Being Back

I haven't written since we've been back from Argentina and South America! Unfortunately Being Back isn't as exciting as Being Gone. I love Being Gone - it usually means travel, seeing and learning new things, interesting places, exploring, eating, relaxing, and spending all day long with Jordi! Being Back means work schedules, cooking, cleaning the house, arguing about the endless things there are to argue about, going for jogs, and filling up the calendar. Of course it also means hot water showers, a clean bed, and all the other fantastic comforts of home....pro's and con's.

Anyways, I wanted to give you an update on the past couple months!

When we came back from our trip, we came back to a roommate. My brother Aaron in Australia works at Burton, and one of his coworkers was getting transferred to Irvine, California. Burton had already transferred Laura from Austria (her home) to Australia, and now they wanted her talent in Irvine. Aaron asked us if she could stay with us for a bit while she figured out where to live, and we said "Sure!" So when we came back, Laura was all moved into the guest bedroom, and working full time at Burton in Irvine. She lived with us for the next two months and just moved out to Laguna last week! We came to love our Austrian roomie were sad to see her move, although luckily she is still close. I loved having a new friend, a yoga and jogging partner, and I even learned some new recipes from her :)

Jordi worked on a whole bunch of estimates the first few weeks we were back, and now he in full swing working on a few different projects. He's been blessed with steady work and loving his job.

I've been working at the pool and intently looking for other work. Just last week I was offered a full time paid internship for the summer at a press company downtown! I think it will be a great opportunity to learn more and a chance to do something different from lifeguarding and teaching lessons!

Another thing I've been up to is starting my new blog: What Wonders Await the Wandering Ones - partly to give me a place to write every week, and also to document new things I discover :) If you haven't already, please check it out!

http://wondersawait.blogspot.com/

My 26th birthday was in April, which was fun. And in May we got to see all our Mothers and Grandmothers on Mothers Day. We also got to see Scott and Andrea, who just came home a few days ago, and will be here for the summer! We are super excited to see Stephanie, Aaron and Melissa all this summer as well!

Well, I guess Being Back can actually be pretty good - especially when it means I get to see my whole entire family in less than a month and am starting a new job in less than a week! :)