Blazing a trail

I hope this blog finds you well. Today was a wonderful day that really got me thinking about where my life was headed. Hopefully in two years I will be graduating with my Mechanical Engineering degree, but before that I need to make some decisions on where I want to go with my life. I am torn in three (well now four) different directions. One of them is potentially going to law school and then after completion of that doing patent law, another option is going to grad school to learn to teach STEM education to high schools, being an actual engineer ( I know crazy idea right), or know just being a military wife since my boyfriend is looking at joining the armed forces. Today though seems just seemed to fall into place for both of us, I ended up receiving an email from a company to do an interview with them, even though that won't work out because I have already accepted my job for this summer. And my boyfriend received high scores on his admissions test for officer school. This was such a relief to me, sometimes even if you believe in someone and know what they are capable of it is still nice for them to see it also in some physical form. Things sometimes just work out, and whether you believe in God, Allah, or some other mystical being (this blog is not to push any type of belief) you realize there are things to be thankful for. Personally I am very thankful for what I have been given and the opportunities that I have been able to peruse.

If grease is the soul of the kitchen...

Sometimes we get so caught up in our own world that we really forget the important things. Life in the US was kinda suffocating me, and no I am not one to run away from my problems and that is not what I did, I was given a job opportunity in Germany so I took it. That being said I didn't realize how much I needed to just get away from everything or at least put an ocean in between us. Anyways it is the most enjoyable thing now to come home from work and to be truly greeted by family, I hadn't realized how much I missed this while I was at school. My little cousin who is really like my little sister is one of the greatest parts of it. I guess through all this rambling I am trying to say that family is so important and even though we feel like you have so many other things that we should be doing we should really remember to take the couple minutes to hug each other, ask each other (and listen) how their day was, and enjoy the company of our family. And family can be anyone you think of as family. For example while at school me, my roommate, and my boyfriend are my family unit. I enjoy those evenings where we could sit down to an actual meal and rant about the day and what happened. The laughter that came from the table and the avoiding of homework is something that everyone needs, not just wants. I encourage you to take the time to hug your loved ones and ask them how they are. It's like the Lady Antebellum song Love is the Heart of the World and if you have never heard it I would recommend you go and you tube and close your eyes and listen to the words. Have a wonderful rest of the day.

Day 1 of Running

Well we will call this day 1 of the running training. So I didn't run far but it was a start. Maybe a little less than a quarter of a mile but I did run up a hill so that counts for like twice right? Anyways I am not a runner but most of my friends are so I have decided I would give it a (real) try and since I am doing this I have had tons of support from my running friends, which is good because they will keep me motivated to keep going. Anyways as I was running well I guess by this point I was walking again I ran into my Uncle and he gave me this great tasting citrus drink and supposedly it helps build up your muscles. Oh and I am doing this first couple of months training in Germany so any drinks or things that I put up you probably can't find in the US. Then I made my way back home. Like I said nothing earth shattering but it was a start and I am proud of that. I have decided that through this process my main goal is to get healthy, not really to keep up with how many pounds I am losing and to just look fit. And as much as those models on magazines look great and oh how I wish I could look like them, I probably won't and that is ok too!

Welcome! I have never really ever been a blogger, except for the couple that I have had to do in school but I thought I would give this a try. This has mainly been designed with friends and family in mind, so they can keep up with a little bit better what I am always up to. If I can get things to work I would like to have different tabs for different aspects: some consisting of my adventure in Germany, my goal towards a healthier life, my hopefully new undertaking of making homemade cards, cooking and baking, and then life in general. I am not an expert writer so please bare with me if I mess a couple of things up, and I have been told that I am one to write whatever pops into my mind, what can I say I am what I am. I hope that you will enjoy this blog and this new adventure that I am about to embark on. OH and for the first couple of months it might seem like I am writing blogs at really odd times but currently I am in Germany but left my time zone for the US. SO no I am not a night owl on the computer at 3 am.