it's been a while...

...oh where to begin...i just got off the phone with a friend from California, whom much to my surprise but made me so so happy, is struggling with some of the same things i am. i have been told that it is my generation and i agree, but i still cannot wrap my head around some of the choices my friends have made in the past few months...when did it become more important to celebrate the pregnancy of an unwed young lady than to celebrate the successful college graduated young lady who is going through life in the right order?!?!? my dear friend who i talked to today, although you'll probably never read this...just know that i look up to you and have respect for you that I'll never have for some of our friends. and what's going on with the sense of entitlement i am SURROUNDED by?!?!? come on people...only expect to get as much as you give...i am putting my foot down and drawing a line, turning over a new leaf..or whatever i need to call it...I'm going to stand strong in my beliefs and celebrate things i am proud of and let ya know what I'm not proud of (this feels SO good to say)...i need to be an example to the next generation so their not as twisted and selfish as this one is and most importantly...i need to be a raging fire of Jesus' love...not the flickering flame I've been...

nervous blogging...

today i have my first interview...i am sooo nervous! i have never really had to go interview for a job...i had to go find professional attire, create a resume and email like crazy. my palms are sweating just thinking about it...i am so thankful that this has finally come along...i am hopeful that this may take some stress off of the hubby financially since i've kinda just been riding his paycheck wave and not my own... but the knot in my stomach seriously is making me want to crawl up and not go...oh the adventures of being a grown-up :)

the day before the 4th

july in texas is gonna be hot and sticky...my bangs are stuck to my forehead...so not cute...oh how i miss california!! the hubby is away training for "warfighter" a real-life G.I. Joe competition that takes place in missouri ...he's such a gym rat... so I thought I'd sneak in some blog time. i finally got a few interviews lined up for a job...what an answer to prayer...it took a while but as always i am reminded that god is in control! tomorrow is the 4th and although we have no great plans it is my favorite holiday...thanksgiving is usually the holiday we spend thinking about what we're thankful for, but the 4th of july is my mini-thanksgiving...the little american flags i placed in the grass along our walkway are a reminder of how thankful i am to have my husband home from the war he's been fighting to defend those little flags...and every other man and woman who proudly serve. and the fireworks...those are the best...children and adults alike gaze into the sky to marvel the bright flashes and feel the pounding in their hearts...for that short time we all somehow feel like kids again!...

the first day

dun dun dun.....so here it is, my first blog. hopefully life will give me more to talk about in the future but for now it's just figuring out this blogging craze...wish me luck :)