The past week has been pretty crazy. Good news has been coming in from so many different directions.

1. Late last week, I found out that I would have a full time job once school got out for the summer. Its an amazing opportunity, the pay is better than what I would normally do during the summer, and I'm actually excited about it.
2. I got a phone call yesterday saying my wedding dress was in! I'm going to pick it up on Friday.
3. Eric got a letter in the mail today from Marion PD today saying he's going to start the hiring process here in town.

God has a good sense of timing. I can remember when Eric was trying at IMPD and I had no idea what I would be doing after school. I can remember the disappointment when he didn't pass. I can remember people asking the question, "What are you going to do after graduation?" Well, I can't really answer that question for sure but I have a job until I find another job after graduation. And now Eric has his foot in the door over here. We have talked about moving this direction when we got married because we actually like this area in some ways. We just had/have to be patient. Patience truly is a virtue.

But I'm completely excited about Eric's great news. I just hope that he gets it.

Tomorrow's a Big Day

Do you know what tomorrow is? Tomorrow just happens to be the (if you pronounce it like 'thee' it sounds better) most wonderful holiday out of the entire year. Most people just forget about it, unless they live in Pennsylvania. Its not a day when everyone eats too much. Or when you have to wear a certain color or you get pinched. A day when you exchange little red hearts with each other. Its not even a day when everyone gets presents. And most people do not stay up all night long to see this day come.

What day is it? It's Groundhog Day!

Only the greatest day of the entire year (I know this will change in a few months). It's my birthday! I don't know what it is about birthdays but in all my years of having these special days, I've only had one bad one which turned out to be a blessing. Birthdays have always been fun and special days. I can still remember where I was at, what I was doing, and who I was with when I turned 15. I never had bday parties every year, my mom just made them special. I always have the same cake (mayonaise cake) in the same cake pan every year. Mom always took my birthday off, even when I got to college. She always fixed me a hot breakfast of my choice and I always got to choose where we went to eat or what she would fix for me.

And this birthday is a special one in its own way. This will be my last birthday with Huey as my legal last name. It's really bitter-sweet. Growing up sucks sometimes.

But as I wake up tomorrow and celebrate my special day, I can only hope to carry on the tradition of making the birthdays of my future family as memorable as what mine have been.

So tomorrow on February 2, 2008 at 3:02 p.m. I'll be doing a happy dance because it will be exactly 22 years ago that I will have made my debut into this world. It sure has been a great ride. :)

The internet can be a really bad thing. For instanst, I should be working on my homework right now. Its in front of me. I even have the document pulled up. But there's one little thing that always gets me, I was sitting here thinking about doing my homework and then my mind started to wander...I wonder if Brian and Jaye have posted anything since the last time I checked, I wonder what the weather is supposed to do, I wonder, I wonder...I wonder if I'll actually get the homework I want to get done today done. I won't find that out searching the internet...

Working, school, planning. That's all that I seem to do.

But anyway right now we're watching the first episode of American Idol. It is so funny. There's a guy from Egypt on and he's hilarious. He made a comment about a girl that he really liked that was funny. He only loves this girl from her hair to another body part that's not very far away.

Back to my life though, my final semester on campus is underway. Its really bitter-sweet. Its the beginning of an end. My classes are going well. I enjoy them for the most part which is weird.

Work is going well. I'm still enjoying it.

Planning a wedding. Its been fun so far. I still have a lot to figure out but so far its been fun. Eric and I have gotten closer because of it, I would hope so anyway since it is our wedding. But things are coming, I don't have my dress yet but I'm pretty sure I know which one I want.

People on American Idol have this way of ruining perfectly good songs. Crazy people. Do they seriously think they are good?

So I, like others I know, have been brought back to the blogging world. I've debated over whether or not to do this, but in some ways I feel like I have no other choice. Obviously I do but writing can be very therapeutic at times.

So here goes nothing.

My life is crazy busy right now. I've got school, 3 jobs (2 all the time and the other 1 is at home), homework, a wedding to plan, and family, friends, and Eric who all want my time. Please, don't get me wrong, I love the feeling of being wanted. But there comes a point in time, where you just need alone time, quiet time, whatever you want to call it.

We actually talked about quiet time today in chapel-yes I do sometimes pay attention, I can't help it I'm a poor college student so I can't afford to do that very often ;) The college pastor or whatever they're calling him nowadays, said we all need to have some 'nothing time' where we do nothing. No talking, no homework, no music, no anything. Just be quiet and listen. Silence is a powerful thing. It bothers a lot of people. I know people who constantly have to have some noise somewhere. I love silence. Sometimes though, the stillness of silence can be very loud. That may not make a whole lot of sense when you first think about it but just put it in the back of your mind. As I sit here at work, IWU not either of the other 2, it is very silent. The only sounds I hear are of course my fingers hitting the keys, the occasional squeak of a chair in the lab and the hum of the lights. Its very nice.

Suzie and I had a wonderful little chat last night. Some things that we talked about were pretty hard to get out but it felt good to finally get things out of my head. It was just a really good 4 1/2 hours.

Well now that the office is empty, I can finally leave. I'm going home this weekend and not working. I can't wait!