In a week and a half...

I have had numerous things happen to me in the last week and a half, that I will highlight, then talk about at a later time since I'm crunched for time today.  Here's a quick overview.

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  I got braces on Friday, the 4th, and have been in some of the worst pain I have ever been in since.  A week and a half later I am finally able to eat "solid" foods, but it's still painful.  I'm trying to remember it will be worth it in the end.
  
  


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  I have applied for and had interviews for a Teller Supervisor job.  This is similar to what I did at Wells Fargo, and I miss it.  I had an interview this morning, and have one in an hour with our regional manager.  Keep your fingers (& toes) crossed for me.  I want this job more than any other I have posted for.
  
  


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  I lost one of my closest friends I've ever had, and I'm working daily on trying to move on.
  
  


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  My sister came back from college break and made me laugh more than I have in a long time on Sunday night.  (I love her immensly!)  We saw PS I love You on Sunday night, which was great.  But I cried a lot. 
  
  


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  I got asked to lead worship for a Sunday morning next month.  I also had a meeting with our worship team members and set new guidelines and expectations from them for 2008.
  
  


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  I bought 22 journals for the 22 girls that are in my small group so we are able to journal back and forth weekly.  This number fluctuates from week to week... some weeks I have 5 girls, other weeks I have the entire 20.  Scary stuff.
  
  


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  I have lost 6 more pounds.  Making my weight loss 66 pounds to date. 
  
  

I think that's it.  At a later time I'll go into more detail about a few of these.  I'm making my life sound like it's exciting, but it's not.  Don't be confused.

My 4 weeks of fame

So - here's a little known fact about me.  I'm addicted to www.thenest.com.  I spend all day, every day on The Nest, and as pathetic as it sounds, I feel extremely close to the girls on the D&R board.  I have been known to say that I feel closer to them than I do many of my "real" friends. 
Each month, the editors at The Nest pick 6 different "nesties" to feature, and last month I was chosen.  I believe this changes every 4 weeks, but I've been one of the featured nesties for 5 weeks now.  Look to the right of this page - there I am.  :)  Surprising, right?  Who would have ever thought my house was good enough, especially compared to all of the other beautiful homes that are on that site. 

Welcome to 2008, blogging style.

There's so many times that something runs through my mind and I wish there was someone sitting next to me that I could share that idea/thought with.  Well, because I spend 85% of my day alone (at least without my hubby/friends), I thought blogging would be a good solution to that issue.  So, here's a place where you'll find many random posts.  Anything from a yummy dinner I made, to a random venting session, to processing something I have learned at church or in devotions, or even just a stupid little sentence, that won't mean anything to anyone.   Cheers to blogging in 2008.