ONE WEEK

it's been one week since we've lived in the denver area and i couldn't be happier! my mom has been here since last friday and has been a huge help in getting our apartment all cozied up (seriously, what would we do without moms?) last night we took our christmas pictures, and you know what? i seriously never realized how much my pets are like 6 month old babies. seriously. so hard to control, and we got ZERO pictures of them looking at the camera. we got a lot of pictures with me looking frustrated (i need to lighten up, fo' real) but we did get some that are usable. so we're stoked!

oh, and another thing?! i got a new job! God is seriously so good! i had applied for this job about a month before we were going to move and hadn't heard back from it for about two weeks, so naturally, i forgot about it. one day, i received an email to fill out an application and set up a skype interview. after that, i interviewed in person last friday. and yesterday, i got the good news call! i am seriously so stoked. i will be a waiting child specialist with an adoption agency specializing in adoptions from China and i will be working specifically with the special needs population. oh, and get this: it's a full time, salaried position. i never ever thought i would get a salaried position, with benefits and everything! i feel like a big girl haha!

our little family is starting to adjust to life out here in denver and we are really enjoying ourselves. i've have definitely had some anxiety-provoking moments, and i want to take a minute to just talk about how insane my mind is. so, i got this job. of course i should be thrilled and ecstatic and looking forward to it. right? well, i definitely was, but then my psycho brain starts thinking, "well, don't you want to start a family soon? like end of this year soon? what will you do when it's time to have a baby? will you quit your job? or get a nanny? or put your child in daycare? (to which i thought HECK NO)" and "what will you boss think if you don't stay long term there? you'll let them down. don't you want a career?" and on and on. seriously, i'm crazy. and then my husband (bless his heart) says to me, "when it's the right time to grow our family, we'll both be ready. it's okay if you want to enjoy this for now. focus on the now." and just like that, my fear and anxiety and guilt vanished. it's amazing how God can use our weakest moments to speak to great truths to us.

i have also had a lot of past stuff come up this week, things that i need to work through and move past and forgive. it'll be hard work (i've already cried 23834092834 tears), but i know God is doing something awesome. i can't wait to see what this next season holds.