A Few Things

I would of thought by this time I would be so tired of not working and not having a permanent address would make me go crazy.  Don't get me wrong, I'm going a little stir crazy, but nothing like you would think.

People are probably wondering what the heck I've been doing if I'm not working and I don't have a husband or kids or a house to take care of.

I typically sleep in until about 8am, get up and go running outside.  It's been sooo cold it's been harder than I thought, but I'm able to run at least about 1 1/2 miles before like my lungs are going to freeze and I'll die.  After I go running, I'll shower then video Skype with Ryan before lunch.  After that I'll run errands or cross off things on my Honey Do list my now-roommate Laura has given me. :)  If I'm not working on her To Do list, I'm babysitting Nikki's girls or helping Paige with her wedding planning list. There's always something to do in the evenings, so it's been keeping me busy.

Saturday night I got to have a PAACK (Paige, Ashley, Ainsilie, Cindy, & Kendall) dinner at Texas Roadhouse, and it was so nice to catch up with each other.  I lived with these 4 girls our last 2 years of college, and even though we're all so different, we're so alike in a lot of ways, too. It's crazy how much our lives have changed since we lived together, but we're all in a good place right now and that makes me happy.

Paige, Ashley, me, Cindy & Kendall) (here's your picture Cindykins!)

I'm also looking into volunteer work around the area.  I've had more time on my hands than I can ever remember and I want to use it in a good way.

For those of you who don't know, ever since I met Ryan we've pretty much moved from place to place.  This isn't his fault, but we've just constantly been on the move.  We both lived in the Fan when we met, then I moved to Mechanicsville, then we moved in together in Maryland, then after we got married we moved to Kansas City.  You can probably imagine how often I dream, and wish, and hope that we'll soon be settled, buy a house, and really feel like we are in a more permanent place.  Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't trade our experiences for anything.  BUT, because of our in-limboness for the past 4 1/2 years of being together, I can't help but look for houses in the place we're praying we'll settle down in - Charlottesville, VA.

I know......I should be looking for jobs before I look for houses.  However,  house searching is WAY more fun than job searching.  Also, the chances of a job being around by the time we know for sure if we'll be able to live there is wayyyyy less than the chance of a house still being around.

Folks - take it from someone who's wasted over $50,000 of her hard earned money on rent.  (Yes, I took the time and calculated how much I've spent in rent since I moved out of my parents house.)  Enjoy the freedom of being able to paint your walls the color you want.  Enjoy complaining about mowing the lawn.  Enjoy having a fenced in backyard.  Enjoy knowing that all of the money you're throwing into your house will probably someday pay itself.   I envy you.

On that note, I'm going to bed for the night as soon as I talk to Ryan.  If you're wondering how Ryan is doing - he's fine.  Not great, not awful.  I sent out a package to him last week, so I hope he gets it soon and has a little taste of home.  My countdown isn't accurate since I have no clue when he'll be back in April, but according to my made up countdown on my phone, he'll be home in less than 95 days!  Can't come soon enough <3