, but they all have their Amandas, Elizabeths, Jessicas and Lindsays close by so it's hard. I miss girls nights, The Bachelorette nights (even though I won't watch that show anymore), Wine Night, Wednesday Night drink specials, random Friday nights and all the random talks I had with all of them.
AND on top of that. I am having some issues with my job. I totally love my company and I love my coworkers, but I've always expected more of myself with work and right now I feel like I have hit a wall. Most of it is my fault, and I totally understand that, but its hard to expect and want more for yourself and know that there is nothing that you can do right now to fix it. I have to change my attitude, step back, and just be happy I have a job. I need to make the best of my situation and do what I need to do to make myself proud and happy to be doing something.
It's just been a rough week I think. Things will look up. I know they will.
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