Well, I believe we're quite settled in our new place. Most everything is put away, our donations got picked up today so that freed up quite a bit of space, and I think we're both happy and comfortable with our slightly larger apartment. We've been here for almost three weeks, and now that pictures are hung and I spent some serious time organizing the second bedroom, it finally feels like home.
Unfortunately we haven't been able to explore much more of Knoxville. We've been busy traveling to see family and friends for different occasions. The weekends have gone by quickly, but they've been fun! Last weekend while Bryan was with the guys at a bachelor party, I spent time with many Besties in the Columbus area. It was really refreshing to see everyone and catch up on life. It was somewhat bittersweet, though, because I realized that I have to make new friends in my new city. I can't always be traveling six hours just to spend time with friends and go out and have fun. I love all my friend so much! Sometimes it's hard for me to believe that I will find equally good friends down here, or anywhere else for that matter. But, I've been proven wrong because training in Providence gave me awesome friends, so obviously I can make friends anywhere we end up. I just need to stop dragging my feet and whining and go out and meet some people already!
In other news, work is going well. I'm learning more every day and most days just realize how much I don't know about insurance. I also realize how bad I am at being on the phone with customers and how much better the reps are. Thank goodness they are good at their job! It means I can focus on mine and trust that they can handle the phones. I think that I am fitting in well. I feel like it's going to be a fun office, a good mix of work and laughs.
In marriage news, it's good to feel married again. Providence took a long time to recover from, but things are going well now. Bryan has been wonderful in serving me and taking care of housey stuff, but I know he's ready to get a job and get the heck out of our apartment. We trust that the Lord has something planned for him, but Lord, don't you think you could hurry it up a bit? Bryan's quite bored and a job would be just lovely right about now! I have learned that Bryan will never do things quite the way that I would, it doesn't mean he does things wrong or that his actions are not adequate. It's just not the way I would clean, or put things away, or organize my time. But, better than learning that we do things differently, I have learned not to fret and worry about it, but instead to let things happen as they may and let Bryan accomplish things as he wants. It makes everyone so much happier! If you're in any kind of relationship, I'm sure you've heard that you can't change the other person. While I agree that you can't change someone else, I believe that you can adapt to each other and cope with the differences and it will pretty much seem like you changed the other person when really you changed yourself.
That's about all the insight I have for this evening. Pictures of our Knoxville life will be posted soon!!
