A breath of fresh air

So it's been an odd couple days of cooler temperatures, but I'm certainly not going to complain. I've been enjoying having the windows open and feeling the fresh air on my face. Mmm...

So I must say that I can't believe May is already near over. It means that I've been married now for over a month. It means that I've gone almost a month and a half without working. It means our resources are going to run out sooner than later. It means I'm getting restless.

I never thought I'd miss going to work everyday... Yet I am finding myself craving routine. And craving an environment of my very own here in Lexington. I don't just want to sit by the wayside any longer... I want to be "actively doing" life instead of wasting away in my third floor apartment, watching the world go by.

I'm sure there's a Greek or Hebrew word that describes what I long for. Sometimes I wish I spoke them. I always got a little more excited when I realized how much we miss out on scripture and how much more there is to learn if we could embrace the FULL meanings of the words that were originally used... But I digress...

Maybe I should take to studying Greek and/or Hebrew... Does that make me a weirdo? So what if it does... Well I'm going to end this little rant with a quote that I found today. I pray that my life begins to look like this:

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he’s always doing both.”
— James A. Michener

this is the place, this is the moment.

So I'm finally "home". It's still a bit odd to be in Lexington and consider it home. Just never a place that I thought I'd end up. Though, I must say, it's good to be here. The apartment is starting to look like a place that has been lived in. Curtains are going up and hopefully wall hangings soon. There are still returns sitting in the back bedroom, but I'm sure we'll get to them soon.

Today is also the first day that I've been away from Jim for any length of time since we got married. It's been great, but I must say it's nice to be alone for a few moments. I'm excited for him to come home this evening and share a meal together. I'm cooking one of my favorite dishes of my mom's. I'm even thinking about cleaning off the deck and eating out on the patio this evening. It looks like a perfect evening for it.

The job search is still on. There was a job that I found that was ABSOLUTELY everything I wanted in a job. Unfortunately, they didn't hire anyone - just did some internal shifting to fill the position. I was incredibly disappointed, however that just means there's something out there that's a better fit for everyone involved right now. I just have to find it. I'm anxious to do so.

Well there is much to be done around the house, so I should hop to it before Jim gets home. I kind of rather like this whole house-wife thing. I wish it could last. Maybe someday.