Life is Good.

I don't really have a whole lot going on right now, so there really isn't anything to blog about. I feel like I'm in a pretty good spot in life right now. Justin and I are doing great! I'm spending more time with people that I should be spending time with. I feel like my relationship with God is growing stronger (although, there is always room to grow). Our vacation to California was awesome! I only wish we could have brought the weather back with us. It never fails, no matter how many times I have been to Disneyland, it's never dull. I could ride the same rides and watch the same shows over and over again and not get bored with it. Also, we came back from vacation and my mother-in-law is engaged!! So awesome! I'm so happy for her!
Justin and I can talk all day about moving away from here and going west, but it always comes down to the people that we would leave behind and that makes it hard to actually leave. Also, after a ton of prayer and some rough days, Justin is finally starting to enjoy his job more. That might have to do with the fact that he isn't directly working with the guy who made him miserable, although he isn't one hundred percent out of the picture, it's so much more bareable for him. My puppy is finally starting to grow, haha. He doesn't look like a guinea pig, he actually looks like a yorkie! As much as I loooove little dogs, I love big dogs, too. Especially my best friends Great Dane, Chief! He rocks, mostly because he cuddles with me when I'm there :).
Well, all in all, I'm really happy with life! God has truly blessed me with a great husband, friends, and family!

Vacation

I went on vacation last week with my wonderful husband and his little brother to California to visit family and go to Disneyland (of course)! I learned a few things on this vacation.
1. Fly, don't drive. We had planned on flying but waited to long to look at tickets and round trip for Justin and I would have been $1000+...yuck. So we got this brilliant idea that we would make a road trip out of it. Never again. By the end of the week, my butt hurt so bad from being in the car that I thought it would fall off. Not only that, but my back ached, my knees ached, my ankles ached...I felt 90, not 21.
2. Don't talk. Talking starts arguments.
3. Wear your own sunglasses. I lost Joe's sunglasses in the water when I was getting off the Jungle cruise ride. Justin thought he would be funny and tell everyone to give me a hard time...Joe decided to give me a REALLY hard time and I didn't get to enjoy the Haunted Mansion ride because my feelings got hurt.
4. Jack in the Box tacos get stale if you don't eat them within an hour.
5. Don't freak out right before getting your first tattoo. You will discover that it doesn't hurt and then your adrenaline will make you feel sick.
6. Don't eat in Disneyland. It will break you.

I had a GREAT time on vacation, but every experience is a learning experience...and I learned a lot on this trip. I also learned that Justin's cousin (2nd cousin, actually), Tami, is one of the most generous people I have ever met. I can't thank her enough for everything she gave us and for putting up with all our silly questions about Cali. I've also learned that I need to get out of the humidity as soon as possible and that when it's only 75 degrees on the beach, it's going to be cold.

Thanks for reading!
Meg

Too sensitive??

I feel like I am a very easy going person...I get along well with others, whether I am fond of them or not. I try not to be rude and I feel like I succeed at being polite. I'm not sure if I am being really sensitive or if I am just in my feelings but I feel like in the area that we live in, people are SO judgemental. I hope that my friends can really back me up when I say that I am honest. I know that when my friends have issues and decide to vent...I am honest with them about how I feel or what I would do in that particular situation. I hope that's not being judgemental because if it is then I am making a fool of myself by writing this blog.
I have jumped from school to school since I started my college career--I started out being a Secondary Education major wanting to teach Math...4 years of calc is not my cup of tea...so I changed majors in my second semester to Middle school Math and Science education--when I decided that teaching basic math/pre-algebra and possible even having to teach science was not my thing either, I switched schools and major...again. This time I decided I wanted to teach little kids :). Now that I look back on this decision I wonder why my friends didn't hit me in the head and say "Megan--kids hate you" because I apparently forgot that fact. So now, I went from a 4 year university to a 2 year community college and am pursuing banking---for now.
When I review my college career so far--I see someone who wasn't sure what she wanted to do. To other people, I realize that this looks like someone who is taking the easy road. Gr.
Not that I have to prove myself to anyone, but I really see a future in the career path that I have chosen. Even though banking doesn't mean that I'm gonna have all the money in the world--because that's not what matters--it means I will be happy because I feel like this is the path God has sent me down. So, when people make snide remarks reguarding a career that I have chosen, I feel like they are judging me, even if it's not directed at me, personally.
Also, Justin isn't in school at the moment--so what? That's all I have to say about that.
And even before--when we decided to get married. The little "aren't you too young?" Um, no I'm not too young, I am an adult and just because you had bad experiences with marriage doesn't mean you should judge me because I am getting married young. Everyone who is married has or will have their issues, I'm not denying that--nor am I saying that Justin and I are perfect--because we are far from that.

So--not that my frustrations are out there...I'm not sure how much better I feel but now people know what angers me :)

Thanks for reading,
Meg

Time Flies.

The saying, "time flies" has proven itself in my life, lately. Justin and I made it through our first year of marriage! Woo! The cake...was nasty. I know most people say it's really good, just like your wedding day...nope, ours wasn't. It was AMAZING on our wedding day, but not so much after sitting in the freezer for a year. Also, Justin and I have been looking forward to going back to California this year (he proposed to me in Disneyland)...this trip has snuck up on me. We leave next Saturday! Holy cow! I'm so pumped, though! I love his family and we get to go to the beach and go to Disneyland and just get away and go to some DRY heat! Nobody has any idea how much I miss the dry heat.
Time has brought me to some great times and family...but time has gone by so quickly lately...I turn 22 this year! JEEZ! My best friend is FINALLY moving back to Rogers, so I can see her more often before school consumes her life again! Captain Jack is 5 months old and so cute! Before I know it, I'm gonna be ready to have kids...AH! (Don't worry, mom, I'm not ready yet).
Speaking of kids, I'm not fond of many kids...there are a select few that I absolutely LOVE, though! One of them being my friend's baby, Cooper! He is ten months old, and I don't think I could love another baby as much as I love him (until I have some of my own, someday). He is always so happy and smiling! I went with his mommy and daddy and him to the pool yesterday evening and he just floated in his tube with a big grin on his face! And then when we all went in for dinner, I was holding him and he just laid on my chest and went to sleep! He looked so peaceful and at ease and I felt so proud of myself, because if you know me, kids do NOT like me, but he gave up without a fight and when I put him in his bed, he didn't even wake up! Maybe someday I will be ready for some of my own. But until then, I have Cooper...and a few more.
So, even though I feel like someone has pushed the fast forward button on my life, I am having a blast and loving every minute of it and everyone in it! God has truly blessed my life!