Life Update

Let’s face it, my posts have been less than exciting lately. I think half the time I blog in here just to get a sense of what twists and turns life has taken me on!

So, life in VA has been going well.  I’m about to start a new job later this month.  It’s a great opportunity career wise and is at a Fortune 500 corporate office.  More money, better benefits, a much bigger company and all the opportunities that comes with…. And, there were certain people here who are more than happy to see me go.  I’ll miss a certain few, but I don’t feel like I won’t see them ever again.  In fact, I think I’ll be really upset if I don’t see them on a fairly regular basis!

And, more likely than not, the husband will start looking for another job in the spring.  With a lot of pressure and not a lot of support leads to an unhappy work environment.  And we all know how unreliable the nature of lots of retail workers can be…. He’s ready for the regular 9-5 grind and a cube, like the rest of America.  I can’t blame him for wanting his weekends back.  I mean, I want OUR weekends back.  It’s been since May 2006!

My mom is all but moved into her new home.  I’m glad I was able to help.  It would’ve been so stressful being in Arkansas while she uprooted our entire house to a much smaller place in East Jabip, VA.  In actuality, all I did was give her permission to throw/give away some of my things and cart a few SUV loads down to her new home, but the fact that I could be there to support her emotionally was good.  And I know our move gave her a little more security in knowing that she made the right move to Virginia.  I think being in such a remote area might help her finances more than she thinks, too.  I know being in Searcy certainly helped me from blowing my paychecks in Little Rock.

Things are crazy with Christmas coming up.  The amount of presents I’m responsible for has more than doubled.  We need to decorate and get ready for random visitors we may have.  Thanksgiving we had the in-laws in.  Which we managed to survive AND keep the house clean!  I was mighty impressed.

But, I think that’s it for now.  Hopefully I can get back to insightful blogging and my regularly scheduled life in the not-so-distant future.