I have worked the past six years for a little piece of paper that says I’m qualified to do what I’ve wanted to do for a long time. it is so amazing for me to have my job. I am finally able to do what I love. I will be honest. my students can be little jerks. but I really, really, really love spending my days with them. by four o’clock I am exhausted, physically and mentally, and I love it.
I love my little community. I appreciate those in my group life where I can be encouraged and share the journey. I feel like some dormant friendships have come alive again. I hope it continues. a lot of it has to do with me coming out of my introverted shell, and I'm trying.
ricky and I have had a rough last couple of months, with our schedules. I work m-f 8-4pm. he works s-th 3:30-midnight. so basically I only really see him friday nights, saturdays, and sunday mornings. before he started his new job in july, we spent almost every single evening and weekend together, so this has really been taking a toll on us (especially me). we had planned to spend this whole weekend together. ricky was doing a sidejob with our friend chris, and it wasn’t supposed to take all weekend. well, it did. and I could’ve had a really crappy attitude about it. but I recognized how incredible ricky is. the guy works 40 hours/week, is going to college 3/4 time, and took on this extra work to help our debt situation. I am really proud of him.
when I was on the prowl, one of the most important qualities I looked for in a husband was a strong work ethic. it was always one of those things that could make or break my significant others’ attractiveness status. this weekend reminded me that ricky is the sexiest man I know.
somewhere in the last few years, I lost parts of myself. I guess I would attribute it to being a full-time college student and a full-time employee. there just wasn’t time for me. this summer I’ve been working on finding myself again. I’ve returned to things I love doing, trying new things, and coming up with ideas for new things. ricky got me a guitar for my birthday last spring when I was starting this effort. I sold mine a couple of years ago. I really appreciate how much he encourages me to pursue my dreams. I always get stuck in the same place whenever I try to learn guitar. I’m going to look at taking lessons to help me over the hump. I am also learning to knit/crochet. and I will be snowboarding once again this winter, after a three or four year break. there’s something else I might be trying, but I don’t want to publicize it quite yet.
ricky and I have had a rough last couple of months, with our schedules. I work m-f 8-4pm. he works s-th 3:30-midnight. so basically I only really see him friday nights, saturdays, and sunday mornings. before he started his new job in july, we spent almost every single evening and weekend together, so this has really been taking a toll on us (especially me). we had planned to spend this whole weekend together. ricky was doing a sidejob with our friend chris, and it wasn’t supposed to take all weekend. well, it did. and I could’ve had a really crappy attitude about it. but I recognized how incredible ricky is. the guy works 40 hours/week, is going to college 3/4 time, and took on this extra work to help our debt situation. I am really proud of him.
when I was on the prowl, one of the most important qualities I looked for in a husband was a strong work ethic. it was always one of those things that could make or break my significant others’ attractiveness status. this weekend reminded me that ricky is the sexiest man I know.
somewhere in the last few years, I lost parts of myself. I guess I would attribute it to being a full-time college student and a full-time employee. there just wasn’t time for me. this summer I’ve been working on finding myself again. I’ve returned to things I love doing, trying new things, and coming up with ideas for new things. ricky got me a guitar for my birthday last spring when I was starting this effort. I sold mine a couple of years ago. I really appreciate how much he encourages me to pursue my dreams. I always get stuck in the same place whenever I try to learn guitar. I’m going to look at taking lessons to help me over the hump. I am also learning to knit/crochet. and I will be snowboarding once again this winter, after a three or four year break. there’s something else I might be trying, but I don’t want to publicize it quite yet.
Thank You for posting this. Sometimes we all get caught up in the negative stuff in our lives and let it overshadow the good things. We can all learn a lesson here.
ReplyDeleteJen - I want to know what you're trying.
ReplyDeleteI would really like to find a man with a strong work ethic. A man that doesn't wear panties, you know what I mean?
GO Team.