Let's do this!

Let's do this... aka get caught up since I apparently have been too busy to blog in 2 months.

November was a interesting month. I was counting down the days until my 24th birthday and freaking out that I may be having a quarter life crisis. So when Chris told me I could go pick out a kitten the weekend before my birthday my crisis stopped and I was freaking excited. We went to Young Williams Animal Shelter because they were having a cat sale and I adopted an adorable black kitten for $50! He was neutered, had all his shots and a perfect fit for me. HE EVEN LICKED MY FACE!!! I was super excited about taking my dog-cat home. I named him Nauts (like boating stuff) and he's my newest best friend. Except when he farts, which is a lot. He's sitting on my chest right now and just farted, it's disgusting. I didn't know cats actually farted, I thought they were clean and smelled good. Also, his liter box stinks and is kind of gross. But, he's totally worth it. He has my personality and loves hanging out with me, which is exactly what I wanted in a kitty.

I had a fun little birthday weekend; Chris and I went to the last UT game and went out with my parents and some of their friends.

I went to work on Tuesday and found out that my boss was no longer going to be my boss. That was a shock. I had become very close to her and was super upset that I wouldn't be able to work with her any more. Then on Wednesday I found out that I was no longer going to be employed.  Ummm, COMPLETE SHOCK! Due to restructuring I had been laid off. It was a shock and not something that I ever thought that I'd actually have to go through. So, since then I've filled for unemployment, worked a 2nd job at Pandora for the holidays (which was supposed to just be an extra job for extra Christmas cash) and tried to hold myself together.

I feel like I've held it all together pretty well. I obviously cried the day I got laid off but since then I think I've only cried maybe once. Until today. I lost it. I'm not sure why I'm even sharing this. Loosing your job sucks. I finally moved out on my own and thought that I could be an adult and hold it all together without my parents help. NEWS FLASH I CAN'T!! Well, I cried a lot this morning and couldn't figure out all this unemployment stuff. But I'm better now. I applied for 4 jobs today, maybe one will work out.

Mom says, "when one door opens another closes" I'm praying she's right. She usually is. So, if you're a praying person pray that I'll find a job and can pull my life together, again. BUT, there are a lot of people going through a lot worse than me. So I'm going to be grateful for the things I have and the opportunities that I can make for myself. Please keep positive thoughts for those people too!!

Christmas fun! I love this holiday; there is so much love and joy how can you not like it!!

But Christmas and the New Year have passed and I get to do something really fun this weekend, help my running coach run 100 miles! And by help I mean ride my bike beside her because she's too fast and chat with her. I've got some hot pink pants to wear and I'm wearing my puffy vest to channel my inner Mary. I'm super excited about taking the 2 a.m. shift. Think of us at 2 a.m. Mary will be running from 8 a.m. on Saturday until around 6 a.m. on Sunday. She's an animal and I love her for it!

I think I'm done updating you all. Since I guess I won't have a job for a few more weeks (hopefully not too long) I will make an effort to blog more.

Here's to a happy, healthy 2014 full of fun blog posts!