Transfer: Necessary

Tuesday, August 6

First things first, along with planning my wedding, my honeymoon, and finally a move into my first apartment, I'm also trying my best to excel at work. Of course, there are good days and bad days - but a lot of what I feel like is holding me back is the issue of my weight. Without going into detail, let's just say that due to my excess in weight, I often experience (painful) problems following a long nights work.
I am currently looking into solutions, but I am admittedly growing weary and hopeless in my search. I know that a solution won't be easily handed to me and I realize that the more obvious solution would be to lose weight; however, I've been trying to do just that for quite some time now, to no avail. It took me five months (from early December to late April or even May) of jogging and tread-milling several times a week just to go down 2 pant sizes. When I stepped on the scale, I had; in fact, not lost a single pound. Now that I have this job, all of that free time is gone, along with my energy.
I explained to Matt that once we are settled into the new apartment up here in Shepherdsville, that I want to join the 24 gym near work and start to go there on a semi-full time basis (basically, any time that I have the time). I'm really hoping that we can begin moving in in October (or late September - it all depends on how quickly we gather the money for that freakin' first month of turning stuff on and putting down deposits 'n all that). Oh and just thinking about October makes me super excited because I'm a Halloween-freak! I love all of the decorating and costumes and movies!! Ahh, I'm so stoked. I really can't wait to see the awesome costume that Jade'll have on Zach.
I hastily decided - before ordering my save-the-dates - that I would rather be more sure that the weather won't be cold; therefore, I chose to push the date for my wedding back two months (haha let's avoid those April showers!). I'm so excited that I've become overly anxious - wanting to get all of the planning and purchasing done now, when I have 9 months.. So I'm pretty much putting wedding stuff on hold for now and trying to focus on:
- Apartment
- Work

I'm mostly excited about finally establishing myself as an adult. I know that technically, according to my age, that I am an adult.. But 'living at home with your parents' doesn't exactly scream 'adult' to me. I mean, I finally have a job (first.one.ever). I've been waiting so long to finally try to live my life 'on my own'. Haha, even though I'll of course have Matt with me, like always (:
Ohh! I forgot to mention how excited I am about becoming a full-time Amazon employee in a week! August 14th (a Wednesday) I'll be coming into work (on my day off) to have orientation all over again (8 hours of paper work, re-training and logistical crap) and starting my first day as an 'Amazonian' (blegh at that word) on Thursday! I'll finally have insurance and a more secure job. I'll have more opportunities to branch out and find my niche. I've been waiting three months for this and hopefully it all pays off once I can (maybe) transfer to a different department (or even be trained elsewhere within my department). I'm hoping that if I can be transferred to a stationary department (or a lesser-movement department), then my issue with having to buy new pairs of shorts every single month might subside or even end!

Thursday, August 23

Well, I have officially transferred to singles. I'm picking the first half of the week (Monday and Tuesday) and packing the last half (Thursday and Friday). Singles is okay. It isn't the greatest thing ever, but it isn't the worst. We vto'd tonight :D It's great because my shoulder blades and fingers couldn't take anymore pain (cardboard cuts are evil, btw). I have an hour until Matt gets off and then we can go home and snuggle a bunch.
Last Saturday, Matt and I drove up to Louisville and saw Chevelle in concert. Other than the horrid drunk people, guys being dicks to their chicks, and the fact that I couldn't see more than half of the time - it was really fantastic. Their music sounded better than great and the lead singers voice is spectacular live (I hate bands that sound better on cd and suck live ::ahem:: Seether).
I'm finally full-time and I can't wait for that first paycheck :D

To be expected over the following months:

September
Sarah's Birthday
Jade's Birthday

October
Field of Screams
Decorating
Movie Night with Jade

November
Taking Back Sunday
Seth's Birthday
Send Save the Date's

December
Dad's Birthday

January
Matt's Birthday

February
Valentine's Day

March
Mom's Birthday
James' Birthday

April

May
Wedding
Honeymoon