I'm not sure when I let this blog take the back burner to the rest of my life, but unfortunately for me, it has. Life has taken hold of me, shaken me, worn me down, and picked me back up just to do it all over again. I've lost sight of some of the goals in my life and created new ones. I've even stumbled upon a new passion or two. I've definitely been going through a lot of changes, so we'll start there.
On February 8, 2011 at 8:15am, a 7lbs, 3oz., 19" long miracle graced the presence of the world. Byson "Liam" Pritchard was born and I was named one of his Godparents.
Despite fear of complications after his big sister's still birth in Dec. 2009, Liam was born perfectly healthy, despite being a month away from his original due date. He's absolutely precious. Liam makes my second Godchild and I am so thankful to have people in my life who care enough about me and put enough trust in me to name me the Godmother of their children. It truly is a blessing. I have also realized the great amount of responsibility that comes with being a Godmother--it's very similar to being an aunt to the greatest nephew on the face of the planet--but it involves being a role model, responsible to the little life that has so much to look forward to, and ensuring (along with his parents) that all of his needs are met and that he has all of the resources necessary to flourish into a wonderful young man. It's a lot of responsibility, but I love it all the same.
Other changes, that I believe I may have talked about briefly before are mostly professional. In January, I started a new job (my "grown up" job, if you will) as Enrollment/Site Coordinator for the college I've been going to since 2005. It's nice to grow in a place that gives back to its graduates. I will graduate from the same college with my Master of Education in Counseling & Human Development with a specialization in Mental Health Counseling (now, that's a mouthful!) in May. That is very exciting. But I'm also incredibly excited to continue on my journey using LWC as not only my alma mater, but in development of my career. It's really nice. I won't lie, taking on a full-time position, internship, and finishing up a more-than-full-time semester (13 grad hours) is very stressful. But I know that in the end when I walk across that stage it will be worth it knowing that come Monday following graduation, I have a place of employment and I'm not searching for a job in this horrible economy. And not just any job, a job that gives back to the community and the people in the community. A job that builds relationships with community agencies, community members, and the college that I have become so fond of over the years. It's nice, really.
Unfortunately, along with that stress comes the stress of apartment/rental property hunting. That, I do not enjoy, at all. I like the excitement of finding a home that I will enjoy and get to decorate and all of that fun stuff. But I do not like the frustration of finding a sufficient place in an area where cost of living is much higher than I am used to. And the packing/moving process in general is just so draining--I don't even want to imagine that! But, in the end, I know I'll find a place to call my own and I will love it, no matter what. I wouldn't move into it if I didn't! But, the process is exhausting nonetheless.
So, that's pretty much where I'm at right now. Working on being the best Godmom, aunt, daughter, sister I can be; working hard at establishing myself in this new position; and house hunting. Hopefully I will avoid neglecting this blog for too long at a time. I quite enjoy it. So we'll see what happens in the coming weeks I guess!
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