It is such a hectic time...in my life, time of the year, etc. Although, everything is so exciting! This weekend Derrick and I are looking for apartments...talk of buying a house is also in the works, but that probably won't happen! I wish...though. Driving almost 50 minutes to work is starting to get really old. It will be nice to shoot down hwy. 44 and get to the West End in 15 minutes!
Another exciting point is that one of my very good friends, Amy, is having a little boy in October! She is the first out of our college friends to be having a baby! His dad is one of Derrick's fraternity brothers, so that is neat as well! Jackson will be here around the 8th of October, and I can't wait! Another one of my very good friends, LO is helping me plan the shower. It will be held September 13th at my parents' home in OFallon, MO. It is going to be a sit-down luncheon. Considering our entire sorority has been invited it should be a great reunion! Jackson is going to be soooo spoiled! Looking at the ultrasound pictures is amazing and so touching. Last night Lo, Amy, and myself ate dinner at PF Changs, talked about a lot. A lot of the conversation stemmed from how happy we all are right now. We all lead completely different lives, working different jobs, etc. However, we still manage to see each other and take the time to catch up on the important things and try NOT to focus on the gossip of others. I think we all agreed that the people of SEMO brought a lot of that on. One thing I noticed about myself is that when I was living in Cape Girardeau, I cared so much about what other people thought of me; I was always working out, trying to look my best at all times. But now, it's not a big deal if I don't workout for a week or two, because I'm completely happy and content with who I am and my life. It's that simple. I work on solely doing things that benefit me and the people around me and those I love.
For those of you who don't know about my job...I work for an up-scale not-for-profit. I absolutely love the people I work with. The executive director is 26 and his wife, close in age. Today I was talking with her, asking her about her career. (She also works for a non-profit, and truly has an amazing passion for it.) While she was telling me about her career moves and choices, she quickly said something about having a brain tumor in the past. She had a brain tumor removed in 2006 and is better now. She then went on to tell me about her husband's family past. He has lost both parents' to brain tumors. She said, "NOW THAT'S SOME BAD LUCK!" They left the club, went home, and I sat here pondered for a while. We will never know what it is like to go through something like that. They live day to day, happy as can be (as they should.) You would never imagine that this young of a married couple would already have gone through this in their lifetime. They have love for each other that no one could match. Like I say, "Sometimes, you have to go through the negative to enjoy the positive." I wanted to share this story with you, hoping it will touch you as much as it did me.
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If you really want to connect with someone, then skip the small talk and go deep.
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