the sweetness of settling in

After the chaos of last year, I finally feel like my life is settling into a...well... LIFE. After Jake and I got married it seemed like we were going a million miles an hour. My 2 week trip to California, our trips back and forth to the cabin, train rides to the city, trying to find a teaching job, working at Parkview, no friends... It was endless business, fun, and loneliness combined.

When I think back over the last week or two, I am beginning to see the resemblance of what I would like my life to look like. We have a wonderful church, where we are making wonderful friends. We have a bible study that feeds and encourages. I am getting involved with the youth group which I love. I finally am a professional substitute teacher, which is amazing. I am still working at a gourmet shop which is too much fun. We have friends. We can enjoy being in the beautiful city of Chicago, or running in our quaint suburban neighborhood. We know when enough is enough and we need a night to be home and quiet. I could not ask for a better life than one I have been gifted with. I do miss my family, but the times we have ahead to be together make me so excited.

I am a planner and a lover of routine. Although I have learned to flexible, and my days reflect the need for flexibility, I love getting up and going to the gym. I love working, making dinner, watching my favorite tv show and crawling into bed to cuddle with my husband at the end of a long day. I have found that there is a broad routine that creates comfort, and a fluctuation that happens daily to keep me on my toes.