What? There used to be a blog here?

Ok, ok... don't get all up in our faces. We're not indebted to you, Mr. Bloggy. Just because we dropped you like a plate in a Mexican restaurant (you know those things are straight out of the oven) doesn't mean we don't love you. Apology accepted? All right, let's move on.

So, now that I'm in the grown up world--working 8-5, going to bed by 10:30 every night, packing a lunch, and taking out kids on bikes--I seem to have lost the touch for blogging. Maybe it's the lack of internet in our abode.... or maybe it's that I feel very pre-teenish for spilling my guts to the world wide web (I am writing this in a library)...I KNOW! It's those silly PSAs on TV now-- "Hey Sarah-- when are you going to post something new?" They've tainted the world of blogging! It does make you freak out just a little bit thinking about all the creepy people who could be viewing your facebook/blog/bedroom RIGHT now. (Don't look now, but I just snuck up behind you....)

Anyways, life is currently good. I wonder how the phrase "married life" came about. People always use that when they talk to me. "How's married life?" It always pops into my head, but I figured it would rub people the wrong way if I replied with "How's single life?" It's just not as catchy either. Maybe it will catch on some day... Soo, about life-- James & I are still livin' up the Rain Tree in our ghetto, falling apart building. I'm convinced one day that we'll come home, and the porch will have fallen off the back of the building. Seriously! There's a gap that could hold a good-sized watermelon in between the bricks and the frame. I could probably spy on our neighbors if I were so inclined through that hole. So we were hunting up a house for a while, but we re-signed our lease when the last house we wanted had termite damage in the kitchen floors. That's probably a good lesson that you should plan on spending more money for a house if you don't want to fall into the basement while cooking your eggs. Yikes.

Ok, the person behind me in the library is rocking back and forth in a chair making a noise like a sad squeaky toy. AAAHHHHH.

Big gulps, eh? Welp, see ya.

TWO WEEKS.

TWO WEEKS. No, seriously. Two weeks until Vision Quest.

Be praying.

I'm excited.

Whhhhaaa?!

So I got a job. I know you're thinking, "Whhhaaaa?!" Please-- no sounds of astonishment. I got called about a job in necropsy and histology at UT's vet school, so I had an interview with them 2 weeks ago, waited a week, and got offered the job. Woo woo! Monday was my first day on the job, which I spent in UT's HR orientation until 12:15 before ever going to work. I then played on the necropsy floor where vet students and pathologists were cutting up some animals. There were 3 beagles, a himalayan cat, a 5 lb puppy, a horse, and a beaver. Yes, a beaver. It was pretty cool, I must say. My boss and I worked on chopping up the horse for disposal, and, amazingly, I didn't gag or vomit while doing this. I didn't really handle much of the cutting-- I mainly worked the wench that lifted the body off the ground. I realize that I probably won't get to talk about this position much if I value all of our readers' stomachs, soooo I'll just sum it up as "lots o' blood and guts." I didn't really mind all of the nasty stuff. Also, my boss is pretty awesome, so we can make light of all the gore. The other half of my job (necropsy is going to be my morning job) is working in the histology department helping with the biopsy samples that are sent in by different clincians. I haven't really done anything in that department yet, but I'm guessing it will be a good learning experience if I want to continue in the scientific field. Mmkay, well, my lunch break is almost up, so peace.

Forgot about bloggy.

Wow, it's been an insanely long amount of time since either of us have blogged. I guess married life and school for Gabby and me, respectively, have taken up the majority of our time. Plus, not a lot has happened that would be deemed as blogolicious.

I just was reminded about my dear bloggy when I saw the war going on over at the ManSpeak blog. It's amazing... it truly brings to my attention how different a biblical view of manhood and womanhood is from the world's view.

But anyways, life is wonderful. I am excited about all the work that the Lord has done in the past month or so. I know He'll continue to work too, which is even more exciting. It always hurts when the Lord rips idols out of my firm grasp... but it's always for my good and always so freeing!

I'm going to go clean up my house now... it looks like Hurricane Dirty Clothes and Dishes (category 5) came through this weekend.

xoxXOXoxxOXOXoXox

Countdown to Vision Quest: 6 weeks!! YAY.