Well, well! Just realized how long it has been since I've posted anything here! Almost been three years. And I have to say, quite a bit has changed since then.

I ended up not going to Massage school. Rather, I stayed at Eden Valley Institute of Wellness, first as a cook, then as a Hyperbaric Therapist for a brief spell, before going back to the kitchen. Currently that's where I still am. And I'm finally starting to enjoy it! lol Seriously, if you had asked me when I first got here if I'd ever be happy cooking for a living, I'd'a said you were crazy. But maybe I'm just a little crazy myself....

When we first moved here, my Grandpa was living with us. He passed away on September 12, 2011. He was 90 and his quality of life was going down. While it was hard to lose him, he is asleep in Jesus until the Second Coming. And I'm happy to know I'll see him again. :)

I also bought a car in August of 2011. A 2007 Nissan Sentra 2.0S model. Fun to drive, quite economical and full of memories already. Really a sturdy car and it should last us a good long while.

In the spring of last year (can't remember month) my parents moved back to CA for about half a year. So I was on my own here at EVI. On my own for the first time in my life. Quite an experience, I must say! Yes, there are thing's I'd do differently if I could live those months over again, but I've learned from that time and am making a better future.

And, more recently, I found a really close friend, with which I've shared many experiences with so far and am hoping to share many, many more. Jennifer came to work in the kitchen last fall and our boss inadvertently pushed us together. Neither of us was interested in a relationship at first, and it took a few weeks of going together to realize that we were going together! But after a couple specific experiences together, we realized that we wanted more than just a regular friendship. So now we are dating and are quite serious. In the time spent together, we've realized just how much we have in common.

Most recently, I was rebaptized. This past summer I had begun to see that I needed to make some changes in my life and come back to God. After Jennie came, she gently encouraged me to seek God and, with the counsel of others, decided to recommit my life. I'm the happiest I've been in a long time and praise God for his taking control of my life, in every aspect of it.

More later, as life continues....