In our last electronic one way conversation, I still had my trips to Seattle, LA/San Diego, and Austin ahead, and Michael had just started a new job. Picking up where we left off...
Seattle
Los Angeles/San Diego
As settled in Texas as I am, I still breathe a sigh of contentedness and just feel "home" when I go back to Southern California. I treasure my time with family when I'm home. This time around I also got to enjoy my first bridesmaid experience for my dear friend Erin's wedding. It was such a fun few days, and her wedding was fun and beautiful.
Austin
Just a couple days after I returned from California, I was off again for a week to the Lake Travis/Austin area with Michael's mom, aunt, and three sisters. We stayed in a gorgeous house with an unobstructed lake view and negative edge pool. Ahhh I miss that pool. It was quite an exhausting week to be honest though. I get along great with Michael's family, but still as the only "in-law" present, I'm still getting to know everyone better and it's just tiring staying on your toes the whole week, trying to be intentional with every conversation, etc. I think I was also just missing Michael. So it was tiring, but I do feel like I got to know them better and it was still an enjoyable trip.
Michael's job endeavors
So Michael's job I told you about? He quit that one after about a month. It just wasn't working out. Michael has also wanted to start his own business for some time, and we figured if we're going to do something like that, now is the time. We have the time, money, and kidlessness to pull it off (with God's help). So, through a series of circumstances, Michael has now bought a big truck and 3-4 car hauling trailer, and he'll be hauling cars around the Houston area for dealers and auctions and such. It's been a lot of work for him - getting a business license, insurance stuff, registering with the city/county/state, etc., and spending all our money haha :) but it's exciting! I'm glad that he'll be able to choose his hours and do something he enjoys!
