Dusk and Summer

Well it is safe to say that my break is coming to a close. I have had three full weeks of rest and relaxation. It has been really nice, but my small window of vacation is now closed. I found out right before the end of the semester that I was not going to be able to work this summer. At first I thought it was a bad thing, but now I am thinking it may be a blessing. 

This summer I have planned a ton of fun events for our youth group that will surely keep me busier than I anticipated. Tomorrow, I am starting a three hour Grad class and those always seem to be more work than I had hoped. I am also supposed to begin sitting for sections of the CPA exam in July. I have yet to apply for permission to test or begin studying. I am also working on getting some of the newer groups at the church up and running, women's group is next on the list. And lastly the plan, as it is for most summers, is to use the extra time I have to get healthier. I sense the need for a daily routine. 

So, since today is my last day of vacation, I am going to enjoy it. Tomorrow I will be putting my Gossip Girl dvds away and bringing out the textbooks and planner to officially start Summer 2012.

Im Coming Home....

In June we bought a house in our hometown. I never thought I would want to own a house here, but here I am. It is definitely an upgrade from our tiny cinderblock walled apartment at ECU. The house was not in any shape to be lived in and would not have approved for the type of loan we were getting, but Micah, with the help of family and friends, worked to make the place livable. We now have 3 bedrooms 1 and a half bathrooms and a kitchen that does not double as a hallway. I am so thankful for the way we have been blessed by God. I, at the age of 21, became the owner of a house that was bigger and nicer than the house that I grew up in. I am daily amazed at how much God has given two 20 something kids from Oklahoma.

take me back to the start

Well I just figured that maybe I should start writing blogs. I used to keep a journal when I was younger, but haven't kept up with it since my Junior year in high school. I like looking back at things I wrote and laughing at how much things have changed, and remembering those funny instances that I have long forgotten. So I thought maybe blogs would save my memories and that I'd get to share them with friends and family. So I guess here it goes....

I am a newlywed. Me and my husband are both still in college and will be for a couple more years. He is a Junior and studying Biology. I think he is on track to graduate in December 2011. I am an accounting major. I am planning on getting my masters degree in 2012. Life is pretty normal for us. Everyone keeps asking if we are liking married life and I definitely do. Its funny though because I guess when you aren't married you think that your whole life is going to be completely different the moment you say "I do", but in all reality it really isn't. I still wake up in the morning, go throughout my day breathing and blinking and then go to bed. The few changes there are seem normal. Its like getting to be with your best friend everyday. It just feels right. Like this is how it was supposed to be all along. I don't mean to sound mushy or whatever. Its just the best way I can explain it.

The worst part I think of being married is the way people look at you when they find out. They say things like "YOU are married??" or "You really aren't joking are you?". I guess people don't expect it. Like I said before those who aren't married think there will be something that distinguishes those who are married from the "normal people" like extra weight, boringness, tattoos on my forehead reading "Old Married Lady", etc. When I meet new people and they find out Im married it changes the way they look at me. There expressions read "shouldn't you be somewhere else with all the boring married people??" Haha