Gettin' Things Done By Working Hard

I think the title of this post pretty much sums up the last couple of days. I have interviewed two photographers and just made a decision on one of them. I am very excited to check that off of my list of things to do for wedding planning. I also have a cake baker and that is very exciting also.

Today, I finally got all of my work caught up. I didn't think there was such a thing as "caught up" in the medical field but I only have a few little odds and ends to do for the morning. I hope that I can finally get a systematic approach to my new job responsibilities and tackle those each day as to not leave anything for the next day. We will see how that goes.

I have already gotten all of my things together for Jessie's bridal shower that we are throwing her on Saturday. That is a sigh of relief. But, I just don't know what I will wear? I am usually pretty tan by this time of year because of spring break but since I don't have a spring break and due to the fact that I work till 9 pm every nite but Fridays I haven't had the time to tan and take care of myself. So, my pale skin is definately limiting what I will wear! UGH! I HATE LIMITATIONS!!

Caleb is in Alabama on my family's property hunting. He left Sunday afternoon while I was at Pottery Barn decorating class. He is supposed to be coming back tomorrow night but he always changes his plans and wants to stay longer. He just had to be in Alabama for the opening day of turkey season. Boys will be boys is all I can say.

Last nite, I had the WORST night of sleep I think I have had since I moved into this house which was 3 years ago! Also, I think we have renters for the house so Caleb and I will be moving out to separate residences in May. That is exciting for the new beginning but it makes me very nervous because I know what my life will be changing. I will no longer have a 1 mile commute to work and that is definitely going to be hard! Speaking of hard, we have a couple of hard decisions to make. First, we went to look for a wedding band for me and my ring is custom so I thought I would be able to find something that could at least kinda go with my ring but that is not the case. I think that I am going to have to have a band designed and that is going to be more expensive. Secondly, we have to make a decision in the next couple of months as to if we are going to build a house for ourselves or if we are going to let Caleb's parents build an garage apartment and us just live in it for a year or two till we want to build us a house. There are soo many things to think about and to consider I begin to feel overwhelmed with the uncertainties.

I can't wait for Caleb to return from his hunting trip because there is a lot of work to be done here. I also miss my friends from home and can't wait to see them all this weekend! I miss Amy too!! I haven't seen her in like a month! I want to see how baby Callie is growing! I know she is growing up before our eyes! There is not enough time in the day to do everything that I need to do.

On a happy note, my grandmother who has been battling severe stage 4 breast cancer for a year now got a good report last Friday. Praise god for the "vanishing spots on her lung and spinal column". She still goes once a month for the infusions and takes the breast cancer pill everyday but she is a survivor. She's 80!! She comes from the time when people worked hard everyday for what they have. I don't think many of us work physically hard and are really physically, emotionally, and mentally tired when the day comes to an end. If we were this world would be a much better place! So, I promise that I will always do my best everyday day in and day out. I always treat patients like I would want to be treated if I were in their situation.

Praise to God for the good report and thanks to all who are praying for my NaNa!
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!

Keeping It All Together

Ya know, I really wonder how some people keep it all together. As you may know, I work in a busy family practice doctors office. I see a high volume of patients a day and work pretty long hours. I am not sure how to make it all work. When I get married, (its only about 7 months away!) I am just not sure if I will be able to do all of the things that I want to get done in a days time?!? Cooking, cleaning, ironing, and washing clothes is exhausting after you have worked and been on your feet for 8+ hours most days.

Today, I awoke to snow falling down fast in the North Georgia Mountains. If I am going to be perfectly honest, I didn't think it would snow at all but Mother Nature never ceases to amaze me. I went about my normal morning routine and left the house earlier than usual to go to the bank and get some breakfast. I got to work and we wound up only working until about 12ish. It was a pleasant and nice surprise to get to go home early! Caleb brought me lunch from Gainesville. He left his work early too. We packed bags and the dog, Ridge, and headed to his mom and dads house outside of town. They always have fun stuff to do on their farm especially when it snows. Caleb and I went off roading and looking at the pretty snow all around the farm and saw many beautiful picturesque places. The land is beautiful with a couple inches of snow on the ground. It is then that we discovered that it really wasn't the hard kinda snow we are used too. It was more like a slushy snow. Needless to say it quickly turned to mud and it was EVERYWHERE!! Lumpkin County school was out today and they are out of school again tomorrow. I think they may be making up some school at the end of the year. Caleb and I finally headed to his mom and dad's house and warmed up and talked and talked. We then took a trip down the road about a mile to a little brick house that has been for sale for a few months now.

The house is quaint and cozy. We didn't get to see the inside but Caleb was elated to say the least because this house has a "shop". The shop is basically a free standing over sized garage for those of you who don't know what a shop is. He has made so many plans of what he would do with it. It has a nice size yard and is a great school district. It is also only a mile from the Copeland farm so if we one day did decide that we wanted to build there we would be literally right around the corner. I am a little bit leary of this house though because the bedrooms are small and I think it will need a little bit of my touch to actually make it feel like home. Don't get me wrong we will have plenty of help with that. My dad owns a wet saw and can tile just about anything and everything. He has a lot of experience with my mom. I am just unsure of this house and our future. My goal is to go to PA school and I really wont let anything stop me from doing that except maybe organic chemistry that was miserable and I don't know that I could bring myself to do that ever again but only time will tell. '

I guess I wrote a lot tonite?!? I think I have a lot on my mind with my decisions that I have to make about my job offers that I recently received. I got two within about 2 days. They are both great but its just those hard decisions that will alter my life path that I am afraid of. So, instead, I have told myself that I am going to keep it together and let God do the rest. I will do my best, as always, and He can guide me.

Lord, Please give me the strength that I need to make the right decision for me and my future. Let no one's feeling be hurt and no harm nor foul committed. Lead, guide, and direct me in the days to follow. As always, watch over my family and friends.