Gratitude

I have been feeling very grateful this past month. Not only was I blessed beyond measure with extra time with my family, a new job, finding a new apartment... but this month I wrote what I was grateful for each day. Some are small, and some are big. Each one reminds me of a reason to hope, and continue onward.

Driving Across the Country

This is my new fabulous car! So much fun to drive. Not to mention that you can fit a lot more into a car than you can take when you travel by plane. And you can play you music as loud as you like, the food is better, etc. There are a lot of reasons that I enjoyed my trip east.
I'm getting better at taking pictures of myself.

I love my sun roof!

Ice Storm

My first thought was, "Brilliant! Fresh snow and I have a snow day. My life is wonderful!

Later, when I went to run some errands I realized that there was about 2 inches of ice under the 4 inches of fresh snow. I had to break my way into the car, just to get the ice scrapper.

It's hard to see here, but the ice on the windshield was level with the body of the car. It was about 2 inches deep here. I was stumped at how to get it off, my ice scrapper skipped along the top, and I knew that my defroster wouldn't be able to help much. Luckily it broke off in chunks when I carefully pounded the edges.
Crazy! With this much ice, I can understand why the library was shut down for about 3 days. Power lines are such fragile things... not to mention Indiana snow plows don't work as well as Utah ones.

New Apartment

This is my fabulous new desk. I assembled it all by myself, thank you very much! I can't wait to scrapbook, I will have everything right at my fingertips.
Here are some pictures of my new apartment. Notice the wonderful built in bookcases. I'll post some other pictures soon of what it looks like unpacked.

I think that one of the weirdest things about living alone is that I don't have to share the bathroom... with anyone. I think that I will adjust quickly.

Employment

I have a job! I accepted the Adult Services Librarian at the Jennings County Public Library in North Vernon, Indiana. I will be in charge of the Local History and Genealogy Room and all Adult Programs at the library. This job is a combination of Enrichment counselor and Family History teacher. I love it!

North Vernon is very small, 6,000-8,000 people. The library is great and my co-workers appreciate sarcasm and practical jokes. I am looking for apartments in Columbus which is about 25 minutes away. I will post more later as I learn more...

Playing with Roommates

It's great to see my good friends.  We jumped right in and the conversation and laughter were just like before.

Well, except for one small addition.  He was eager to get in to everything.


These girls are definitely in the plus column when I think about my move back to Utah.

Temple Square

The family is gathering.  This is the first wave that arrived.  Some flew in from Brazil, some where picked up from Provo... all where grateful to be home.

Family night at half-strength...
Beautiful lights!