Friday Fun....or at least that's what I'm making it! Relaxing update!

This is what I posted over on MySpace just a few moments ago! It's actually been a great Friday so far, fun and relaxing! But here's what's going on in my life lately! Just thought you'd like to know! Also, my idea for a "circular entry" to celebrate my 360th post, a few posts from now (it's taking me longer to get there than I thought it would!), is going still going to be written. Going back home to Reno/Sparks/Fernley was the perfect inspiration for it! Anyways, here's what I wrote on MySpace! Enjoy! -SL :)

Happy Friday, y'all! So this is my first blog since before mine and Colin's wedding. Everyone seems to have moved over to Facebook, so I'm kind of into that and following all my friends/family on there.

However, I've wanted to post a blog on here several times since I returned from my honeymoon. But between job hunting, house hunting, house-wife duties (I can finally say that and mean it!) and everything else going on, I've just not gotten around to it. But I did want to update my photo today and post something.

I've been writing a lot lately, well not as much this month as I did last month in April, but alas, I'm still writing. I have posted to my regular blog over at www.searchlightsarahliz.blogspot.com. So that's good.

The wedding was absolutely the most fabulous, wonderful, amazing, gorgeous and miraculous day of my life--of both our lives; totally worth every bit of stress and one of the most blessed experiences of my life! I'll cherrish it always! It was absolutely perfect and lovely! I'll try and post some pictures soon...

But I won't lie, being actually married is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Perhaps I'm reverting to my old pattern(s) of making it harder than it has to be, but still. I feel like Colin and I have gotten a crash course in marriage and been through a whole heck of a lot in our short 83 days of marriage, so far. I thought since we'd lived together first, and were engaged first, for a year and a half each, we'd bypass that whole "first year is the hardest one," and um, sorry, but no. We haven't. We've both had a lot of medical crap go on since we've been married and I'm relentlessly searching for a job--of which I've not found yet. I've had lots of interviews, so that's good. But to be honest, I'm a bit burnt out with the whole thing (job hunting). So I'll start again next week. I've been putting in applications and sending out resumes and going on interviews for over two and a half months now. When I'm not doing that, I'm tending to my husband, my house or my writing.

Last month, I attended a lot of writers' workshops and confrences and that was a lot of fun! Totally inspiring and motivating! I keep up with the blogs that I follow and learn something new every day. So that's great too!

Life is up and down these days, but thankfully, the last two days have been very much "UP!" Which is fantastic!

Last week, I got the chance to go home to Reno/Sparks/Fernley and hang out with my best girlfriend, Tessa and my Grandma and Grandpa! It was absolutely fabulous and totally what I needed! It was so nice to go home again and it made me realize that I really do much prefer my life here in Vegas! When I say "my roots are in Reno and my wings are in Vegas," I mean it! My life is Vegas is so much better than I thought it was--but going back home to Reno made me recongize why it took me so long to LIKE Vegas. VERY different towns, you wouldn't think so, but they are. Vastly different. I'm so glad and grateful I was born and raised in Reno/Sparks, but I'm even more glad I live here, in Vegas, today. After 5 and 1/2 years, it's finally home. It's where I'm supposed to be right now and being in Reno made me want to come running home to Vegas! I also realized that "home" is anywhere my grandmother's house is....home, I mean! And my husband, of course! I'm a lucky girl, I have a lot of "homes."

But, the nicest part about being here is that the life I lead in Vegas is the one I've CHOSEN, I get to choose how it goes--for the msot part. And while that's inherently scary and stressful as times, it's also incredibly wonderful and libearting!

It was so wonderful to sit face to face with my grandmother and talk/listen to her, and look her in the eyes. It was just great! I ate myself silly and even put on a pound and a half of weight--a sheer miracle--truly! Getting a big bear hug from Miss Tessa was fantastic too! I even enjoyed the 8 and 1/2--9 hour drive back and forth--it was very enjoyable! Rockin' out to my music, silence & solutide--being all alone and undisturbed in the desert--just lovely! I'm glad I went! And I'm thankful for the opportunity!

Opportunity is all around, I'm noticing, it's just a matter of what you do with it. Miss Nellie Marie (our cat) is doing well and is as soft and pretty as ever! My family is well and although my parents' health is up and down and scary at times lately--they are well and alive and kickin'--so that's awesome! Colin and I are working on our marriage and taking everything life is throwing at us, one day at a time! For the moment, life is good. Stressful, busy and crazy--but blessed and good!

There's not really much else to share here, just wanted to update this blog and let everyone one here know that I've not disapeared into thin air! LOL! I actually miss MySpace a lot and hope some of you will read this blog and comment on it! Please! :) I know, totally self centered of me, but still, it's nice to know that MySpace isn't totally dead!

To all my friends on here who are in new relationships, who are having babies, who have moved and/or switched jobs--(you know who you are) CONGRATULATIONS! I do check in here almost every day! You are all in my thoughts & prayers and I wish you the best of luck in all of your endavors, goals, dreams and wishes!

Thanks for reading, and I promise, I'll try and write again soon!

Take care and God Bless Us Everyone!

In Light N' Love,
-Sarah Liz :)