Almost April, Already?

Alright, so here we are again a few weeks later, thanks to my apathy towards blogging. 

We've had one job interview, and it looks pretty promising, a little stretching, and much farther from Missouri than we had hoped, but it's a job. We'll know by the end of the week. At least I can finally have the puppy that I've been patiently waiting for these last four years. 

Other than that, I attended the Sigma Tau Delta National Conference this past week. They chose me to present a piece that I had written. It was a children's story about an adventurous squirrel. It turned out to be a lot of fun. I was able to hear some great authors that spoke just what I needed to hear in relation to my senior project and where I am with my writing right now. It was really neat. 

Well, that's it for now. Hopefully next time I'll have some exciting news about what specific direction my life is going to take! Ciao!

Moving Forward

Well, I'm apparently horrible at blogging. I know this is something I need to be doing, but have been struggling. Since Christmas, life has been interesting. Family struggles that I'm attempting to forgive and forget. Then, Ben and I had a wonderful trip to Italy. I definitely had a skewed perspective of Europe until then. It'll be awhile before I want to go back, but I feel that I still need to see France, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, and some of those other places of interest before I die. 

So, here I am in the last half of the last semester of college. My husband and I are starting to look for jobs, which is exciting because basically the sky's the limits. We'd like to be in Missouri, but seriously, we'll take whatever we can get. But lately, I've felt the need to be back in the hills and humidity of Missouri. I feel the need to connect with home again. I've pushed it away for the last four years for time to heal from the past. But, now I've healed and I'm ready to be that country Missouri girl again. 

Speaking of healing, that should be the theme of my senior project. Basically, I'm writing about my journey through my parents' divorce. It's been good, refreshing, and heart breaking at times, but it's coming together. Hopefully, it will turn into a book someday. It's hard to write about the things that hurt the most, but in a way, it helps to know that everyone now knows the gory details and you can't hide anymore. 

I'm ready to be me, to dream, to live, to be "Happy Abby" again. I'm excited for these next few months of uncertainty. One thing's certain, as numerous people keep telling me, I have an amazing husband who can be strong for me when I feel so broken. I am so thankful for him and am so excited to see where life takes us! :) 

Stay tuned for more of our journey!