So, It's September 16. In the last 2 days I've had a new city, a new home, a new roommate and a new job. Whew! I'm exhausted to write how I feel other than to say that I am so excited to be in the same city with Jonathan and to move here to be with him. I am so excited to be living with my friend Molly. We've been roommates before so that helps and we get along great. She's doing me a HUGE favor letting me live with her for free. She is a fantastic friend :)
More later!
Sep 16, 2012
Sep 4, 2012
September Update
Oh my gosh, When did September get here! It is almost unbelievable how quickly these last 8 months have flown by.
In May Jonathan got a job offer that he could not turn down at an accounting firm in Nashville. He has been working there for over a month now and loves it. He is doing IT Auditing. About this same time, I began to be generally unhappy with my job that I had really enjoyed before. So, we decided together to make the move to Nashville. The plan was for me to hang out at my current job and save money until January when I planned to move to Nashville with Jonathan. BUT, in the mean time, we got engaged and realized that being apart is harder than we thought it would be. So, I began furiously looking for jobs in Nashville, with no luck. Not even a phone call back. That was a little over two months ago.
In the middle of all this, Anna decides to get her own place because she realizes that it'll probably be before January when I move out. So I was afraid that I might be homeless for a week or two. But, my good friends, the Reilly's, came through and have put me up in their home until I make the move to Nashville.
This past week, I realized that I was just done with my job. I got over being angry and sad about it and just decided that it was time to move on. So this past Friday, I turned in my two week notice. On Thursday, I got a phone call from Panera and an interview scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Well, they offered me the job! So, I'll be starting there sometime in the next few weeks! I'm so excited to have a stress free job. I'm nervous about having to have a schedule that someone else sets for me (because I've basically been free to do what I wanted). But, I also think that it will be low stress and a good float for me until we get married or until I find the "perfect" job. I realize that is idealistic and the perfect job probably doesn't exist, but I do believe I can find something I love to do. And that may be Panera or it may be something else. :) I guess we'll see.
I really feel that Jonathan getting this job is God protecting us from a lot of stress that would be present if Jonathan were still at MBS. I know that HE knew what would be best for me and for us. I had to go to Marriott to meet Jonathan and if that would be the only thing that would ever come out of this experience, then it would be well worth it. I've also made a few other good friends at work and am sad to leave them. I told my parents this past week that all of this crap that I've been through the last few years with my job is worth every cent of worry and heartache that I've experienced, if only just to wait for this, for Jonathan, for Nashville, for Panera, for our new lives together. I know that this is God and I know that HE is laying out his perfect plan for me. I do not know the outcome and I am worried about the details, but I know that HE is in control. So, I'm trying to "be still and know".
In May Jonathan got a job offer that he could not turn down at an accounting firm in Nashville. He has been working there for over a month now and loves it. He is doing IT Auditing. About this same time, I began to be generally unhappy with my job that I had really enjoyed before. So, we decided together to make the move to Nashville. The plan was for me to hang out at my current job and save money until January when I planned to move to Nashville with Jonathan. BUT, in the mean time, we got engaged and realized that being apart is harder than we thought it would be. So, I began furiously looking for jobs in Nashville, with no luck. Not even a phone call back. That was a little over two months ago.
In the middle of all this, Anna decides to get her own place because she realizes that it'll probably be before January when I move out. So I was afraid that I might be homeless for a week or two. But, my good friends, the Reilly's, came through and have put me up in their home until I make the move to Nashville.
This past week, I realized that I was just done with my job. I got over being angry and sad about it and just decided that it was time to move on. So this past Friday, I turned in my two week notice. On Thursday, I got a phone call from Panera and an interview scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Well, they offered me the job! So, I'll be starting there sometime in the next few weeks! I'm so excited to have a stress free job. I'm nervous about having to have a schedule that someone else sets for me (because I've basically been free to do what I wanted). But, I also think that it will be low stress and a good float for me until we get married or until I find the "perfect" job. I realize that is idealistic and the perfect job probably doesn't exist, but I do believe I can find something I love to do. And that may be Panera or it may be something else. :) I guess we'll see.
I really feel that Jonathan getting this job is God protecting us from a lot of stress that would be present if Jonathan were still at MBS. I know that HE knew what would be best for me and for us. I had to go to Marriott to meet Jonathan and if that would be the only thing that would ever come out of this experience, then it would be well worth it. I've also made a few other good friends at work and am sad to leave them. I told my parents this past week that all of this crap that I've been through the last few years with my job is worth every cent of worry and heartache that I've experienced, if only just to wait for this, for Jonathan, for Nashville, for Panera, for our new lives together. I know that this is God and I know that HE is laying out his perfect plan for me. I do not know the outcome and I am worried about the details, but I know that HE is in control. So, I'm trying to "be still and know".
Aug 6, 2012
Jesus Calling, August 6
When things seem to be going all wrong, stop and affirm your trust in Me. Calmly bring these matters to Me, leave them in my capable hands. Then, simply do the next thing. Stay in touch with Me through thankful, trusting prayers, resting in My sovereign control. Rejoice in Me - exult in the God of your salvation!
Job 13:15, Psalm 18:33, Habakkuk 3:17-19
Job 13:15, Psalm 18:33, Habakkuk 3:17-19
Other Wedding Things
There are a few other things that I have done for the wedding that I left out of my last post!
1. CAKE! (Thanks Molly!!!)
2. The Groom's suit and all of the groomsmen's suits. Jonathan did a great job picking those out!
I haven't gotten into the details too much. I'm looking forward to doing that soon! The next big thing I have to do is bridesmaid dresses. I have a couple of favorite picked out and am gonna go with my girls sometime in the next few weeks to look! I can't wait!
1. CAKE! (Thanks Molly!!!)
2. The Groom's suit and all of the groomsmen's suits. Jonathan did a great job picking those out!
I haven't gotten into the details too much. I'm looking forward to doing that soon! The next big thing I have to do is bridesmaid dresses. I have a couple of favorite picked out and am gonna go with my girls sometime in the next few weeks to look! I can't wait!
Aug 5, 2012
Exodus 14:13-14
Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The LORD will fight for you. You need only be still.
Jul 26, 2012
I can't wait!
to be married to this man :) He is beyond wonderful!
In the opinion of the world, marriage ends all. The truth is precisely the opposite: it BEGINS all!
- Anne Sophie Swetchine
Jul 18, 2012
Complete Insanity
Oh my gosh! There has been SOOooooo much going on lately. It is almost unimaginable and doesn't seem real! I can't believe it! When I think about all of the things that have happened with us over the last 3 months, I get overwhelmed with the goodness that is being revealed for my future. I just get so excited when I consider all the good things that are going on and all the wonderful things that God has blessed Jonathan and I with. I hope you will pray with us as we face all of these new things over the next 6 months!
1. Jonathan starts a new job in 2 weeks!
2. Work for me is crazy busy!
3. WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!
4. Planning the wedding!
5. Trying to sell my condo in Greenville.
6. I'm moving! Anna has found a place of her own so Jonathan and I will be look for OUR new home! He'll go ahead and move in and I'll move in when we get married in January! In the mean time, I'll be living with Kevin and Kathy Reilly. Gracious and wonderful friends and "family". I'm so thankful for them!
There are a few more complications thrown in there that I'm not quite ready to reveal to the whole world!
We have all the big stuff for the wedding completed:
1. Church
2. Pastor
3. Photographer
4. Reception Place
5. Caterer
6. Decorator for the reception and wedding
7. DRESS!!!
8. My rings
9. Calligrapher (Thanks Diana!)
I know there are a lot more details to be ironed out but those are the biggest things and they're already taken care of! Music is the last big thing and I'm waiting to hear back from the girl I want to organize that. My mom has been a big help and I am so thankful for her. I can't imagine planning this by myself! I really am so excited about all of these changes but a lot of them don't seem real yet! Everything on the list above is so exciting and wonderful but it's also very overwhelming. I'm trying to take it one day at a time. I think it's been a trying and growing time for our relationship. For the last year, we've been pretty carefree and in the last 3 months we've been through some really big changes - my grand father passed away, he got a new job, moving and so many other things at the same time. It's has been good to be reminded of what a wonderful man I'm marrying.
Tonight was the first time since probably the beginning of May that we have been "us". Know what I mean? We've been so covered up with these other things that we haven't taken time to be us. I really enjoyed our date and just hanging out without too much wedding/serious talk!
I love lists! This helps me feel like we have things to mark off the list and that there are things that I have accomplished!
1. Jonathan starts a new job in 2 weeks!
2. Work for me is crazy busy!
3. WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!
4. Planning the wedding!
5. Trying to sell my condo in Greenville.
6. I'm moving! Anna has found a place of her own so Jonathan and I will be look for OUR new home! He'll go ahead and move in and I'll move in when we get married in January! In the mean time, I'll be living with Kevin and Kathy Reilly. Gracious and wonderful friends and "family". I'm so thankful for them!
There are a few more complications thrown in there that I'm not quite ready to reveal to the whole world!
We have all the big stuff for the wedding completed:
1. Church
2. Pastor
3. Photographer
4. Reception Place
5. Caterer
6. Decorator for the reception and wedding
7. DRESS!!!
8. My rings
9. Calligrapher (Thanks Diana!)
I know there are a lot more details to be ironed out but those are the biggest things and they're already taken care of! Music is the last big thing and I'm waiting to hear back from the girl I want to organize that. My mom has been a big help and I am so thankful for her. I can't imagine planning this by myself! I really am so excited about all of these changes but a lot of them don't seem real yet! Everything on the list above is so exciting and wonderful but it's also very overwhelming. I'm trying to take it one day at a time. I think it's been a trying and growing time for our relationship. For the last year, we've been pretty carefree and in the last 3 months we've been through some really big changes - my grand father passed away, he got a new job, moving and so many other things at the same time. It's has been good to be reminded of what a wonderful man I'm marrying.
Tonight was the first time since probably the beginning of May that we have been "us". Know what I mean? We've been so covered up with these other things that we haven't taken time to be us. I really enjoyed our date and just hanging out without too much wedding/serious talk!
I love lists! This helps me feel like we have things to mark off the list and that there are things that I have accomplished!
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