Hi guys,
It's amazing what a little sunshine can do for the soul. Feeling super recharged today on this beautiful spring day. Although, if there's one thing I've learned about Denver weather, it's that while it's gorgeous and sunny now, it might well be snowing in 5 minutes.
I haven't kept my resolution to keep writing, so hopefully I will be able to get you up to speed soon enough. 2013 has been off to a great start. All the hard work -- over a year of searching tirelessly, of scraping through job boards until my eyes bled, of bracing myself for email after email of the usual, "I think it's best we see other people" rejection letters from jobs I had forgotten I had even desperately applied for, all the months of tears and turmoil, my persistence, tenacious perseverance and hard work has all finally paid off. Though, I can't entirely take credit. This new year has also taught me that things will fall into place when the timing is right. When it's meant to be, it will manifest, and not a moment sooner. A hard learned lesson that has me seeped in gratitude. Anyhow, it's all a way of saying that it's finally happened and my dreams have come true. Starting next Monday, I will be the new Marketing Assistant for a non-profit organization here in Denver!
I finally get to realize my dream of pursuing a philanthropic career while delving deeper into Marketing and indulging my creative passions. I couldn't be happier, or more excited to start this new chapter in my life. It's a pay increase, comes with full benefits, and is about 10 minutes closer to home. But best of all, it's my job! The one I've wanted. The one I earned. The one that was meant to be.
Sometimes, in addition to working your ass off, you just have to let things unfold and they'll happen as they should. Like when you've been bickering, or missing connections, and you fall asleep frustrated and lonely only to wake up in the middle of the night enwrapped in the warm arms of a loving, cuddling embrace that fills you with utter joy and happiness. A moment of connection happening at just the right place and time, more true and powerful than any you try to manufacture while awake, one that brings a wide, glowing grin, to your sleepy face. This is truth. Love is truth. Love for yourself, that you knew deep down that you were good enough, that you were meant for something more, for bigger and better things. Love for your partner, even when times can get challenging. Love for what you know you are, and what you know you'll become.
It's true, nothing worthwhile is ever easy. The sunshine and extra hours of daylight feel like the perfect gift. The outer world reflecting an inner state of joy. Extra time to do the things I love and to be with the people I love being with.
It's been a crazy couple of months and there are certainly stories I need to fill you in on. Our adventures joining meetup groups and hosting "get to know you" parties. Snowshoeing in Silverthorne, the impending approach of our 2nd Denver St. Patrick's Day. My trip to the Denver Library today. But all that can wait. Right now, I'm focusing on love.
Until next time,
<3 xoxo
About Me
- Sara
- Denver, CO, United States
- Adventurer, wanderer, explorer extraordinaire. I love travel, yoga, photography, and cooking. I often pretend like I'm crafty, have a black rescue cat. This is the chronicling of my life from recent college grad with a degree in my pocket (with honors, thank you very much) and no immediate job prospects on the horizon--That little tidbit could be due to the fact that my boyfriend and I recently decided one day over cereal, "Hey! You know what would be a good idea? How about we uproot our stable lives, quit our jobs and move to Denver?!" And so we did. Just like that. We left the comfort of our 1100sq ft home and all our friends, ceremoniously quit our jobs and hit the road. One U-Haul, two cars, and one storage unit later, here we are! Livin' the dream in a cousin's basement and trolling the interwebs for employment in search for a better life in the Mile High City--To present day where we are living the dream in West Wash Park and planning our wedding after 3 wonderful and eventful years, in the 303.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The fabulous B in Apt E
Hello everybody!
Sorry for such a long hiatus. I think we have finally gotten settled in our new abode! Although, my list of stuff I want for the apartment still continues to grow rather than shrink. Everyone, buy me kitchen items from now on. Forever. (Did I mention the oven sets off the smoke alarm every time we use it?) And art. Come decorate my house with fabulous art!
The boy is loving his new job, though it provides it's own set of new challenges and opportunities. I'm now only working one job instead of two, which makes life easier, though during the transition it's been stressful. Loosing one source of income before it's entirely replaced by another. And as a happy New Year gift, all my insurance rates went up. Whoo!
How was your New Years? Your Holiday?
This was the second Christmas in a row that the boy and I weren't together --very sad panda. I went home to be with my family and he had to stay here and work at the new job. It was really good to be "home" though. To be with family who I hadn't seen in a while and who I missed. It was a really low key Christmas, we didn't do much except eat and see Life of Pi. It was odd, it almost didn't feel like Christmas. It just kind of felt like this big day that happened. I guess because we weren't together for the lead up, like we usually are. There wasn't any family tree decorating or cookie baking. But, we were so fortunate, and had a wonderful time thanks to my brother who did a fantastic job hosting everything this year and we got to see all of our favorite holiday movies. Most important we were together and were all healthy and safe. That's more than can be said for many other families around the world.
Our New Year's was equally as low key, and I'm quite alright with that. New Year's has often been my least favorite holiday due to it's association with drunken idiots. This year, I put my party dress on and we went to the bar where my Denver bff used to work, which turned out to be a sports bar, so I had to plead with the bartender to put on Dick Clark ( It's not NYE without it!--and I refuse to recognize that it's now the Ryan Seacrest show) which they did, at about 5 minutes until midnight. LOL. While I was the only one who really dressed up, we still had a good time. We drank champagne, counted down, and I had the love of my life to kiss at midnight.
So that's it, those were the holidays in a nutshell. And, all that amongst getting settled into our new place. Life has been pretty quiet since then--happily so.
I'll continued to keep you posted on our adventures should we have any. Right now, it's just trying to keep our heads above water after the move. Things are slowly falling into place and coming together. And I'm learning lots of lessons about faith, patience, and compromise.
xoxo
Sorry for such a long hiatus. I think we have finally gotten settled in our new abode! Although, my list of stuff I want for the apartment still continues to grow rather than shrink. Everyone, buy me kitchen items from now on. Forever. (Did I mention the oven sets off the smoke alarm every time we use it?) And art. Come decorate my house with fabulous art!
The boy is loving his new job, though it provides it's own set of new challenges and opportunities. I'm now only working one job instead of two, which makes life easier, though during the transition it's been stressful. Loosing one source of income before it's entirely replaced by another. And as a happy New Year gift, all my insurance rates went up. Whoo!
How was your New Years? Your Holiday?
This was the second Christmas in a row that the boy and I weren't together --very sad panda. I went home to be with my family and he had to stay here and work at the new job. It was really good to be "home" though. To be with family who I hadn't seen in a while and who I missed. It was a really low key Christmas, we didn't do much except eat and see Life of Pi. It was odd, it almost didn't feel like Christmas. It just kind of felt like this big day that happened. I guess because we weren't together for the lead up, like we usually are. There wasn't any family tree decorating or cookie baking. But, we were so fortunate, and had a wonderful time thanks to my brother who did a fantastic job hosting everything this year and we got to see all of our favorite holiday movies. Most important we were together and were all healthy and safe. That's more than can be said for many other families around the world.
Our New Year's was equally as low key, and I'm quite alright with that. New Year's has often been my least favorite holiday due to it's association with drunken idiots. This year, I put my party dress on and we went to the bar where my Denver bff used to work, which turned out to be a sports bar, so I had to plead with the bartender to put on Dick Clark ( It's not NYE without it!--and I refuse to recognize that it's now the Ryan Seacrest show) which they did, at about 5 minutes until midnight. LOL. While I was the only one who really dressed up, we still had a good time. We drank champagne, counted down, and I had the love of my life to kiss at midnight.
So that's it, those were the holidays in a nutshell. And, all that amongst getting settled into our new place. Life has been pretty quiet since then--happily so.
I'll continued to keep you posted on our adventures should we have any. Right now, it's just trying to keep our heads above water after the move. Things are slowly falling into place and coming together. And I'm learning lots of lessons about faith, patience, and compromise.
xoxo
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