I'm sitting here eating lunch, enjoying a piece of pie (compliments of a coworker's birthday), staring out the window, letting my thoughts wander and I'm completely dumbfounded. "Why?" You may ask... well let me tell you about my life right now...
I've been working at a new job for about 4 months. I work for a law firm in downtown Salt Lake City. Not just any law firm, a well respected, been around for years, treats their employees really well law firm. I took the job and got an INSANE (in my opinion) pay increase. I come to work every morning and walk into one of the coolest historic buildings in the city. I have my own office on the 5th floor. My office is actually in the corner and has HUGE amazing windows. While I sit here and eat my pie, I can watch bustling city traffic, see some beautiful urban buildings (including the Matheson Court House, which is really a great view). In the past week I've been constantly distracted by at least two different movies being made. They are probably extremely low budget, but its still a movie set outside my window. There are CONSTANT family portraits, bridals, engagements, etc being taken in the plaza. I've found some delicious little hole in the wall places to eat, and actually walk around downtown at lunch time. Needless to say, the city girl in me is absolutely thrilled to be here!
This job VERY much intimidate me when I accepted it. I applied on a whim and figured I wouldn't even get an interview. Steve and I worked for a few hours re-vamping my resume and SURPRISE! Not only did I get an interview, I got the job. I still feel like I don't really know what I'm doing sometimes, but I stay busy and actually have attorneys going behind their own paralegals' backs to ask me to help with cases. That's a great sign! I have a grown up job, and it kind of freaks me out.
In exactly 4 weeks I will be moving into my first legit apartment. It's going to be my home. I'll be on my own for awhile and then, come February, my only roommate will be my husband. Sure, I've lived away from mom and dad plenty, but in all honesty... they've all been dives. I've met amazing people and had some great memories, but this apartment is amazing. It is on the top floor and has amazing vaulted ceilings, and I CANNOT wait to move in.
I am engaged to my best friend. (See last post for details). We have an amazing relationship. He deals with all my oddities (and let's face it... I have more than a few), and makes me laugh, and holds me when I cry, and regularly kisses me on the forehead. I'm not sure why but a forehead kiss make me melt. Anyways, to avoid getting to mushy... I'll just get to my point.
HOW DID ALL OF THIS EVEN HAPPEN? Most of you reading this know me.... You all know my track record with men kinda sucks. Ok really sucks. I have a knack for picking out guys that are no good for me. Then BAM! Steve comes a long and I couldn't be happier... and I'm getting married. To prove my previous point, I resisted dating him at first. I should've seen that as a sign but he was persistent and I fell for him. HARD.
The job I guess is less surprising. I've always worked hard, have great reccommendations from past employers, and did by best to put myself through school. Its a blessing to have a job in this economy, but there are SO many things that make it amazing and perfect, and just for me. It's like I special ordered it and Heavenly Father said, "Ok, sure." I'm still not sure I quite deserve it.
I'm living in the CRAPPIEST place I have ever lived and will soon moving in to an apartment, and all my hostessing dreams can come true! I have been hoping for years that someday soon I would have my own home with my own furniture, and dishes, and messes. Now it is just weeks away.
I know this is a long post, but it really just hit me hard. All of this went through my head in a matter of seconds. It was like in the movies when the star had an epiphany and the screen flashes between all these little details.... okay I've been watching a lot of Psych....
I can't help but have a smile on my face. It is the perfect time of year to realized how BLESSED I really am.
