so i'm still jobless.
we moved to akron about 3 weeks ago.
i can't find anything.
i look everyday.
go from business to business
then search online
blah blah blah.
no luck.

at least shaun is supportive.
he keeps telling me not to get desprite,
just to wait and get something i like.
but i feel a little useless.

so i spend my days fixing up our apartment,
working out,
laying out at the pool,
fixing dinner,
reading loads of books.
not that bad of a life really.
it's nice.
i just want to be DOING something.

married life is good.
blissful really.
i think all the time about how we have this whole life together,
how this right now is just the start of this really beautiful thing
and we sometimes bicker and sometimes want to do our own thing,
and we're learning that these things are ok.

up and moving to a new city, alone, is wild.
we don't have the same support system that we have in dayton or in columbus.
on one hand, it is hard. 
on the other, we're alone, together all of the time.
we have to depend on each other for everything.
maybe it sounds unhealthy, but i can't imagine a better way to start our life together.
i'm just savoring it, because i know that things will eventually get complicated,
and we'll have all these things we have to do and people that depend on us,
and responsablities to deal with,
but right now, we just dote on each other.

we spend hours playing board games, cooking together, taking walks and drives, discovering akron and discovering each other.

is this mushy?
i'm wild about how things are going.
we're a month in & i can't believe that i get a lifetime of this.

my best friend got engaged this weekend.
weddings, weddings everywhere.

that's all.

Three really exciting things are happening today:

1- I get to see Cherith! She called an hour or so ago and said that she was in St. Louis.  She'll be at my door in about an hour and 45 minutes. I can't wait.  Since we've both got more 'grown-up' responsibilities now (money-wise anyway!) it's been harder for us to see each other as much as we'd like over the past 2 years and I get freaking-out excited when she visits.

2- I got the day off! I took today off a long time ago because Cherith's plane was supposed to get in at noon.  When she got to the airport this morning, it was delayed. Bummer, of course. However, I still had the day off.  I haven't had a day to myself without work in....hmm... I literally don't remember the last time.  Usually, by the time I have some alone time, I'm too tired to enjoy it.  Today has been a great, relaxing day, and it's only gonna get better!

3-  I get to get out of Columbus!  The reason for Cherith's visit is that she, Megan and I are taking a trip to Chicago for the weekend.  Kind of a girl's weekend in honor of me getting married in a month.  Somehow, I've been to Africa and never Chicago, although I've lived about 5 hours away my whole life.  We are taking a bus and only staying 1 night, so we got a semi-swanky hotel room and are just going to sight-see and shop and relax all weekend.  Much needed relaxation before the big day.

Speaking of the big day, stuff is coming along just fine, though I am crazy busy.  In fact, next time I write,  I will likely be Mrs. Lewis.

Chew on that.