Well, there have been lots of new things that have happened in these last 4 months since my last post. Good and bad which is, well, good and bad! Hah. Anyways one of the very good things was that I finished school and took my BIG certification test. And PASSED! That was such a relief and it really stretched me. A pattern that I'd gotten used to in my life is that I tend to not always follow through with things like school, an art project, new opportunities etc. I've allowed my internal self doubt to sometimes sabotage accomplishments that I was fully capable of doing. I will say that this has been one of my biggest battles that I've struggled with throughout my life and a bad mindset that I've grown up with. But one of the many beautiful pluses of marriage is that you are forced to view life from a completely different pair of eyes. In this specific situation with taking my certification test, I was so thankful for my husbands black and white way of thinking. I kept telling him that there's no way I was going to pass it, that I'd be so embarrassed to fail, and that there's was no point for me to even take it. One day, after listening to many of self deprecating rates he grabbed me by my shoulders, looked me in my eyes and told me that I'm going to pass it, that I'm smarter than I give myself credit for, and that he was certain that I would pass. So after maybe a little bit more self doubt talk, I worked up the courage to schedule and take the exam. One week after the test (it was awful, 6 hours straight with not a single break and I just made the cut off time by 10 minutes) I logged on to my computer to find out the verdict, and wouldn't you know I saw a big "PASS" under my name. After almost jumping out of my cubicle at work and running up and down the halls at my office, I texted my hub and he replied with lots of "Yayayayay's" followed by an "I knew you would do it". I adore than man. He makes me a better person. And I believe I make him a better one too.
Moving on to a less positive note, there have been lots of extreme highs and lows at the company I've been working at. With many sleepless nights, prayer, and long talks with my husband, I came to the conclusion it was time for me to move on. There have been a handful of times in my life when I felt 100% at peace with something and new that it was the right thing to do. And I knew it was time to move on. So I put my 2 weeks in and my last day of work was May 18th. I feel liberated, I feel nervous, I feel excited, I feel at peace. It's time for something new and different, what ever God has planned for me, I'm looking forward to the new adventure.
There have been many other events that have occurred over the past 4 months, which I'm sure will come to mind, but those are the 2 biggies.
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Today we celebrated my dads big 5-0! It was an eventful and fun day, as it always is with my family. We went on a scenic train ride through alongside the Kiski River. Here are a few pictures from today's events.
The sibs and I and crammed into the backseat of my parents van.
My dad and Kyle chattin' it up
The view from the train
My brother and sis-in-law
My Momma
Tomorrow we're all going to be together again for my little sister's big dance recital! I will be posting pictures of that for sure!
~S.
