Let me tell you how happy I am to have found the group of girls that I do a bible study with. They are such a great group and I look forward to Wednesdays every week! We always have such a great time doing our study and building a foundation of friendship.
We are currently working through Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You.
The book goes through twelve women who were a great presence in the bible. It goes through their stories, struggles, triumphs, and decisions and relates them to "modern day life." We are on week 5 or 6 now I believe and it is going great. Ruth so far is my favorite woman in the bible, I'm definitely interested in doing a more indepth study of her.
Not only is the study going well, we are all getting to know eachother so much better and it's amazing to have other women going through similar things in life who are there for encouragement, laughs, or whatever someone else needs. I love it. I can see these girls being great friends and definitely there to keep me accountable. So excited to see where this study takes each of us and how we will continue to grow as a group in the future!
Well I feel like it wasn't so long ago that my position at work changed, but here we go again! I will still be working as an account manager, but my region is now the opposite side of the country. Beginning January 1, 2011 I will be the account manager for the West (Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii). Travel will be required so hopefully I will get to visit places like this:
I'm so excited to take on one of our weakest territories and rebuild it to a region that will flourish. I think we can do it. My new team is great and I'm so excited to see what we can do. This region is in serious need to some TLC and a lot of work so my challenges are high, but I will do my best to make changes and grow the region.
Last weekend was my first weekend of travel in the coming weeks. I was in Auburn for the AU vs LSU game. It was such a great trip and I was so happy to spend most of my time there with my best, Amanda. She is such a blessing in my life and no matter how long it is between our visits, we pick up right where we left off. Next trip needs to be planned ASAP. Anytime you need to get away, my place is always open.
I also got to see Elizabeth and Caleb, always a treat! These two are such great friends to me and are so great together. They are a great example of a young married couple, and will definetely have a big impact on my life for now and for the day when its my turn to be happily married like them. They are learning and growing as a couple and as individuals in their new phase of life. I just love these two and hope I am half the friend that they are to me. Below is Elizabeth and I at lunch at Big Blue! I owe you two a lunch next time :)!
This coming weekend I'm heading Columbia, SC. I have so much to do beforehand, so hopefully I get it all done. I need to figure out our Halloween costumes, clean out my car, get my oil changed (this is the first time I will have to pay for this :(, usually Dad is my mechanic), do laundry, pack, make sure Mags is taken care of and has everything she needs, among other things Im sure I'm forgetting. I will not let my list of things to-do or my busy week take any of my excitement away!
For the record, Toy Story on Ice was so precious! A little cheesy at times, but I still loved it. Barbie and Ken were my absolute favorite characters. Still working on J and I being them for Halloween! Check out the scene where they meet in the movie/the costumes we would have to wear, hilarious!
I'm entering another couple weeks were I will be traveling A LOT. I need to put some work trips in my schedule as well, but for now, its all for my mental health :). This weekend I head home to see my family, friends, and of course my UNDEFEATED tigers play! Oh so excited! This game is a big one, I'll be on the edge of my seat all week waiting.... Is it Saturday yet? I cannot wait to see friends again. If I could up and move my job and bf to Birmingham, I would leave tomorrow.
For Halloween, I will be traveling with Jonathan. Last year we were in Knoxville for the South Carolina vs. Tennessee game and this year we will be in Columbia. I'm excited to spend more time with his college buddies! They are definitely a fun fun crowd. This time I'm going to try to keep up with them, not sure how this will go over.
The next weekend I'm reserving for rest. Well, rest and being "on call" for work (don't even get me started on this, the worst idea ever was putting us girls on tech support duty once every 9 weeks.) It's my last time this year, but it's still really annoying.
My weekend of rest will be followed by a weekend of complete chaos. I'll be in Auburn again to watch Auburn beat up on Georgia :).
After 4 days of work I'll be off to another adventure, New Orleans for a friends 25th birthday! We are going to have so so much fun!
Then Thanksgiving is here so I will go to Auburn and Birmingham to celebrate.
So add in a little travel for work in all that and I have a busy busy month and a half ahead of me. I'm so excited for it all though. Sad we are already 7 weeks through football season, but I still have 5 (maybe 6, maybe 7!) to enjoy!
Oh yea and sometime I need to plan a trip to my pretend home of Birmingham to visit all the girls that I wont get to see during these weekends that I am traveling. Maybe December...
Obviously I love love traveling, sometimes I wonder why I don't space it out a bit though. I'm hoping for a healthy winter so there are no wrenches in my plan.
Guess what I am doing this weekend (other than watching Auburn play).....
Here's your hint:
Oh yea, you guessed it, I'm going to Toy Story 3 on Ice. Haha. I feel like a little kid, getting excited about Disney on Ice. Oh well. I'm going and I'm so excited.
I might even carve a pumpkin this weekend too.
Oh to be a kid again, how nice would that be sometimes!?
I'm struggling again. I like to plan, and plan in advance. I like to know and hate the unknown. I like to be comfortable in where I am going and not wonder where I might end up. I like stability and knowledge.
But that is not God's plan for me right now. My plans and my future are in his hands. He is putting me in situation and making me aware that it is his plan and not mine. He is pleading with me daily in so many parts of my life. He is asking me to trust and be patient, to be still and know that he is God.
Another month has (almost) come and gone. I swear time has been flying lately. I dont know if it is because I'm really busy or what. I like it though. The faster the months go by, the faster hot weather will be here again. It's cold in Atlanta, its been cold for 2 days. Miserable.
I was in Auburn this past weekend for rivalry week between Jonathan and I (Auburn vs USC) :)! All day, I was a little worried that Auburn was just going to blow it, BUT we won! Oh I was so happy. Both teams played so hard! What a great game to go see. The boys were awfully quiet after the game, but like any good Auburn fan, I did not rub in our victory. I love to win, but that doesn't mean I should be rude to the losing team.
Below are some pictures from the day.
Jonathan, my brother Caleb, and me!
Me and Jonathan at the game
Love this picture because it captures both of us so well. And of course it show my Auburn pride and his South Carolina pride. Ignore that sticker, I took it off once, but nicely gave it back.
As this month comes to a close, I'm excited for October. More football, Toy Story 3 on Ice :), and Halloween! Hopefully I'll get to see friends too! Elizabeth, Katie, Amanda lets coordinate a weekend in Auburn!
So so excited that my favorite time of year is finally here! Well, technically it has been here a few weeks, but I haven't been able to blog since then!
I made it home for the first game of the season. So glad I got to see so many people I feel like i NEVER see! Melissa and Adam had their engagement tailgate, Elizabeth, Caleb and I met up at Momma G's and spent most of the day together, then Amanda and I met up, then Kelli and Katie came to meet me and we ALL headed to the game and then Sky Bar to wrap up the evening with a little dancing. Had such a great time with all of them!
I met a few new people too. They were all so nice! Love meeting new and fun people! Surprise, they were all currently living in Birmingham... I want to live with all of them! But, I do love Atlanta. If the two towns could just join up and everyone lived close by, it would be perfect.
I went to Charleston all last week for work. It was amazing even though I did not see the beach one time. I did get to go sailing and had a lot of great food though. Of course we did a little work in between too! Then I headed to Columbia for the UGA S. Carolina game for the weekend. I was so tired from the week before that I wasnt a very fun date, but we did get some tailgating in and I met a lot of Jonathan's friends from college, which was nice. Picture of Jonathan and I from the game. (Disclaimer: please ignore the face tattoo, I was being a supportive girlfriend :))
This weekend I was going to head home for the Auburn Clemson game, but my finances are strained. I had a root canal completed this week and had to pay that bill and had to get new tires on my car (all about $700.00). This all was done in two days! Ugh, why is it that when you get one big expense more follow. But no worries, I've already made plans to go home for the Auburn S. Carolina game the next weekend. Those tickets are already purchased and the trip is planned. Jonathan and I may or may not be on speaking terms after that weekend (he's a gamecock). Love conquers all, right? :)
My roommate got engaged during all this too! April 9, Nancy and Nick will be tying the knot! So excited for them! Only problem now, find a new roommate (who doesnt mind dogs or cats) and new place to live (that will accomodate my huge bedroom furniture, my dog, and my cat)...atleast I have a little while. EEK!
So my plan, lay low this weekend, spend as little money as possible and have a fun relaxing weekend.
I will be cheering loud for my Tigers from Atlanta so hopefully we will pull out another win! WAR EAGLE!!!!
