Most of you probably already know, but I wanted to share it anyway in case some of you had not heard yet. I WAS OFFERED THE JOB AT THE PALM BEACH ZOO, AND OF COURSE I ACCEPTED IT!!!! I'm so excited right now. I have not been able to stop thinking about it. We had our small group tonight, and I don't think I was all there because I kept thinking of the phone conversation that I had had just minutes before we met! It was so nice hearing the other side of the conversation of being offered the job, and not the your good, but not good enough speech! I'm definitely nervous. It will be a very challenging job, but I'm up for it. I plan to do major homework this weekend!! I need to brush up on my bird zoology and starting learning scientific names all over again! But it is totally worth it!!!! I HAVE A JOB!!!!
Thank you Lord for providing me with this opportunity. Thank you for all that you have taught me along this journey. There were times I doubt, wondering if I was ever going to get a break. But now I understand, God's timing is never our timing!! Thank you all for the prayers and encouragement along the way. It has helped more than you will ever know!
Oh, and James said I should mention that I have already failed on my making better choices for food (previous post). I had him stop for a hot fudge Sunday on the way home from small group tonight!! I will excuse it on the bases of celebrating the new job!! However, he said we will celebrate this weekend as well!!!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sailing across the ocean...
So I've been reading this book the last couple weeks (my goal is to finish it by the weekend) about this couple that decided to sell everything when they got married, buy a boat, and sail around the Pacific Ocean. Ok, I know what some of you might be thinking, my mom, no we are not thinking about selling everything and buying a boat. Although I really would want to, we don't have enough stuff to even put a down payment on a boat! I do, however, have this dream and goal to learn how to sail a boat. The thought of living a simple life on a boat does speak to me, maybe one day I can see this come true. I'm jealous of one of my girl friends and her boyfriend back in Tampa. They are in the process of looking/buying a boat and planing to move to St. Thomas in the Fall. I told James we should just pack up and move with them! I don't have a job here, so maybe I can find one there!! And who knows, maybe they need shrimp farmers in St. Thomas too!! I know this is way off topic for me and what I usually write about, I've just been so into this book. It's all I think about. And it doesn't help every where I go down here I see sail boats!
This week has been pretty good. Camping was so much fun!! I do miss camping. Although, I do need to find out what keeps no see ums from biting you. I have little bits all over me!!! We also had pretty good food. I made Mexican rice for Friday night that we warmed up on the fire. So good!! Then on Saturday night we had hot/veggie dogs. The veggie dogs were not that bad. And if you ever need the find them in the grocery store they are in the produce section. I know, weird, but true! Both nights we had smores of course. And on Saturday night Jenn taught us how to make bananas stuffed with chocolate and marshmallows! So good! We ended the weekend with Tijuana Flats! I so miss going there with Jenn back in Tampa!
The rest of the week has been work. But yesterday night instead of going to our young adults group, we decided to have a nice night together. We went to the beach and read till sun down, then ended the night with a walk on the beach. It was a much need relaxing night for the both of us!
Ok, so I've decided that I'm way out of shape and that I have put on a few pounds. SO, I'm going to try and be more discipline to working out. James is also in this with me, but we have agreed that even if the other person can not work out, due to work schedules, the other person will still work out. We have not set a schedule yet, that is on my to do list for today. I did get up and run the bridge this morning. Ok it was more of a jog/walk, but I really don't like running so I have to work my way up! So hopefully we can stick to this! I really need so encouragement. I'm also going to try to incorporate some better eating habits, not a diet, just better choices! Hopefully that works, I'm a sucker for sweets just ask my family!
Well I should go and start on my to do list for today. Continue to pray for my job situation. I still have not heard from the zoo. I'll be starting to research more jobs. Pray God will show me where He wants me. Thanks everyone!
This week has been pretty good. Camping was so much fun!! I do miss camping. Although, I do need to find out what keeps no see ums from biting you. I have little bits all over me!!! We also had pretty good food. I made Mexican rice for Friday night that we warmed up on the fire. So good!! Then on Saturday night we had hot/veggie dogs. The veggie dogs were not that bad. And if you ever need the find them in the grocery store they are in the produce section. I know, weird, but true! Both nights we had smores of course. And on Saturday night Jenn taught us how to make bananas stuffed with chocolate and marshmallows! So good! We ended the weekend with Tijuana Flats! I so miss going there with Jenn back in Tampa!
The rest of the week has been work. But yesterday night instead of going to our young adults group, we decided to have a nice night together. We went to the beach and read till sun down, then ended the night with a walk on the beach. It was a much need relaxing night for the both of us!
Ok, so I've decided that I'm way out of shape and that I have put on a few pounds. SO, I'm going to try and be more discipline to working out. James is also in this with me, but we have agreed that even if the other person can not work out, due to work schedules, the other person will still work out. We have not set a schedule yet, that is on my to do list for today. I did get up and run the bridge this morning. Ok it was more of a jog/walk, but I really don't like running so I have to work my way up! So hopefully we can stick to this! I really need so encouragement. I'm also going to try to incorporate some better eating habits, not a diet, just better choices! Hopefully that works, I'm a sucker for sweets just ask my family!
Well I should go and start on my to do list for today. Continue to pray for my job situation. I still have not heard from the zoo. I'll be starting to research more jobs. Pray God will show me where He wants me. Thanks everyone!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Catching up!
Wow, Ok so I'm really behind on blogging!! Well not much has happened over the last couple weeks, so you haven't missed out on much! Things are still going good for us, and I'm realizing how God is truly blessing us. I got up the nerve to call the zoo today to find out if they had filled the position. Thankfully they have not! So there is still hope! I just wish they would make a decision one way or another so I wouldn't have to keep waiting for an answer! The waiting game is getting harder and harder, not easier and easier! I spent most of the day today on the computer searching for more jobs that I could apply for. Not much luck with that. I did find a couple, just don't know how promising they are. We will see, I know something is out there, I just have to search and rely on God's timing. Which I'm learning by the way is very different then my timing!!
We have had a great couple of weekends! We had a great Easter weekend with my Nana and Pop. We loved showing them our new place and were we live now. We had an amazing church service!! God is amazing! Easter can be summed up in three words: Change, Power, and Hope. It was a great message brought to us by one of the Teaching Pastors of our church, John Maxwell. We had an amazing Easter Dinner with Nana and Pop and James's Parents as well! The food was so good and made me miss dinners back home! Only if my rest of my family there with us it would have been totally perfect! However, it was so nice having some of my family during the holiday and having them in church with us!
This pass weekend we got to go to our second home, TAMPA!!! We love it there!!! One day we might move back!! Joe and Christy are MARRIED! It was such a beautiful wedding! It was so nice to see all our friends that we had not seen in so long, some since before we got married! It was a nice surprise to see that Caroline and Evan were the photographers for the wedding! It was nice to catch up just for a little second with Caroline! Miss her so much!! We had a great time. We took a stroll around campus! So much is changing there and I've only been out for almost a year! Then to end our mini vacation we made a stop at Epcot!! We enjoyed the Flower and Garden stuff that they had. We probably sound like "oldies" but we did really love it. We were walking around pointing out flowers we hope to have in our garden someday! We also got to meet up with Jenn, Ashleigh, Logan, and Peter for fireworks!! It was such a nice surprise!
I'm totally looking forward to this weekend!! We are going camping!!! It has been way to long!!
Time is really fling by. I can't believe we are already in April. Lately I have been missing a lot of things. I miss my family so much. Now that I don't have school consuming all my time, and seeing other people with their family makes me miss mine even more. So jealous of my Mom and Dad right now, they are in Puerto Rico right now!! Miss my sister a lot too. I was talking with her the other day and realized how much she is growing up! I'm also missing my best girl friend, Brandi! I can't believe we have not seen each other since my wedding. We use to see each other everyday, how things change when you get out of college. But it's great to know when you have true friends. Ones that stay close to you know matter the miles between you! I'm so counting the days till June when Brandi comes to Florida for a month!!!!!!!!! Miss ya girl!
Well I have rambled enough now. I should go to bed. I will try and be better at blogging. I do think about it, I'll be honest, I'm just lazy sometimes!!
We have had a great couple of weekends! We had a great Easter weekend with my Nana and Pop. We loved showing them our new place and were we live now. We had an amazing church service!! God is amazing! Easter can be summed up in three words: Change, Power, and Hope. It was a great message brought to us by one of the Teaching Pastors of our church, John Maxwell. We had an amazing Easter Dinner with Nana and Pop and James's Parents as well! The food was so good and made me miss dinners back home! Only if my rest of my family there with us it would have been totally perfect! However, it was so nice having some of my family during the holiday and having them in church with us!
This pass weekend we got to go to our second home, TAMPA!!! We love it there!!! One day we might move back!! Joe and Christy are MARRIED! It was such a beautiful wedding! It was so nice to see all our friends that we had not seen in so long, some since before we got married! It was a nice surprise to see that Caroline and Evan were the photographers for the wedding! It was nice to catch up just for a little second with Caroline! Miss her so much!! We had a great time. We took a stroll around campus! So much is changing there and I've only been out for almost a year! Then to end our mini vacation we made a stop at Epcot!! We enjoyed the Flower and Garden stuff that they had. We probably sound like "oldies" but we did really love it. We were walking around pointing out flowers we hope to have in our garden someday! We also got to meet up with Jenn, Ashleigh, Logan, and Peter for fireworks!! It was such a nice surprise!
I'm totally looking forward to this weekend!! We are going camping!!! It has been way to long!!
Time is really fling by. I can't believe we are already in April. Lately I have been missing a lot of things. I miss my family so much. Now that I don't have school consuming all my time, and seeing other people with their family makes me miss mine even more. So jealous of my Mom and Dad right now, they are in Puerto Rico right now!! Miss my sister a lot too. I was talking with her the other day and realized how much she is growing up! I'm also missing my best girl friend, Brandi! I can't believe we have not seen each other since my wedding. We use to see each other everyday, how things change when you get out of college. But it's great to know when you have true friends. Ones that stay close to you know matter the miles between you! I'm so counting the days till June when Brandi comes to Florida for a month!!!!!!!!! Miss ya girl!
Well I have rambled enough now. I should go to bed. I will try and be better at blogging. I do think about it, I'll be honest, I'm just lazy sometimes!!
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