Well, it's 1:30 am. We've been in O'Donnell for about 2 weeks now, and I've had some time to settle in. I keep telling people how much I love it, how wonderful the people are, etc. It's not that I don't like being here, I just greatly miss my family and friends at home. It's different here. It's different being married, sharing everything with someone else. Not that I don't love my husband, of course. It's just so much change all at once. I was waiting for the anxiously and almost painfully all summer, but now that it's here, I don't know what to do with myself. I don't know what to do with all of it. We're here, they're excited, Casey is excited... I'm excited, but there's some baggage that I must deal with. Or at least, learn to endure. I never thought I'd be this far away from my family, and not that Casey isn't enough, I just miss them. 8 hours is quite a trip... And as much as I love the church members, there are so few people our age (1 couple) that it's going to be hard to make friends here. I don't have a job, and we've discussed that I should take my time and be settled in before I start looking, so it will be hard finding a social group in such a tiny town. Maybe I'm making this transition more difficult than it has to be, but that's what I do, right? ;)
I love my husband more than anything (next to God), but I don't even think he can understand what I'm feeling right now. So here goes another week, hopefully I'll finally get this house put together, all of the gifts unpacked, then it'll be more people-friendly again. I did learn one thing this week - men really don't clean the kitchen properly. I was sick, and still have 3x the cleaning to complete now that I'm better. Isn't it fun? :)
Well, that's this week's depressing moment. Hopefully I'll be in a mood to post more positively soon.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Times, They are A-Changin'!
Whew! This year has been absolutely crazy!!
I looked back at my last post; I'm a little disappointed with myself. Regardless of my opinions of myself, I know that Casey is perfect for me, and I don't know why I was so scared. It's been perfect since we became engaged.
But after that, life has been a whirlwind of things! We're planning, trying to figure out where we'll be 6 months from now... It's all pretty overwhelming most of the time. The only thing that keeps me sane is the fact that I know God has a plan, and He is revealing it to us little by little. And it will be perfect, because it's His plan.
So, let's start with a wedding recap!
We are getting married on August 6, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will be at Central Baptist in Ponca City, with the reception in the Family Life Center.
Our colors are eggplant and pistachio, with silver accents where needed.
I have the most beautiful dress! It's absolutely perfect! I'm carrying purple lilies as well.
Casey is wearing a black tux with tails and a silver vest and tie.
The bridesmaids will be in eggplant chiffon dresses, and carry small bouquets of white and pistachio-colored roses.
The groomsmen will be in black tuxes with pistachio-colored vests and ties.
My Pastor, John Waterloo, will be officiating the ceremony. Casey's uncle, Gary Flynt, will also be speaking.
We've ordered the invitations and gotten a lot of decorations and stuff reserved as well!
I can't wait for this day! It's going to be amazing!
Now, other things...
After a lot of anxious waiting, Casey has finally heard back about some of the resumes he sent out. We visited First Baptist Church in O'Donnell Texas right before spring break. After a lot of talking and interviewing, they asked us to come back in view of a call on the spot! Right now, we're praying and talking about it, but we have scheduled to go back the weekend after graduation, May 14-16. In the meantime, Casey has been contacted by churches in Elk City, OK and Olney, TX. The only location that would allow me to get my music therapy degree is Elk City, because it is 30 minutes from Weatherford (SWOSU). Both O'Donnell and Olney are at least 2 hours from respective schools. Right now, we are leaning toward O'Donnell. We both feel like this is the place that God wants us, so we're looking very had at going there! Because it is 2.5 hours away from a school with music therapy, I would have to put that particular dream on hold. I will find a job somewhere in Lubbock or Lamesa, or possibly get another degree at Texas Tech. But, if that is God's will for us to be there, He will open other doors for me, and I have to hold tight onto that!
Otherwise, we are so close to graduation! The beginning of the semester was absolutely nuts, with our recital and everything else, but somehow God pulled us through it! Now we're getting ever closer!
I don't know what I will be doing this summer, other than wedding planning and hanging out with my family, my one last time living in our house as my true "home." It's so crazy to think that I am so close to being gone... that my home will not quite ever be the same. But, I'm also so excited to begin our lives together!
Much love and God Bless!
I looked back at my last post; I'm a little disappointed with myself. Regardless of my opinions of myself, I know that Casey is perfect for me, and I don't know why I was so scared. It's been perfect since we became engaged.
But after that, life has been a whirlwind of things! We're planning, trying to figure out where we'll be 6 months from now... It's all pretty overwhelming most of the time. The only thing that keeps me sane is the fact that I know God has a plan, and He is revealing it to us little by little. And it will be perfect, because it's His plan.
So, let's start with a wedding recap!
We are getting married on August 6, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will be at Central Baptist in Ponca City, with the reception in the Family Life Center.
Our colors are eggplant and pistachio, with silver accents where needed.
I have the most beautiful dress! It's absolutely perfect! I'm carrying purple lilies as well.
Casey is wearing a black tux with tails and a silver vest and tie.
The bridesmaids will be in eggplant chiffon dresses, and carry small bouquets of white and pistachio-colored roses.
The groomsmen will be in black tuxes with pistachio-colored vests and ties.
My Pastor, John Waterloo, will be officiating the ceremony. Casey's uncle, Gary Flynt, will also be speaking.
We've ordered the invitations and gotten a lot of decorations and stuff reserved as well!
I can't wait for this day! It's going to be amazing!
Now, other things...
After a lot of anxious waiting, Casey has finally heard back about some of the resumes he sent out. We visited First Baptist Church in O'Donnell Texas right before spring break. After a lot of talking and interviewing, they asked us to come back in view of a call on the spot! Right now, we're praying and talking about it, but we have scheduled to go back the weekend after graduation, May 14-16. In the meantime, Casey has been contacted by churches in Elk City, OK and Olney, TX. The only location that would allow me to get my music therapy degree is Elk City, because it is 30 minutes from Weatherford (SWOSU). Both O'Donnell and Olney are at least 2 hours from respective schools. Right now, we are leaning toward O'Donnell. We both feel like this is the place that God wants us, so we're looking very had at going there! Because it is 2.5 hours away from a school with music therapy, I would have to put that particular dream on hold. I will find a job somewhere in Lubbock or Lamesa, or possibly get another degree at Texas Tech. But, if that is God's will for us to be there, He will open other doors for me, and I have to hold tight onto that!
Otherwise, we are so close to graduation! The beginning of the semester was absolutely nuts, with our recital and everything else, but somehow God pulled us through it! Now we're getting ever closer!
I don't know what I will be doing this summer, other than wedding planning and hanging out with my family, my one last time living in our house as my true "home." It's so crazy to think that I am so close to being gone... that my home will not quite ever be the same. But, I'm also so excited to begin our lives together!
Much love and God Bless!
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