Working girl

So, Ive been at my new job for over a week and its been going pretty good. I can see that I have a lot of responsibilities and am curious to see how itll go when I am on my own. Right now I am training and am learning from a stand-in supervisor so I can learn the routine.  Its 10 hour days but I dont work Friday's and I get a 4 day weekend once a month! I think I could get used to that.

Other than the 50 minute commute and the being brain dead from information overload, its been really interesting. And I will clear the air since I know some people have been iffy on what I will be doing. I do not get to decide for myself who gets food benefits and who doesnt. Its an income based program and is NOT welfare. Its only for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).  And they dont get money, they get awarded certain food packages which ensure proper nutrition during pregnancy and for children during a very detrimental time of development (milk, beans, cereals infused with iron, baby food for those 6 mon. to a year, and a dollar amount towards fruits or veggies) They DONT get to go buy whatever food they want, only approved items. I just wanted to clear that up because my Mom said when she tells people they think I am just handing out money. This program actually saves the government money.

Me and Justin are wanting to move east of Dallas and cut my commute in half. We are very excited to be in a rental house instead of an apartment. Although I am going to miss the pool, that has been nice!

My parents are coming in town this weekend and we are going to the Mesquite Pro-rodeo series! Me and Justin have been before and I am pumped to go again, it was so much fun. Thanks for reading, tata for now!

Guess what folks!!?? Its happening!!

I know I just posted like 2 days ago but there is such great news that I must post again. I have been on the job hunt for just about 2 months, not too bad, but was getting frustrated at the types of jobs that I was being considered for and was ready to see something open up that I really wanted to do. Well, thank the good Lord that I passed on a previous offer to part time teach because...here it comes...are you ready for this.....I was just offered a Nutritionist/Clinical Supervisor position with WIC!!!!! (Woman, Infant, and Children through Outreach Services)

Finally, I get to use my degree and what better way than through a service that helps underprivileged people feed their family! Its in Kaufman, Texas which means we get to move into a bigger place! Its east of Dallas but not too far, Justin will still have a fairly short drive to work. Thank you so much to those who have prayed for us and who have been thinking of us. We appreciate all the support of our family and cant wait to start getting ahead in life! A lot of our worries and financial woes were caused by me not being employed full time and now I think we will rest easier knowing we have a bit more money coming in. Thank you God for opening this door.

Also, special thanks to Jason/Shana for lending us a car while we were in need. Thank you to Kris/Kristy for offering to help us if we needed it. Thank you to our parents for loving us, helping us, and praying for our situation to improve. And thank God for giving us patience and making our money go further than it seemed it could.

YAY!!!!!!