I go to check out pic’s of my friends Lara’s new baby and get tagged instead! So here’s my blast from the past, it’s not all pretty, but it’s real.
20 Years ago – I was nine and my sister would have been a brand new baby. I was so glad to finally have a sister! And I guess it would have been the summer before starting 4th grade. I actually don’t remember very much about being 9.
10 Years ago – was one of the most fun summers ever. I had a great job at a law office and was living with a best friend down town Boise. James was fighting wild fires in Nevada with our friend Amber. I spent every other weekend making the road trip to Nevada to hang out with James and Amber during the summer. It was so fun, plenty of time by the pool and lots of bbq’s and softball games. In the fall I was still in school at BSU trying to decide majors – exercise science or business. Funny how things don’t really change, 10 years ago I was working at a law office and James was gone a lot. Here we are 10 years later and I work at a law office and James is gone a lot! Very similar, but still so different.
5 Years ago – honestly it’s kind of a blur. I think because it was the worst time of my life I just blocked it out and blurred it all together. I could write a book about how miserable I was. Of course there were some good things (I’m sure) but I’m just being honest. It was a time full of failed relationships and heartache, being so broke I honestly did not have two pennies to rub together, and a job that was physically and emotionally draining. And it did manage to get worse before it got better – but it did get better.
3 Years ago – on the edge of something better. The worse times continued at the beginning of 2005. I found myself single for the first time in my entire life, and living all alone. I did have a great apartment though! I bought myself my first piece of furniture, a tv entertainment table. It was a pretty basic piece of furniture, I had to assemble it myself, and I had never felt so alone in my life. I knew I could have called my Dad to put it together in 20 minutes, but I had to do it myself. I was ready to do things for myself by myself. It took me the entire afternoon, a bucket of tears, and a blood blister, but I did finally put it together. It was always a little whobbly in the back, but it worked! Just like I put that table together I managed to get my life together as well. I made some great new friends, went on plenty of dates (both good and bad), learned how to have fun, learned what really matters in life, and bought my first house!
1Year ago – James and I were happily planning our wedding, (a lot happened two years ago) a fun pre-wedding trip to San Diego, and great honeymoon in Maui. In the mix of all of that we decided to move too! We had a great wedding and honeymoon. As soon as we got back from Maui we put one of our houses on the market and started looking for jobs and houses in San Diego.
This year – So far this year I really feel like this is the life I was supposed to have. James and I both have amazing jobs. We have the cutest house, in the nicest neighborhood, in the nicest town in all of San Diego. The ocean is just two houses away and it brings such a feeling of calmness in our life. There is an energy here that is almost tangible. The ocean is so full of life and it really does add an element of positive energy when it’s so close. It’s really hard to describe.
Yesterday – After work I did a few chores around the house. James had to work late so I invited my niece Brooke over to make dinner and watch a movie together, keep me company. We watched Fool’s Gold. It was pretty cute.
Today – This morning I discovered my washing machine is broken. I had a ton of laundry to do and needed to do all of it today. So like a real big city career girl, I took all of my laundry to the cleaners for the wash and fold service. I could definitely get used to that! I just walk in, drop it off and go back today after 5pm and it will all be clean and folded! Now, instead of having to go to the laundry mat, or a friend’s to do laundry tonight I can go to the gym and workout. I need to find a handy man who can fix my washer, it’s out of James’ area of expertise. Or I can keep doing the drop off service!!
Tomorrow – The grand opening of the new Harney Sushi is tomorrow. I’m so excited! James really needs the break too. I’ve got our nephew housesitting for use tomorrow night and we are staying in the honeymoon suite in Oceanside. I can’t wait. I took the afternoon off work so I could go lay by the pool for a few hours before getting ready for the party.
I do feel really fortunate to be able to write about having my laundry done for me, and going to grand opening parties, and staying in nice hotels. And not to say I deserve it, but my 20’s were terrible! While all of my friends were out partying and playing I was working my butt off. While they were all getting married and making families I was working my butt off. So I do feel like it’s about time! I worked so hard to get where I am and you never know what can happen, good or bad, so I’m just trying to enjoy life to the fullest right now! You know the saying, the Past is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, Today is a Gift, that's why we call it the Present!
I tag Rachelle, Kelly, Nickelle!!
Yummmmm sushi!
Here is a picture of the whole building.
