Soooooo, God is so good. I have been in Gillette Wyoming for three weeks now to the day. Coming to a new town, especially when it's filled with new relationships and new people who are different from you, but special in their own way, has had it's ups and downs. I am learning how different families have different dynamics then the way my family functioned. God is humbling me, and I think using me in many positive ways in the lives of those around me.
Samantha is definately having a great time with her cousins here and enjoying the play time with other kidos, instead of just her mom all the time.
Today is Sunday, and JD's mom and dad and their friends who are visiting from Rapid City have invited all the kids and Grandkids over for breakfast. I made breakfast casserole which is in the oven as we speak and should be done any minute. Rochelle, who just had a new baby last week, is making muffins. We all start our morning with coffee and St. Brenadines (Irish cream liquor), it's a little different from Sunday mornings with my family at church around this time.

Friday night we watched Samantha's cousin Liam. He is too cute and they had a blast. His mother Sherry is JD's sister. She is such a sweet heart.

So much to say about life in Wyoming. One thing I will say is I called my sister Selah last night for some counsel, and when she didn't answer her phone I called my sister Kendra, who did answer and talked with me, prayed with me and really helped me a lot find some clarity in some of the challenges I am facing. Thanks to her prayer and the power of God's truth I feel 100% better today.

HOT

So it was like 102 degrees here today. I don't know how my family does it in Texas with these temperatures all the time. JD is working for his mom's company doing roofing jobs in this hot weather, coming home looking like a Mexican because he is getting so much sun. It's weird that we both use to have such awesome careers and make great money, and we gave it all up to be together. It's amazing what love will make you do. We have our little girl Samantha, we have each other at the end of the day that's what really matters. So many people in this world who have money, careers, material possessions don't have true love, and someone to share it with. I would rather be poor with the love of my life, than to have my old career and be lonely.

The Adjustment Bureau

So I just watched a really cool movie about free will, fate, chance and writing our own destiny. It had a lot of good points. So, in my life I truly believe my choices, and the choices of others have really changed my destiny. I am not even joking when I say that I was on the right path and exactly where I was meant to be when I married my first husband. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we were in God's will and plan. Choices that were made, by the both of us changed the direction of that plan for the future. Many turns and and toils brought me to JD at the club in Vail in March of 2008. It was fate, chance or God's intervention that brought us into each others lives. He had made it through many battles in Iraq and I had made it through two failed marriages and crazy career changes to get to Vail on that business trip.
What has happened by chance or fate in your life. It's interesting to think about.

Getting settled in....

Well, It's been over a week since I've had a moment to blog. We have been packing and moving to Wyoming, where my husband's family lives. Well, I guess I can't refer to it as "where my in-laws live" anymore, because now I live here.

I am very fortunate today because JD started work, and Samantha is sleeping in so I've had all morning to myself. I spent most of my morning putting away dishes and picking up the living room. I have almost finished unpacking everything, but have a lot of pictures to hang today.

I have still continued to loose weight, in the midst of the move. I have been watching my portion sizes and only eating when I am hungry. Making little changes in my diet and dining out behaivor such as eating a spinach salads with Salmon, instead of a burger, when we went out to eat for our last dinner in Steamboat.

I am down a total of eight pounds since I started this blog in July. I am going to start working out again here in Gillette.

I really was sad to leave Oak Creek Colorado. We made some great friends there, and will move back someday, when it's right. I think JD will want to travel after he finishes his nursing school, and then we will settle down in Colorado.

Our friends in Oak Creek came out for our going away party and we had a great time, even though it poured rain on us. I spent my last week filled with friends, fun, bonfires, new babies, hanging out with my friend Agne and her husband Cory, hot-tubbing with Jaila and Chelsea in Oak Creek and walking down main street with JD and Samantha. It was a good ending to an eventful two years spent in Steamboat.

When I first moved to Colorado it was a big change from my busy days in the world of Finance. I went from traveling and staying in hotels every week, to running on the river trail surrounded my the most beautiful scenery in the country.

God has been very good to me, and lead me into a place of peace.