The next couple weeks will be interesting, as Chris is off to Albany for two weeks of flextronics/verizon training. Flextronics sounds kinda like electronic yoga to me, but I think it has more to do with cell phones. We made a last minute trip to Walmart, so I'm currently enjoying a dinner of coffee and double chocolate cookies. I'm also re-watching The Princess Bride, because... it's awesome.
Today was the church football game - the Wallingford vs. Waturbury. Sadly we had to leave early to get Chris on the road to Albany, but I hear the score was 28-14 Wallingford. w00t! The weather was absolutely gorgeous. 70, clear, and sunny. When I wasn't taking photos I laid back on the turf and soaked up what's probably the last of the fall sunshine. Though I've always been a fan of snow and the cuddly winter weather, now that I'm paying a gas bill I'm happy with the warmer weather.
Managing finances has definitely been interesting. I'm going home for a week over Thanksgiving, and between the work I'll miss and the bus ticket I'm a bit worried about November. Oh I should also mention I owe $500 for crashing Chris' Kia Rio into a guard rail at the mall. *facepalm* Yes I'm fine, Yes the car is fixed... I just need more money now.
This has been a learning experience for me, because I like to have everything planned. I like to know how much money I'll have, when I'll have it, and generally what my plans are for it. Not having guaranteed hours that will cover whatever expenses ensue stresses me a tad. Even though I know technically I should get a certain amount of hours, the company not having to schedule me for more than four makes me nervous. ha.
I feel like I'm finally beginning to be settled here. I actually started cooking a little. Nothing much, but for me buying some normal food instead of just instant crap is a good sign. The $5 candle in a jar from walmart covers up the smell of the free couches, and my futon-with-an-extra-mattress bed is surprisingly comfortable. Then there's Chris' big TV, all of his and my DVDs... Life is good. I've also become very addicted to skittles. I've always liked them, but recently I've been having major skittle cravings.
For the record, I hate early morning photoshoots. Being somewhere at 6am is not cool, unless somewhere is asleep in bed. Unfortunately that wasn't the case yesterday. I had to be in Ridgefield - an hour drive, at 6. Then I took photos of comatose seven year olds, who really didn't even register that I was trying to communicate with them. Somehow team coaches and parents have a specific vocal frequency that gets through, albeit still a fuzzy signal at times.
Lastly, I'm still in awe of the fact that I've stumbled into a honest to goodness real church community. I spent my teen years entirely cynical about organized church, but the last year or so I started realizing how much I needed Christian community. Not a christian country club, just honest to goodness people caring for other people, worshiping God together, and working to make a difference for Him in the world. Some of the members of Ward Street church started getting together the first Friday of the month in the church basement for informal worship, and that's pretty much my favorite thing ever. Sunday mornings are awesome of course, but the Friday night thing is just people sharing what's on their hearts, and of course some awesome three or four part harmony singing.
The church thing has brought me to a few realizations.
R1 |
Wherever I am, God will surround me with a community of people tailored exactly for me - people who can bless me somehow, and or people who He wants me to be a blessing to.| *I'm actually not just talking about church with this one, although that is a big part of it. I'm talking about business community as well, but thats another blog post*
R2 |
Being a part of a church community helps me stay focused in the right places, and keeps me accountable for my walk with God, and my growth. It helps me keep my priorities straight even when circumstances are difficult at best and impossible at worst. |
R3 |
church community is another tier / layer of family. Though they will never know me the same way my biological family knows me, church community is definitely family in a broader sense. |
R4 |
Though all churches are going to have unique issues, not all of them are controlling and dysfunctional with a sugar coating of "Jesus love". |
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