May
24
2009
Life Inside The Perimeter
I sit here tonight at my parents house watching it pour with rain. My family and I had big plans to be on the lake for the long holiday weekend to celebrate my dad’s birthday. Instead, we are cooped up inside watching the SciFi channel. (Hence the reason I have a laptop on my lap.) Tomorrow we have plans for an OUTDOOR cookout complete with fresh watermelon, grilled hamburgers and birthday cake. If weather.com is accurate, those plans will probably have to be changed. So much for the Georgia dought. 
I had not realize how much time had
passed since I had posted. The last few weeks have been a giant blur. I have managed to get settled into my new apartment and I couldn’t be
happier about the place I now call home. As I make my 20 minute drive home each day I get a glimpse of the city skyline. So far, that same scene is not getting old! I love living in the city. I never would have dreamed I would be saying that! Luckily, thanks to my apartment location, my Atlanta commute is a walk in the park.
Speaking of commutes, my job is going really well. After two weeks of traveling I star
ted at my office about three weeks ago. For the first two weeks I had CEO’s and regional managers hovering and critiquing my every move. This past week they have left it in my hands and I can proudly say that things have gone very well!! I have been able to coexist with the doctors and their nurses without any major bumps and I am feeling more and mor
e confident in my abilities to keep multiple plates spinning. I feel like everything is falling into place as it should. Finally.
I have also managed to become very connected in a church once again. I would regularly attend Buckhead church when I lived in Gainesville but the hour drive made it difficult to become really involved. Now, I only live 15 minutes away and love every aspect about it. It is the first time in a very long time that I have been able to get excited about a church. I have actually managed to get my very Catholic mom and very anti-church sister into a few services. (Which was a blog worthy moment in itself.) The last few weeks the message has been about maintaining a healthy marriage and staying in love. I will admit that I was very uncomfortable when I first heard the title of the series. But four weeks later I can honestly
say that I now have a complete understanding of what went wrong two years ago. Up to this point, it has been extremely difficult for me to explain to others (or even myself) what happened to us. This morning I wiped away tears as a complete stranger explained my marriage down to a T. Part of me wished that I had heard that message a long time ago. Part of me is comfortable in knowing that next time I will be better prepared and have healthy expectations.
Living in Atlanta has also allowed me to become very involved with a fantastic group of friends. All of them I have met in some form through church. I have found myself enjoying potluck dinners, beach volleyball games, watching movies, playing pool, exploring Atlanta and eating countless meals with people that were strangers only a few weeks ago. It is amazing to me that I have been able to find a HUGE group of single people in their twenties that I am able to find so much in common with. I am also in love with the fact that these same amazing people find it important enough to pray before our meals (amongst other things). I know that may seem insignificant, but it tells me that these people have their priorities in line.
They don’t judge, don’t make assumptions and don’t ask for anything in return. We simply enjoy each others company and make some great memories in the process. 
So, in summary, life is good. I am certainly working hard, playing even harder and loving every minute of it!
