Update

It's been a while since I updated the blog! (Not that anyone reads it because I haven't told anyone about it yet) Since August, I had a truly busy semester of classes, practicum, CARES, portfolio-making, oral exams, and finding an internship. We also had the added pressure of Bobby trying to find a job and determine where we would be moving. I knew that it was inevitable but I refused to accept it for a very long time, because I did not want to move. It was hard. I love Austin and the people I'd grown to know and had turned into family. By mid-semester I realized there was almost a zero chance of us staying, considering all the places that Bobby had interviews at were not in Austin - not even close. Really, there were no job openings that appealed to him. Truthfully, I thought he was being too picky. Truthfully, I was being selfish. November comes and he's received two offers from a place in Waco (yuck!) and outside of Fort Worth. It was a battle and first, he was going to take the job outside of Fort Worth. He declined the Waco job (at first) for several reasons - one being Waco, two long hours with salary pay, and three I had not applied to any internships in the area for lack of them being available. They did not accept that and so commenced the Thanksgiving week phone calls and discussions and decisions. It was decided. Waco we were coming for you. Literally the next weekend we searched for places to live and fell in love with the first place we looked at. A three bedroom, two bathroom duplex. The price was a little more than we were going to have to pay in Austin when our lease renewed. We looked at an apartment complex but it was so much further away from Bobby's actual job and similar to what we had in Austin. We wanted to upgrade! There are not many options in Waco and we actually live in McGregor city limits, but very close to Waco. Then, I started searching for an internship with not much luck. Thankfully, I was offered an unpaid position at a district only about 20-25 minutes from our house. We moved on December 18th and left the 20th the enjoy the holidays with our families. We had a great time at home but we were anxious to get back to get the house together before starting our jobs on January 7th. We had cable and internet installed. A refrigerator delivered. They day we got back to Waco - we bought a new bed, a gift from Bobby's sister and brother-in-law. Not long after that we went just looking at furniture and bought a love seat and couch set. The buying slowed down and we finally got our credit cards paid off (thank goodness). We have a garage and a backyard. Soon we realized it rained much more here than it does in Austin (thank goodness). Soon we had to buy a weed eater and lawn mower and all the fixins! We got a grill (love)! I'm planning all sorts of fun things for our backyard. Repainting and purposing our current dining room set for an outdoor set! Finding adequate lighting for the nights. Also, we built a garden bed and planted all sorts of things. Tomatoes, cucumbers, cilantro, carrots, bell peppers, lettuce, spinach, and jalapenos. Unfortunately, we had a freeze not long after that and some of our plants didn't make it, but most seems to be okay now! We have plenty of cilantro and the spinach is starting to grow. I'm (not) patiently waiting for the tomatoes!!

Until next time....

P.S. I will post some pictures of the house once I get a room complete. Being busy and unpaid hinders many things that I want to do and/or buy for the new place.