Moving Pieces. Moving Places. Moving Peacefully.
It was a great (and tearful) weekend full of good friends, good music and goodbyes. Getting some of this closure and a chance to spend time with those closest to us was a gift in itself, but we were surprised with a few more. Food, drinks, candles, wine, reference letters, gas money, sunflowers, cards, wall decor and gift cards. This one seems to be the crowd favorite though (courtesy of the boys at work). Thanks everyone for all you’ve done for us! We’re blown away by your generosity and love.
Except…this really happened. My old job (as of yesterday) rocked. It had its days that weren’t easy, but all in all, it was a great place to be. Tonight I said goodbye and couldn’t keep back the tears as I drove away. I can’t really put to words what it was like being “the girl” for the past year and how much I’m going to miss working there. While I’ve been grateful that they’ve been so supportive about this new venture (allowing me to take phone interviews at work and everything), I almost wish they’d put up more of a fight. I’m really going to miss these guys—their talent, their ridiculous quotes and their hearts.
Can’t wait to live closer to this guy.
Beware the Me-Monster…
Canceled our gym membership tonight before weight lifting class. One more month until we’re on our own to stay in shape. On an unrelated note, spent a whopping $8.38 tonight on two bags of chips in a moment of desperation. Oh shoot.
Once upon a time I went camping for the first time in my life with four great friends. Looking back, I don’t even know how or why we did it, but the stories have lived on for years to come. That summer is often referred to as the “best summer ever.” It was before we had real jobs, but we all had enough money and freedom to do essentially whatever we wanted. Just the same, at the time we stressed about life decisions, health problems and who liked who. Now, 5 years later, we’re taking the same camping trip. It’s a different place and we’ve all changed, but here’s a few of the things that I love that’s stayed the same:
I had a startling and awesome revelation today. The 2012 Olympics will be happening right around the time we plan to move. As much as I’d like to find a job asap, I’m thinking it could wait a few weeks…right?
There are few reasons to keep that tv of ours: 1. The Olympics 2. Thanksgiving Day parade 3. Oscars. I figure if anything else is truly newsworthy then I can find it online.
Sick. Do you see that thing? Well, something I’m hoping to leave behind is a wet basement. Pay no attention to the fact that basements are less common in the area we’ll be living in because as of this moment, we plan to temporarily stay in a basement. Regardless, I can’t wait for a nice, dry basement. Because that would mean I would see less of these creepy things.
Last night, I had the unfortunate pleasure of feeling a bit of a tingly “breeze” in my hair. It was about two in the morning, and I couldn’t sleep as it was and obviously found it fairly disturbing. A few seconds later I felt a scurry down my arm – jumped, screamed, flailed about and woke up the hubby. As soon as we pulled enough sanity together to turn on the lights, there it lay, twitching on the bed. Glad it was dead but let me tell you that without a doubt, I slept with the light on in hopes of keeping his friends in their hiding places. Ick, ick, ick.
Somebody please give me a reason to wear these bad boys before they’re up for grabs at the garage sale. I paid eight Euros at a thrift store in Belgium to take these home three years ago and haven’t worn them since. I’m just begging for a good reason to keep them.