Career Change
So, it's official. As of January 3, 2007 this will be my new boss and the little angel in her arms will be my "charge"!
Yep thats right, I am moving to Blue Stem Ranch to be the nanny/housekeeper for my best friend and her family. A small part of me is super nervous simply because its a BIG change. But a much bigger part of me is soooooooooooooo ready for the change! Every time I go out there to visit I feel relaxed and I can BREATHE. Granted, I'm usually visiting but not always. You can ask them, they put me to work! I earn my keep most of the time :-). There are a few downsides, such as spotty cell phone reception and no possibility of high speed internet. But I already have some solutions for those problems (because the withdrawl symptoms would be UGLY). The best part is that I will be able to work in sweats/pj's and won't have to wake up early enough to shower, dry my hair and put on makeup. Granted, I can every once in a while just to feel nice..... but I doubt I will. Rolling out of bed, making some coffee,and then walking a few feet to work will be fabulous. And I am really thinking that since I'll actually be doing physical labor that requires me to move around a lot, I'll lose weight and get in shape again! No more sitting on my butt at a desk all day!
Its very bittersweet though. I will be leaving a whole crew of awesome friends and truly, an awesome job behind. I mean, yes I no longer enjoy the city life or the corporate work place. But I really do have a great job and great benefits/perks. And I've made some fantastic friends in the 6 years I've lived here. I will come visit, I have friends with spare beds thankfully! And there is the beauty of cell phones, internet and of course MYSPACE!!!
The big question is how my cats will react to such a big move. Ty is already expressing his opinion about the boxes
10 Year Reunion
Whew! Its over! I’ve been planning and thinking about my 10 year HS reunion practically all year. Yes, I’m weird like that and started thinking about it LAST YEAR when someone else I knew had their reunion. And now it’s over. Part of me is a little sad because I really enjoyed the work that went into finding old classmates and getting in touch with everyone. I’m hoping to keep up with everyone for the next few years until the 15-year reunion! Oh yes, there will be another one! I’m just so glad that my work paid off and we really had a great turnout! I managed to get in touch with about 80% of our classmates and even though all of them couldn’t come, the fact that I found a way to contact them was rewarding for me. In the end, we had 62 attend the Homecoming Football game on Friday night (yay Clifton won!) and several even attended the little ice cream social at our old HS where we were allowed to roam the halls and classrooms and discuss which locker used to be ours. It was strange being back in those hallways because as much as they’ve changed and I’ve changed, I was still sent spiraling back into memories. Memories of the girls bathroom where I spent much time giggling and gossiping with my friends while we checked our hair or simply hid from people we didn’t want to talk to. The classroom where I had freshman English and made one of my best friends who is still my best friend today! The science labs where many humorous discussions took place, and even the gym where I went to many pep rally’s and basketball games. Saturday morning I was up and going early for the brunch at the Mitchell’s ranch which was delicious and very nice! The food was abundant and yummy but my favorite was watching these classmates of mine and their kids. The kids are all young for the most part and are just PRECIOUS! Apparently a favorite was this mother and son – aren’t they sweet???
I enjoyed being behind the camera and just observing everyone as they interacted. It was a great morning. The finale of the weekend was Saturday night out at the Safari Ranch and while I was almost exhausted by the time it arrived, I was so ready for it! We had a great group and a great time of visiting and eating and just enjoying seeing each other again.
We laughed at the video of our graduation events, and we laughed even harder at some of the old pictures and yearbooks. So much has changed in the past 10 years and yet many of us were quite the same, just a little older and wiser ….. well maybe not ALL of us! It was so great to see old friends and faces and my favorite? Well that was talking to people that maybe I wasn’t a great friend with in HS but now we get along. Finding out what people are doing now, whether shocking or predictable. Those are the things I really enjoyed and I hope I won’t forget!
Unwritten
forgive me for quoting an entire song for a blog but this song is like my theme lately! I am starting a new book in life and its exciting! I'll write more eventually I promise, just haven't had time to really sit down and write it all out yet.Unwritten by Natasha BeddingfieldI am unwritten
Can’t read my mind
I’m undefined
I’m just beginning
The pens in my hand
Ending unplanned
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you cannot find
Reaching for something in the distance so close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
(Treat) yourself in what’s unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
I break tradition
Sometimes my tries are outside the lines
We’ve been conditioned to not make mistake
But I can’t live that way
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you cannot find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Treat yourself in what’s unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
