On: New Adventures

"It's got to be that can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series kind of stuff" - It Takes Two.

What a whirlwind of a year. Ryan and I had our first date in my apartment on August 15, 2011 and exactly 365 days later we spent the first official night in our new home together.

As we start this new adventure there are so many exciting things to get caught up in and I'm guilty of jumping ahead of the game on most everything. My new goal is to slow down and enjoy the moment. I have a fantastic family, a playful puppy and an amazing boyfriend. I couldn't be more blessed - I need to stop and enjoy that.

The house process has been a stressful one as Ryan's work schedule has only allowed him to actually be home for 12 of the 25 days thus far. Some days are harder than others, but now we are finally caught up with our laundry, remodels are 99% completed, and we have a gorgeous house to call our home.

I am still job searching, but have had a variety of positive prospects that all have fallen together in the past week. I do have a top choice, but I believe my second  or third choice will materialize more rapidly. Either way, I know that if I let Him guide me I will end up in the correct place. Fingers crossed as I take this leap of faith.

My birthday is just four days away, and I can't believe I will be 23 years old. I'm a grown up already? Too weird. Twenty three seems entirely too old! (Don't tell Ryan this as he tends to roll his eyes at me when I say that!) I need life to start slowing down just a bit for me. Luckily I have amazing friends that still will spend a Friday night watching Spice Girls videos, so I'm not too grown up yet! Again, blessed. :)

Writing this blog allows me to fully realize how much I have to be thankful for. I'm at a place in my life where I'm slightly in my own category. I have friends that are going out to bars and looking for boys or friends that are married and having babies. This can leave me in limbo for event invitations; However, writing this makes me see how each of my best friends are there for me in a way no one else can be.

I think the theme of this post is to stop and smell the roses. When we actually remember to live our life, rather than getting caught up in issues outside of our control - it's a pretty cool adventure. Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans, so make an active effort to live it now. That's how I started this adventure with Ryan, and every day since then has given me that can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series feeling in the pit of my stomach. Best. Year. Ever.