After several comments from friends, I've finally decided to update my blog. I don't even know how to give an update on the last 4 months of our lives, bu I'll try to give a brief run-down---
It was quite an adjustment coming home from our simple summer life in Colorado and adjusting to the real world again. Royce tried hard all summer to convince me that moving to Colorado was a great idea, but I was not easily swayed (Colorado winters are not for me). So we returned to our little mobile home and prepared for another year in Salado. Royce decided to stay at Salado High School (teaching Physics and Chemistry) for at least one more year and I began the dreaded job hunt.
The idea of teaching didn't interest me at all so I looked for jobs along the lines of being a secretary/receptionist. By the middle of September God provided a job for me at Montgomery Chiropractic. The doctor is actually the dad of one of my good friends from high school so it was nice being aquainted with my employers before I began my first day on the job. I had a hard time with my job for the first couple of months... I didn't know that being the receptionist meant more than just scheduling appointments and answering the phone, it meant that I was the quarter back of the whole office! I'm a slight perfectionist so not knowing how to do things was a big struggle for me. I hated having to ask so many questions and I felt like I was having more bad days than good. But again, the Lord was faithful in taking care of me. He showed me how to see the things I could be thankful for in my work place... for example, I work with 3 other CA's (chiropractic assistants) and anyone who's worked with other woman in tight/busy quarters knows that it can be easy to rub on each other. This however, is not one of my problems! The 4 of us have become a little family and they are all so encouraging! There are still rough days and things I don't like about my job, but they are all managable. The other thing I'm thankful for is that this job has made me realize that I DO still have the desire to teach; all I needed was a little break! I'm currently in the process of completing my certification and hope to start teaching next fall.
This fall season seemed to come and go quickly this year. We spent Thanksgiving in Tennessee this year... My dad's side of the family meets there every other year for Thanksgiving. We have cousins in Tennessee and Virginia, and the rest of us are in Texas, so Tennessee is the best half way point for all of us to meet up. We've been doing this since I was in 5th or 6th grade and I absolutely love it. This year was probably our last year to do it because it gets harder as we all get older and start to get married (there were 25 of us this year... that's a lot of schedules to work around!). Time to start our own holiday traditions!
We're really looking forward to the Christmas break this year. I was really surprised to find out that I get a whole week off!!! After we spend Christmas with the families Royce and I are going to take a little getaway trip to San Antonio for a few days. We're actually celebrating our 1 year anniversary.... at a year and a half. Better late than never! :) Royce has only been to San Antonio for soccer tournaments so I'm excited for him to experience the riverwalk area. I'll try to post a few pictures of our trip when we get back.
With my brothers and sister in law at Thanksgiving.
