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Throat on fire....feeling BLAH. Lots happened last week..will update when I feel better.... This Weekend - BB Bound....

Shutterfly Holiday Cards

So I am looking for holiday cards. I realize that the pictures I have for them are of the dogs and from the old house. Right now, that's the last of my worries because the picture I have is soo cute.

I love Shutterfly's Holiday Cards. I have loved them longingly for awhile. But right now, they have a promotion for bloggers to get 50 cards free. Seriously?!?! What a great deal!!! I mean, do I even have 50 people I would send it to...(I'm sure I do!) I love this idea! I love freebies! and I love Shutterfly!!!!

A Little Catch Up...

So I figured I should add some catch up time. In my old job, a few bosses ago, we did something weekly called the great, the good, and the ugly..taking a page from the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I figure I'll do my catch up the way we did our weekly accomplishments.

The Great -
1. I love my job. Despite the numerous weekend calls, it has been great. I feel comfortable in the position I am in, I love the people I work with, and I feel like I make a difference. It keeps me extremely busy.
2. I love my husband. He works so hard and then comes home and makes dinner. He's wonderful. Despite the above issues with job (extremely busy and numerous weekend calls), we still have found lots of hang out time. Being in a place where you have no friends, you learn alot about your relationship. You either find ways in your own home to spend time apart or you spend it together. We do a little of both, but way more of the second than we used to (busy work + busy life = very little time to spend just together).
3. I love Arkansas. Beautiful weather, beautiful places to see, and lots of family nearby. Ohh, and the Razorbacks. Love them, too.

The Good -
1. We are supposed to close on our old house in TX on Wednesday. We'll see if it really happens (hence a good instead of a great). Also, I'm very unhappy with the whole situation. I could rant and rave about it, but I'll wait til it's over and the deal is done. Again, praying the closing holds up and happens Wednesday.
2. We are hosting the our first Thanksgiving at our house. It's great that we can do things like this and be able to invite a very diverse crowd of family. I really like the idea of having one Thanksgiving and having it here. The only down side is that our house needs to be cleaned ASAP. You ask how a house dirties itself in 2 months, but it does alot. We are getting alot done and that makes me happy. Still a ways to go, though.

The Ugly (Well not quite ugly, but not good) -
1. So the job I was boasting about for my husband...well it's made a weird turn. The vote does occur for 3 more weeks. 3 more weeks of anticipation and worry.....3 more weeks of prayer. Again, what should have been easy and drama free has turned into a some what stressful event in our lives.

I think that is alot of what has gone on. Definitely a good thing that the greats and goods trump the not so good things... The next couple of weeks are busy and exciting. We hold Thanksgiving, go to some Razorback games (football definitely and maybe basketball), a few not so fun and exciting doctor's appointments, and then a trip to our old town. In the midst, we have decorations to put up, presents to purchase, and it's about time to get everything (cars/licenses) changed over.

RAZORBACKS WIN!

So I have decided that I need to not worry about blogging everything. Maybe what is best is short and sweet blogs.

The Razorback beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs tonight. In Overtime after being 10 points ahead. Also, they were down at one point by a touchdown (going into halftime plus some of the third  - if you want to know.) After a very dramatic game.

Doesn't that feel like life sometimes? You fight and feel like you are going to lose. Nothing is going right, but you gotta keep with it (I mean you can't just quit a game...well you can, but most teams don't). And then things turn around, the things that you have been praying for or doing actually work. Things get better and you see the light at the end of the tunnel - "You have won the game". And BAM! You end up get creamed a few more times and now you are still struggling. But unlike a game, life should never be about winning or losing. It's not a game, no matter how many people tell you to treat it like such.

During the game, there were some underhanded moves by both teams, though only one got caught. It's disappointing to see that a momentary frustration led to a punch which led to an ejection and that player missing.

How often in life, do we see people cheat to get ahead. It doesn't matter if they (or we) get caught, it is still not right. And someone normally ends up hurt. No matter how big or little the underhandedness is.

I'd love to tell you that in this game, the most deserving team won, but I'd say the better team won. Though both of those are debatable.

How often in our lives do we see the most deserving "team" (people) "win" (experiencing all good)?   Definitely less than I'd like....

Tired but Thankful

As you could probably tell from the post before there was a LOT of drama going. Some of that has changed...most of it has not. Instead of focusing on what is stressing me out, I'm going to start posting on things I'm thankful for.

1. My Hubs - There are very few people who could put up with me on a daily basis, who have seen me and experienced me at my worst and still can find room in their heart to love me. Lucky for me, I have a hubs that does. On a side note, he found out he passed his 2nd area certification test! And is now licensed in our new state! And is being recommended to the board for a teaching position for next semester!!!! Definitely an answered prayer.
2. My BABY sister - Along the way, my baby sister has become one of my best friends. She turned the BIG 2-1 and I got to help her celebrate! We had a blast and got to spend quality time together. We shopped and ate and walked around Memphis. During the weekend, she got 21 (plus a few more) gifts from the women of the family. (Don't get me wrong, most were small...but it was still fun! And seeing her in suspense of when we would be nice enough to give her one more, priceless....)
3. My Parents - Another set of folks who can calm the storms, give me sound advice, and feed me well. After moving to live so close to them, I can't believe I moved away. They are some of the coolest parents a grown person could have. (Though, I didn't always see it that way when I was younger, they were still some of the best parents a girl could have...)
4. The FALL - Ohh how I missed the season called Fall. In the old state, it was hot or green still. We have seen multiple colors of leaves and they still keep changing. I should have taken pictures every week starting in October. The views from our house are breathtaking. You just look out the window and see God's glory.
5. My puppies - Despite the barking and their sometimes rude behavior, nothing brightens your day like a dog who is thrilled to see you and wants to give you a ton of kisses. Our dogs are the best, despite the fact that they are shaggy and in definite need of baths. They help keep me sane with all the craziness that is going on and keep the Hubs company when I need alone time.

These are just some of the things I'm thankful for right now. I'll continue to post on this topic. I promise to be better...as long as the stress of this world doesn't consume me....

Too Tired...

So in the long and short of things, there has been alot of things occuring in our life here. Unfortunately, my mind, emotions, and overall being are exhausted from these things. Soon I will update.

In the mean time, if you want, you can pray for us that the offer placed by a couple in TX continues to go thru without any more drama and that the job the Hubs applied for a couple of weeks ago ends up coming to fruitition. There are lots of other things, but these are the major two causing anxiety. Again, I promise to be better very soon...