Updates...

I really thought I would be better about updating since we moved, but that has obviously not been the case. Here's a list of things that have happened since I last wrote:

- My second week in, we traveled around west Texas. Lubbock, San Angelo, and Abilene are definitely not the prettiest part of Texas. :) But I had a great time. It was good to be back in the stores and working with associates, even if they weren't my favorite baristas. So far everyone has been really great to work with in the field, so I'm feeling great about operations!

-I spent Memorial weekend with my Aunt Beth in Keller! Ryan had to go back to Kentucky for a wedding and then his upcoming guy golf trip, so I made a little trip down for a fun girls weekend. It was fantastic. Just the family fix I needed, and we were able to spend the whole weekend in the pool and watching Game of Thrones. :) I was one happy girl. I also learned how to play poker (and made 4th place in my first game. whoop!), and got to go to my aunt's awesome church on Sunday. It was a perfect weekend.

-This past week was ca-razy. We weren't in the office on Monday, obviously, which meant more work on Tuesday. No big deal. But it was also the week of board meetings, and the entire company's vendors were in town for our annual vendor award dinner and scholarship golf tournament. So not only did I participate in my first board meeting, but I also go to meet my amazing vendors and hang out with them all day on Thursday. It sounds like it was a light week, but it was extremely overwhelming. So, so fun, but overwhelming.

-This coming week! I'm going to MONTANA! Yay! So excited!! In the office on Monday, fly out Monday night, tour stores in gorgeous Montana all week, fly home Friday morning, and probably go back into the office. Cannot wait.

Life in Amarillo: There hasn't really been time to make it "home" yet. Ryan had to go back so soon after we got here that we haven't been able to have dates and explore the city much. I've gotten lost a few times and gotten myself back on track, so that's been helpful. Tomorrow I'm being brave and trying a new church on my own, so hopefully that goes well! This week I'll be gone again, so no real time to explore, but I'm making friends and work and feel at peace about where we are. It's still rough to know that I'm missing things at home, like Stella's 1st birthday, or alone here for what used to be a big deal, like preparation for my birthday. But I'll be going back soon enough, even if it is only for a couple days.

Also, does anyone have any pain relieving remedies for adult-teething? One of my wisdom teeth is half in, and my mouth and jaw hurt so bad that I can't eat anything, and the stiffness makes it hurt to talk. Two things I'm not okay with.