The Update

It always takes me a while to get round to updating my blog, I apologize. Recently the internet has been having a few tissues and issues, so trying to blog wasn't high on the list of things to do on the days when the internet decided to work.

Green Card:

About 3 weeks or so ago I got my green card in the mail...finally. The long over drawn process has finally come to an end. I got a lovely letter welcoming me to the United States of America, the one and only time we've got a nice letter from immigration but none-the-less the process is finalized! It looks like a driving license only on the back it has these tiny tiny wee pictures of the Presidents...kind of a waste of ink I say.

Since getting my green card I then had to go and get my Social Security Number, probably the easiest part of this whole process, which means I can work and get my driving permit!

Jobs:

As of writing this blog, I have applied for 25+ jobs. Ranging from Bookstores to an Admin position in a nursing home for Nuns (which I would love!). I have heard back from 2 of those jobs and I'm currently waiting to hear from the rest. I did have an interview at Costco (bulk grocery store kinda deal) and they asked me back for a 2nd interview, both of them went well and I'm just waiting to hear if they'll hire me. I also have an interview Wednesday afternoon at Macy's Department Store, so we'll see how that goes as well. Of course these aren't exactly jobs that I want to spend the rest of my life doing but I am thankful that they are something for the time being.

Church:

One thing that I find myself enjoying here is church. It's called Rocky Mountain Calvary and has about 4,000 people attending weekly, so of course it's a little bigger than what I was used to in the U.K. The teaching is so incredible, very indepth yet easy to understand. The worship isn't that great but that should never be the main reason you attend a church anyway. Since the church is so large Whitney and I decided to join a small group. These groups meet 3times in a month in different people's home. The small group we joined is lead by a lovely couple called Ben and JoAnn. There are about 16 of us in the group and I must say I do enjoy their company. Whitney and I are of course the youngest couple but that doesn't matter to us. We discuss the weekend sermon, pray together and once every couple of months we'll do a community outreach project! It's been good for me especially since I don't know a whole lot of people here. It'll be here at the house in a couple of weeks, so I hope to get a picture of the group. I've also been volunteering at church in the church bookstore. They have plenty of volunteers in the bookstore so I'm thinking about looking into volunteering in another department that needs it more, so we'll see but there is no shortage of ministries to volunteer in!

1st year of marriage done...

but still plenty more to go. Whitney and I celebrated our first (stressful) year of marriage on September 20th. We went out for breakfast at a local 50's style diner and it was lovely. Instead of buying each other gifts, we decided to make a little gift for the other person out of paper since paper is meant to represent the 1st year of marriage (or something like that.) It's been a tough 1st year of marriage because of everything to do with the immigration and moving countries, so we feel like we've done about 5 years of marriage but not the 1st year. We're looking forward to things settling down in our 2nd year!!

I've just finished reading a book on marriage called 'The Mystery of Marriage', which was given to us by our good friend Sue. It's a wonderfully indepth look at the various aspects of marriage from the point of how our relationship with our spouse is essentially a reflection of our relationship with the Lord. Here is just one of the many wonderful words of wisdom from the book:

One very important fact to know in marriage is that there is always a way out. And the way out is not divorce. No, the way out in marriage (no matter how bad things may get) is simply to put everything we have back on the line, our whole hearts and lives, just as we did the moment we took our vows. We must return to an attitude of total abandonment, of throwing all our natural caution and defensiveness to the winds and putting ourselves entirely in the hands of love by an act of the will. Instead of falling into love, we may now have to march into it.

The rest:

Besides all of the above we're just waiting for Fall (Autumn) to happen since it's still really warm out and no snow yet. Life goes on, some days it's easy, other days not so much but regardless I'm learning what it means to be content in all seasons, even when those seasons drive you mad.