The end of August marked a year of us moving to Texas! It seems pretty crazy and normal all at the same time. We really love it here! The weather can get annoying with it's ever changing tendencies, (expect for this summer when it was in the triple digits everyday) but overall being this close to family is amazing.
About work....
I am still LOVING my job at the salon! All of the girls there have become my friends, plus I get to work with Nicole (my sister-in-law) and Lisa (my aunt)! I work at the front desk Monday through Friday, answering phones and booking appointments, and I'm getting right at 30 hours a week. I also have my Shampoo Apprentice License, which basically means I am allowed to shampoo.. and that's pretty much it. I can't blow-dry or even TOUCH a pair of scissors. :) Another added plus is that it literally takes me 5, okay 7, minutes to get there from our apartment. I know that is something I'll miss once we buy a house.
Josh is working for a amazing couple that have their own online business selling jewelry through eBay. Josh takes pictures of the product, lists them online, and helps ship them out. Strangely enough, it's a perfect fit for him. And he comes home often with jewelry for me! (That they allow him to take.. he's not stealing, people.) He really loves it and it cracks me up to hear him naming off jewelry brands and whatnot when we are out places. Hey, I think jewelry knowledge is a good quality for a man to have! :) His drive is about 20 minutes... well I just spent 20 minutes trying to figure out which direction to tell you but I still can't figure it out! I think it's south. So let's just say, his drive is about 29 minutes south. :)
About life....
Josh and I are super blessed to have the same schedule, which allows us to have the entire weekend together. Now I won't lie, sometimes we stock up on frozen pizzas and we won't LEAVE OUR HOUSE for the entire weekend. Lately we've been making our way through the show Chuck. This consists of me changing into my pajamas as soon as I walk in the door on Friday from work, putting my hair on top of my head, and getting under a blanket on the couch. We stay up way too late and sleep most of Saturday away. And we. don't. care. We love spending time together. Even when neither of us brush our teeth and I don't put on make-up. Seriously. It's kind of disgusting when I type it out. Oh well, that's us! Josh is still drinking Monsters and I'm still drinking Diet Coke. He loves learning about computer programming, killing zombies on XBOX, playing guitar and writing music, and trying every hamburger in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. My hobbies as of late include reading too many books at one time, taking pictures, and garage sale-ing!
About the Lamb family....
My parents live one intersection down the street, which is nice because they feed us and let us do our laundry there. (We don't have a washer or dryer.) But for real, it's been amazing. (They're amazing. another blog.. another time...) They also have a pool.. which is where we spent our entire summer. Okay our entire year. It's hot here, remember? My dad is working now as Kari Jobe's manager. If you haven't heard of her, look her up. She's amazing. Her voice is flawless.. seriously. It gives me chills. He is traveling a little bit but not too much. Also, at his office he has to dress 'professionally' and can only wear jeans on specific 'jean day'. HILARIOUS. I'm just kidding, he looks great. But it is funny to see him dressed like that. Mom is working a little bit doing some office-type work from home. She decorated her new 'Texas' house beautifully. (I'm not surprised.) She is still messing up movie lines, quotes, lines from songs, and bible verses. Just kidding about the last one. They continue to amaze me in their relationship with each other, with us kids, and with the Lord.
Hayden found his lobster and married her on Good Friday of this year. She is so great and fits into our family perfectly. She quickly became one of my best friends. They moved into our apartment complex and we love that they live just across the parking lot from us! As I said earlier, Nicole and I work together at DV8, which is why I think we were able to get so close because right off the bat we had to build a relationship without Hayden around. The two of them make such an awesome pair. It was so great to watch the Lord move in both their lives separately and then pull them together at the most opportune moment. Hayden is also working with Kari Jobe as her tour manager. He is gone pretty often, which is another reason why living across the parking lot is nice.. helps Nicole not feel so lonely!
Hunter and Heather are the only one's missing here in Texas! They are living in Tennessee. We are all praying that they will move here!! The sooner the better, too, because they are HAVING A BABY!! We are all thrilled beyond thrilled. The first baby! They find out this Friday what they are having and all of us are driving ourselves silly waiting to hear the news. Hunter is working for RED, and I'm not sure what his official title is.. but I know he is traveling a lot so my sweet little prego sister-in-law is alone most of the time. Well not completely alone.. she's got a little white cat and a little white pup! Even though it's sad for her, it's been nice for us because Hunter has come through Texas quite a bit and we've got to spend some time with him. (Although we wish Heather was here, too.)
I guess that's pretty much it. How'd you like that for an update? Sorry it got kinda long and Christmas card like.
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