2007

I remember this time last year I was so excited to have 2006 pass. This year has taught me to appreciate the time we have. That's all my truth was for this year- be grateful. I was witness to a lot of loss, change and overwhelming joy and I've quit only looking at things as 'good' or 'bad'. There's so much that just is and I suppose if I were to make a resolution for 2008 it would be to just remember that this is how it always has, is and will be. Since that's so I'll take as much as I can from all the experiences. Speaking of...

January. Started marvelously at the Burchill's annual festivities. Fairly ho hum. LOTS of wedding planning. Fully moved into Lafayette Court, thus adding job number three to the list.

February. Spent Valentine's morning at IHOP which is where it all began for me and JC. Had a blast at Ms. Genia's party. That day also happened to be JC's birthday and we spent that day quietly - had a great time. LOTS more wedding planning. Quit my job at SHARE in Vancouver, WA thus just being a Cascadia employee, twice over.

March. I had a couple of 'showers'. In my way, of course. I met up with the ladies at Amazin' Glazin' for ceramic fun. Then Jenny et al and I had a dinner at IHOP (yes, IHOP). Later, JC moved into the apartment and we flew off to Reno, Nevada to get married. By far the most significant action I've taken in many years. The story of us actually getting married was a funny though highly stressful one. Nutshell: got to the chapel with 15 minutes to spare. Thanks a lot US Airways!

April. And the keyword was travel. We drove from Oregon to Long Beach, CA. From there we caught a three night cruise to Mexico. When we docked we then drove over to Phoenix. After a night there we fly into Atlanta where my mom threw us a wonderful party! We flew back to Phoenix and then drove home. My heart broke to learn of Ms. Genia's passing. I admittedly did not know her well but what I knew I damn sure loved.

May. Key word is adjustment. Adjustment to marriage, living together, sharing, everything! We had a house guest early on but then we were finally left alone with no events and just one another. We began semi-planning our move to Atlanta but mostly just enjoying one another. I did drive up to Seattle to meet up with my mom and Grandmother for an early Mother's Day. They appreciated it. I did a lot of hanging out with my friends. Nothing wrong with that.

June. I remember it was a little warm. JC and I went camping. On the last weekend I had my last trip to the gorgeous Oregon coast. It was rough month knowing that it would be the last full month spent in Oregon. I recall a few tears.

July. Keyword was change. Just oodles and oodles of change. We packed up our car and truck on the fourth and headed east. It was a long trip that I've already recounted and truly don't care to recall again. Our country is massive is all I got to say. Lots of job hunting.

August. Key phrase: The heat is on. Physically and mentally I felt heated. I spent a good bit of time looking for work. At the end of the month I revisited my lost love- New York city. That was great. I also did get a job which was even better than great. JC found us an apartment of our own after deciding we just couldn't do a house.

September. Firmly entered my 30s partly in New York and then returned to Atlanta. My family threw a little party for me. There was some Cupid shuffling and cake. Yum. Started my new job. I liked it. I always did like the EAP field. JC found work. Things began to settle.

October. Fairly unremarkable acutally. We have an established pattern of hanging out at my sister's/mother's house on the weekend. Homesickness for Portland hit us hard.

November. More routine making. We took a little trip to Birmingham, AL. We took a little trip to Salisbury, NC. We ate on Thanksgiving. Fairly normal day-to-day stuff.

December. Here we are. This month, and I know I've not updated much, has been good. For the last little while I've not been able to complain. Not that I see a lot of point in it lately but I don't have much to say in the way of 'stuff'. All that's been going on has been internal adjustments- releasing old ideas, accepting new ones. There's just no drama for once and I love it.


Here's to 2008: another move, another job search and more joy! *grin*

Still here

Things are alright.

I am quite satisfied with the nesting phase of marriage, I'm seeing family, doing more exercise, baking since it's the holiday season. I don't think "Life is o.k." bumper stickers would sell very well but that's right about where I'm at these days.

I had a sort of 'moment of clarity' regarding things that are, or aren't as is the case, going on lately. I am not doing anything that leads me to be of service to someone else. Sure, I've been (in my own estimation) a good help for my family but I'm not really out in the world doing anything and that, I believe, is my biggest problem. I used to be told constantly: "If you're bored, you're thinking of yourself too much". I have to agree. Nothing really gets you out of yourself like doing something for others.

So off I go...

Sadness

My sister and her children left today at 8am. I woke at 5am to get them over to the airport. I find myself pretty sad that they are no longer at my mom's house. I'm not even sure I'll make the trek there every weekend from now on. My sister's husband is supposedly getting a transfer to either Georgia or D.C. in May. I hope that happens.

Otherwise, things are the same. I am trying to decide on my contribution to the feast that we're calling Thanksgiving dinner. Really though, why do 20 people need two turkeys and a ham? Those are just the meats. I fear for my waistline. It's just started to shrink, thankfully, and I find the ordinary day-to-day decision making with meals difficult. I just pray that I'm somehow given the willpower of a thousand dieters. Good juju appreciated.

What else? (I should change the name of my journal to that, huh?) I never did find a new phone I could afford to upgrade to so I've got a land line I'm going to have to start using. My cell phone angers me. I had to stop myself from throwing it the other day. I'll call someone or someone calls and I get all of 30 seconds to talk and then "call failed". Oh how I hate those two words. Maybe I'll hint that Santa should bring that to me.

Happy Saturday night.

They're all the same

So as per our new routine, the hubby and I did a little shopping, then dinner out and then a movie..at home.

We sat through the first 45 minutes of "The Wendall Baker Story", I'm not impressed so far.

I went to try and get a new T-Mobile phone tonight. That bombed. Since I've only been a customer for 9 months I get practically no discount on an upgrade. I calmly explained that my phone has not been holding a charge and the phone drops calls like someone with the shakes. He suggested I "reboot" my phone. I considered this. I realized I never turn my phone off. So it's resting now. I am not going keep not turning it off. I have resolved myself of it - I shall remain...unreachable. Heh.

Anyway, Sprint, T-Mobile...doesn't seem to matter. They're all the same.

i heart 30 rock

I heart it so much it deserves it's own LJ entry.

I seriously have never laughed continuously through anything on TV. But last night...

Ups

Hmmm....

I'm all agog about the wonderful messages regarding my impending move. Thanks! However, nothing is laid in stone. I've had to let myself not think about it until next year. I hope that I won't be hurt too much if/when we live in Vancouver...Washington by the way.

I'm so doing ok right now. I've developed a Facebook addiction and regular TV routine that includes Heroes on Monday, Pushing Daisies on Wednesday, NBC all night on Thursday (damn, I love 'The Office'). It's what we do.

Not much else. Meh.

No complaints here

I'm finally back!

I've been without computer for the last three and a half weeks because...sigh...my mac is not perfect. There was a horrible semi-fire involving the power cord and my bedspread. stupid fraying cord.

Anyway, as I said, no complaining because not much is going on. Life is stable. I'm breathing. Breathing hard too as I'm really trying to keep my fitness plan going. There's a treadmill here at the apartment complex so even if I'm feeling too scared of the maniacal Atlanta drivers- I can skip the gym and run/walk. It's a great set up.

Georgia has very little water and that's been scary. We're being good little conservationists. Having grown up in Phoenix, JC tells me there was almost always a drought. How depressing. I always have thought the next war will be regarding water. Knowing how little clean water exists in the world....well, I've been kept up at night thinking of this. I don't do this anymore.

I'm trying to be thoughtful about our move. Oh yes, we have made the decision. We're heading back west. I swear, I'm not dramatic. I do not enjoy drama. I try to no longer befriend those with drama. However, it seems as if the end of 2006 until present has been fraught with little fires, medium skermishes and large trials. We've been through a lot in a year, in my opinion, adding a good three years to our emotional relationship. Or, wahtever. We just miss the culture, people and definitely the weather. Well, I miss the weather though lately it's felt a lot like a fall day in PDX. Sigh.

Any suggestions as to where to live in the 'Couv? :)

lavendar soy candle

Thanks to my wonderful friends in PDX, I'm enjoying my candle right now.
Downstairs, the husband is fitfully sleeping off an awful cold and sore throat. I got to feed him chicken soup and give him soy ice cream. The love of soy remains. *grin*

While he is sleeping, I got to clean. That may sound odd that I say "got to" but cleaning has always been therapeutic for me. Today at work, I was corrected from little mistakes enough times that I started to feel a little useless. This has been my greatest problem -accepting criticism- and I felt as if I was staring down my ego. I lost a little but rebounded when I was able to come home and make things better..in my own way.

The barometer is making me so sleepy. High 90, low 63, humidity 67% and rising.