NJ- The best state to raise a family?

Andrew thought it funny and essential that I was informed of the following:

"New Jersey is on the receiving end of many jabs—high taxes, congested highways, Jersey Shore—but it turns out the Garden State is the best place to raise a healthy, well-rounded child."

You gotta be kidding me! I know I've ripped on Jersey a lot, and the traffic/mobs of people everywhere doesn't give me the most peaceful mindset, but there is some good here too. Just have to look a little deeper:).

I finally was hired by a CPA firm 20 minutes from home as their new receptionist for their busy season. So as of now it's just a temp job, but it's a blessing we've been praying for since I moved out here. It makes it a little easier to feel like part of the community and to meet new people and be helpful in so many different ways. Taking a job that I was unfamiliar with was very intimidating for me, but I'm adjusting and learning quickly. It's a fun feeling knowing that what I'm doing is NOT what I plan to do for a long time and that I know this is not my passion...at all. I'm so excited to figure out where I will work next!

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers and congratulations on my new job. It's a fun little adventure I'm on.

:)

English Muffin Toast!

It sure has been awhile since I've blogged about anything.. ..

Christmas in Indiana seeing my family and a handful of friends that mean the world to us.

New Years in Grand Rapids for a wonderful wedding spending quality time with friends we so dearly miss, not to forget a much needed trip to Wolfgangs for English Muffin Toast that finally satisfied my craving!

A trip to Vermont with my new additions to what I call family-add a hike and a few hilarious but painful falls on the slippery ice, a hot tub, and good food made for a great weekend.

Minus my insomnia I seem to be having far too often lately.

This brings me to the present where job searching has become a daunting process and some days I just feel like giving up. For those who have a job..even if you hate it, you are blessed.

Andrew and I are in the (very long) process of decorating our home. I've finally realized why nothing has gotten done and that is because we have DIFFERENT ideas, likes/dislikes, opinions about everything so trying to decorate has become a nice challenge. I'm more of an eclectic- let's find old stuff and make it our own type of person (which takes time and talent), whereas Andrew is more traditional in his ideas which could make the process a lot quicker. So, how do we combine the two? I can't wait to have our place exactly how we both would like it to look...