"Time flies when you are having fun" I am not sure who the original author of that statement is, but they hit the nail on the head. I think that many people would agree that when you have a week off for vacation it just never seems like it last a week. Well, I have the same problem with my sabbatical, as I like to call it. I had planned on taking a little over a month off before trying to find a job. This seems like a fair amount of time, except that I have already been through three weeks of that time. I was sure that after a month of not working I would be going crazy to get out of the house. The sad truth is, I am loving it. I get so much done and don't feel like I spend all of my time rushed and not getting to enjoy any of it. I say "sad truth" because I have to get a job, so my husband tells me. He has been gracious enough to let me go this long, but there are things in life that we want, i.e. not to be poor anymore, oh and buy a house. It's another one of those bittersweet moments I seem to keep having in my life. I want so much to buy a house, as in yesterday, but I don't want to get a job. What's a girl to do?
Everything else is going well. I am excited about my trip to NC next week. I will be there for two weeks! One of which will be my church camp. I am really excited about camp for many reasons. One, the obvious, because it's camp. And two, because my mom and sister will be there, which means I can spend hours on end with them everyday. Now if I could only get my brother involved in this!?! (Humm....note to self, work on that) My plan is to be in NC a few days before camp and then a few days after. And I have a sneaky suspition that those will be some full days of traveling and seeing many different people. There are a lot of people to see in a small amount of time. Thankfully, many of the people I want to see will be with me for the entire week of camp. I am a little of affraid, that after two weeks, it will be hard to come back. Good thing I love my husband and will miss him dearly.
You know it's actually kind of odd, I am okay! I know that seems odd to say, but I thought I would have this crazy mental breakdown being so far away, but it hasn't happened. I am actually happy (which I am glad about). Maybe I just built up all this anxiety about it before the move that it could not live up to my standards. It also helps that the people we know here (Doug's coworkers) have been super nice to invite us to many events. We have been to birthday parties, church events, and they handled me well during the imfamous dog event. I think I had about six new mom's that day. Which is great when you know no one, you are in shock, your hands are bleeding and you can not find your husband. Some how through that whole mess, they don't think I am crazy. Doug keeps telling them I am but they won't listen(kidding......maybe).
So all in all, just an update, that life is still good!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Yankee Doodle Dandy.....
We have arrived!
Doug and I have spent our first week here in Pennsylvania. We drove up on Sunday, May 31st, along with my in-laws and my brother (and his family). The drive up was not bad, minus the cat jumping on the dashboard in front of me, she rode the rest of the way in the carrier. It went pretty quickly, I recommend listening to audio books on long drives, it makes the time go faster. It was great to have some family with us for our first few days in PA. They got to see our new place and some of the sites around the city and country side.
Once the family left, on Tuesday, we made the rest of the week pretty productive. We got PA car insurance, new drivers license, and my tag changed on my car. I guess it is official, I am a PA resident, no longer a North Carolinian. We also spent a lot of time driving around, getting to know the area and looking for houses for sale. The duplex we live in, in town, is a temporary stop until we buy a house. It's weird living in the city like this, you only have to walk down three steps out my front door and you are on the sidewalk. There is also a lot traffic on our road. I think people like using our road to avoid all the stop lights on main street. We are only two blocks off main street, aka King Street. It will be nice once we buy a house to get out of the city, where things are a little more quiet. One thing we have to get use to in the mean time is that the trash man comes in the middle of the night on Sundays. When I say middle of the night, they came around 3 am last night! I am glad they only come once a week since it is not something I can sleep through. Who know trash trucks were so loud?
For the most part week one felt a lot like a vacation. Neither one of us working, and no where in particular to be. Today marks my first day as a temporary stay at home wife. Doug started work today, so I have been entertaining my self all alone. It's kind of weird. I am used to Doug having time off during the summers where I would go to work while Doug stayed home. So that will take some getting used to. I say it is a temporary stay at home because once I get back from NC at the beginning on July I have to get a job. The sooner I get a job the sooner we can buy a house, since we need money. In the meantime, it will be nice to not have a clock to punch everyday.
Ps. I have put some pics of our place up on facebook and will try to get pictures uploaded to flickr soon! Stay tuned for more on our adventure in Pennsylvania!
Doug and I have spent our first week here in Pennsylvania. We drove up on Sunday, May 31st, along with my in-laws and my brother (and his family). The drive up was not bad, minus the cat jumping on the dashboard in front of me, she rode the rest of the way in the carrier. It went pretty quickly, I recommend listening to audio books on long drives, it makes the time go faster. It was great to have some family with us for our first few days in PA. They got to see our new place and some of the sites around the city and country side.
Once the family left, on Tuesday, we made the rest of the week pretty productive. We got PA car insurance, new drivers license, and my tag changed on my car. I guess it is official, I am a PA resident, no longer a North Carolinian. We also spent a lot of time driving around, getting to know the area and looking for houses for sale. The duplex we live in, in town, is a temporary stop until we buy a house. It's weird living in the city like this, you only have to walk down three steps out my front door and you are on the sidewalk. There is also a lot traffic on our road. I think people like using our road to avoid all the stop lights on main street. We are only two blocks off main street, aka King Street. It will be nice once we buy a house to get out of the city, where things are a little more quiet. One thing we have to get use to in the mean time is that the trash man comes in the middle of the night on Sundays. When I say middle of the night, they came around 3 am last night! I am glad they only come once a week since it is not something I can sleep through. Who know trash trucks were so loud?
For the most part week one felt a lot like a vacation. Neither one of us working, and no where in particular to be. Today marks my first day as a temporary stay at home wife. Doug started work today, so I have been entertaining my self all alone. It's kind of weird. I am used to Doug having time off during the summers where I would go to work while Doug stayed home. So that will take some getting used to. I say it is a temporary stay at home because once I get back from NC at the beginning on July I have to get a job. The sooner I get a job the sooner we can buy a house, since we need money. In the meantime, it will be nice to not have a clock to punch everyday.
Ps. I have put some pics of our place up on facebook and will try to get pictures uploaded to flickr soon! Stay tuned for more on our adventure in Pennsylvania!
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