My life has taken quite a turn. I used to look forward to the weekends, because my weeks were unpleasant and the weekends were relaxing. Now my weeks are great and my weekends are busy and somewhat stressful. I still have fun, because I get to hangout with my husband and friends, but we’ve been running around every single weekend since coming here, looking for this or that. We’ve found a lot of cool stuff, and thanks to our friend’s truck, it’s all at our house, but there is still so much we need. I thought filling up the house was going to be so much fun, but at this point, I’m tired of it!

Matt has tons of input on the house. I’ve always been grateful for how involved he was, but this time around we haven’t agreed on everything and I find myself wishing he didn’t care so much! It’d be easier for me to pick it out on my own. The other night we were at Pottery Barn and they had this chair that was really awesome. I sat in it and grinned at him. I told him how it was the perfect size for me and how I loved the pattern. He replied something along the lines of, “That’s all right if you throw a sheet over it.” Whaaaaat??? How rude! It’s a wonder we’ve been able to agree on the things we have bought (couch, coffee table, TV, entertainment stand and dishes). I won’t even get into how ridiculous it was finding dishes. He kind of gave in on the ones I wanted… and we found other stuff that he felt like “tied the rest of the kitchen together”… so it’s okay now… but for a few hours there… volatile, highly volatile. Haha.

We’re still on the lookout for curtains, a chair or two for the living room, bedroom furniture, bookshelves and desks… not to mention all the little stuff. I wish I were looking forward to all of this! Right now I want to be done so that I can just hang out and be comfortable. Do I sound like Debbie Downer? I feel like it.

Work is great though. There is so much to learn, it’s definitely a challenge for me. I like that everyone around me knows so much. I can soak up information from everyone at this point. It’s really neat. I’m on the phones now, doing a lot of the basic functions for the group I’m currently in, but I still have a lot to learn so that I can troubleshoot and be as quick as the others. Next week I move over to another group to learn what they do. I’m not sure how long I’ll be there, but it’ll be something new again. There is so. much. information. Thankfully my boss has got me taking everything one step at a time. Right about the time I get to feeling like I’ve got a handle on things, he adds something new. I’m really starting to understand how things are connected within the company and what it is we actually do. I’m still excited about this job, I absolutely love it.