I'm Back and with Good News!

I'm so sorry I haven't posted in nearly two months! You have every right to be upset with me, however I bring good news! I am absolutely head-over-heels in love with my new school, ahem, my alma mater! I LOVE teaching there! That's not to say that I haven't had any hiccups along the way, but I am thrilled beyond all measure at how things are going! BHS is such a breath of fresh air, I no longer dread going to work like I did at that "other school" (which shall remain nameless)! The camaraderie among the teachers is amazing and I love my department! And throughout this whole process, Adam has remained relentless is staying by my side, supporting, loving, and helping me along the way! (Let's be honest, half of everything that's been graded so far wouldn't have made it if it weren't for him)! I am blessed beyond words to have him!

Aannnndd, Adam and I have some wonderful news....(no not that kind).....we bought our first house! We are beyond thrilled with it! It's 2100 sq. ft for under $90,000! What a steal! We're waiting for the loan to get out of underwriting so we can hurry up and "close" on it. Our hope is to be in it withing a *week* if all goes accordingly! I promise to have pictures and will post all our renovation DIY shenanigans! In the meantime may all thanks and praise go to the One who makes all things possible!

Currently...

our house is an absolute wreck! For two weeks now, I've been off and on again packing. You might ask, off and on again? Yes, it's been that way because Adam and I have been busy just going, going, going! We've been making trips back and forth to Bassett and Quinton, as well as to Adam's family, our church, and the past two days I was out as a chaperon to our youth for Liberty University's SBCV Studentz Camp "for a night" retreat. It was wonderful and I know the youth as well as myself got a lot out of it, but I sure am glad to be back home!

So being that I'm finally at home, you'd think I'd be ready to get on the ball with packing again, right? No! I've lost my "mojo" as  one movie character put it. And it's simple, right?! Get your butt off the couch, grab a box and start piling stuff in it! Sheesh. Yet, I simply just want to  take a break from it. I'm sad or emotional, just lazy. Ahh, well I do have all of next week, and if I finish everything now then what would I do next week?! Sigh. Yes, I'm a genius. Happy Friday to all!

We're Moving!!!

For the few of you that read this blog, I am sorry I haven't been an avid blogger lately. Two weekends ago I went on a girls' mini-vacay to Cape Charles with the Leverett girls (which I plan to blog about soon). Then last weekend Adam and I were busy helping our pastor and his family move. And the weeks/days in between have been spent packing here as well as visiting friends and going back to Bassett to take care of necessary paper work, getting into my new classroom, and checking out houses to buy!

YES, YES, YES you read that correctly! We're going to be buying our very first home! I am elated! We have been looking at several houses on the Internet, and I went with my parents and Hazel to view some when I was in town on Wednesday. Needless to say of the four I saw, three were a BIG disappointment--they were absolutely horrendous--and would need lots of renovations before you could even move in! There was however one that I absolutely loved! We're planning on going back in the next week so both Adam and myself can look and hopefully find one where we can place an offer. God has been so good to us and I am overjoyed with the work He is doing! In the meantime, most of my time is spent packing--the house is a wreck! We'll be keeping our stuff in storage until we find a house, and we'll be living with my parents for roughly a month or two until then, which will help us save some money! I'll be back to blog with an update soon, in the meantime pray the Lord has a house set aside for us!

Mr. Opportunity, Welcome Back!

 Remember when I blogged about Mr. Opportunity here and here? Well if you remember, Adam and I have been praying for God to show His will to us. We know that change is in the air, we both feel it's coming and are trusting God. We have also shared these opportunities and bits of information with others, especially our parents, siblings, and close friends who have all said that they are praying for us as well! Well I now have an update.

The position for the upcoming history teacher at Mathews High School (Adam's hometown) was not approved in the budget and this evening I received an email from my old high school history teacher basically stating that another Bassett High School (from my hometown) alum has a master's degree in administration and will more than likely be offered a contract. As far as I know this is only contingent upon the remainder of this school year, not the next, but you know how these things usually turn out...I'm still hopeful that perhaps this is not the case and that it's only for the time being because goodness knows I would love to be near my family again!

And even though we'd both like the chance to be near my family, we're still interested in the possibility of the Air Force, we've simply hit some bumps in trying to get in touch with the Air Force recruiters. I'm not taking that as a sign we're not to talk to them, but to remain persistent and persevere. Please note however, that for someone who enjoys having a "plan" this is driving me nuts, I would love nothing more than to know where we're headed but as a friend of mine recently said, "Where's the fun in that?! "Somehow I feel that the subliminal message God is trying to send my way is to be patient. Oh if that were easier done than said! Anywho, as always please continue to pray for us and God's will as we know that above all else He is #1 and is to be glorified always!