1st week

Well last week I completed my first week of work at my new part time job. I worked Tues- sat. It was more difficult than I anticipated to get adjusted. On Saturday night , after the week, I was just exhausted! I felt kind of stupid.... its not like I haven't worked before. Also, its not like what I was learning was extremely difficult... but none the less, I was still very tired at the end of every day. I work Tues, Wed and Sat of this week. And I'm pretty much working afternoon/evenings. Bleh. Working only 3 days isn't that bad but working into the night kind of stinks because it takes time away from the time I have with Greg. But, you gotta do what you gotta do I guess. I'm pretty sure I'll be working at least one day every weekend as well :( Oh well. This is only a means to an end I suppose, not a long term thing (at least I hope!).

Nothing too terribly exciting going on here. We have already tried out our new recipe for the week! We had "impossibly easy taco pie." It was REALLY good. Prob about an 8.5 out of 10. I was actually surprised at how good it turned out. I am really enjoying trying new things out. I've been trying to plan out our meals for the month ahead of time and I often find myself making the same things over and over again so trying new recipes has been a lot of fun and allows us to eat something different!

Greg and I continue to be doing well. We were actually discussing it a few days ago. I honestly can't believe we've been married for almost 9 months. Despite the economic issues we've had due to the move we haven't had very many "1st year" problems at all. This year, while its been a whirlwind, has been pretty fun. We've definitely grown very close as we've learned about each other during this moving process. Its been pretty neat. Who knows where the Lord will take us, but I think we feel as though we could handle whatever comes our way!

Holiday Haze...

Wow... so its been way to long since my last post! I feel as though time has gone by freakishly fast the last couple of weeks.

We attended a wedding the weekend before Christmas. It was a lot of fun to hang out with everyone and have another wedding weekend under out belt! Two days later, my mother -arrived and the day after that, my mother-in-law arrived.... and then two more days later... it was Christmas!!! Phew... What a whirlwind. The week with the "moms" was fun. It was nice to have some family close and spend the holidays with them. It was also nice that they were able to see everything around here and see our new little niche in the world. We had a nice Christmas... nothing too fancy. I got Greg a waffle maker and he got me a full size ironing board and drying rack. I know, really exciting gifts. Ironically... its what we really wanted. Maybe this is part of growing up and getting married... you trade in luxuries for practicality. Is it sad that I was excited about an ironing board? As a side note... we did get a "gift" for ourselves... we have finally upgraded the ghetto 19" TV we'd been watching since the move to a fantastic 42" LG flat screen. It was such a change the first night I actually go dizzy watching it!!

We had a quiet new years by ourselves. We were gonna possibly go to a game or go downtown but it was pretty cold and kind of rainy so we decided to stay in and celebrate at home. After 5 years of watching a "pre-taped" ball drop, I was absolutely stoked that I got to see it live!!!!! And I was excited that Greg now has had the experience (although I'm pretty sure I made it out to be way more fun that it actually was).

On the job front: I have now taken a part-time job in a call center. Yeah and Boo! Yeah b/c I'm getting out of the house and starting to bring in a little bit of income. Boo b/c its a call center, bad hours and of course, part-time call center pay. However, I do feel that the tides are starting to turn b/c I got another social work job offer that I declined. I know I probably shouldn't be declining jobs but I'm holding out hope that I can get a job I love and will only have to do the part-time thing temporarily.

With a new year comes new years resolutions. While Greg and I have made some on our own... we made one together. We will be making a new meal every week (I got a new cookbook for Christmas, thus the inspiration)! As a new addition to the blog, I will be updating you with how that goes. Last week we made: Pork chops with apples. On a scale of 1-10, I'd give it a 5. It wasn't bad, but nothing really exceptional. This week we made.... Chicken in "Gravy" (a cream cheese gravy... yum, yum). This dish was actually pretty delicious. I'd give it a 8.

Well, to close my latest addition of the blog, I can say I've been feeling really good since the new year. Maybe because of the new job or the new prospects. Maybe its just the idea of wiping the slate clean and starting a new year fresh. I dunno. I love new beginnings and I can say for the time being, we are doing alright :) :)

P.S - Its supposed to snow tonight and actually stick!! Jackie -- :) :) Greg -- :( :( (hes not adjusting so well to the cold!)