Long long overdue update...I have been a slacker. Even though I thought of writing on many occasions I held off for some final news on my job. It drove me crazy enough to wonder every day when I would hear something else, no need to put you guys through it!

So brief update of the job situation. I was offered the position and it took a few days before I heard that my LOM (Legal office manager) could actually OFFICIALLY offer the position to me. Then once she did that I had to wait and hear if they were going to pay me at my counter offer. After I heard that was all squared away it took a week for my background check to go through. And on Friday I heard the back ground check went through. Today I officially became a Liberty employee. HURRAH FOR BENNYS!!!!!! It only took me five months to find a solid job! Ha. That's the job update.

Life other than work is going fine. Justin and I are quite happy together and I am getting super close to his sister. She tells everyone that I am her cuñada which means sister in law in Spanish. And momma Jennee seems to like me a lot, too. She is always asking about my job and asking how I am. And I love Justin's adopted siblings, too. They are so cute. The two year old is in love with Justin. He is in awe of everything he does. But I REALLY miss you guys. I miss playing with the little kids and being able to come over to P&E's or Uncle Vic and Aunt Tina's for get togethers. I really really miss that.

Everyone keeps asking when I am going to come home and I wanted to come home in March before my birthday but I don't know if that will happen. I have to talk to Dianne and see if I can take two days of unpaid vacation. It will be a couple months before I actually acquire any real time off. However, I am in a wedding in August so I need to make a couple trips home before that. Don't fear..you will see me again!

AND cousins reading this..you need to come visit meeeeeeee! Actually, anyone can visit! Justin and I only have room for two people who don't mind sleeping on the futon together.

And then there is the bad stuff. I know you all heard about the shooting at Northern. I really don't know what to think about it. It's so very sad and it was very hard to hear about it. I wish I could be there for my friends who are still on campus..or even just to go up and lay down some flowers. So sad. I don't know what's wrong with this world :( Plus, hearing that news pretty much ruined my amazing Valentines Day.

Justin cooked up this story about needing me to take his car to work and left me a note in there to call him just before I got to work. He had left me a card in the visor. Then he met me for lunch with a box of chocolates and at lunch (Olive Garden) he presented me with an IPOD FULLY stocked with ALL of my music and the music of his that he knows I like. It was so cool. Then we got back to my office and he said that my birthday present was already in my car because he didn't want me to have to wait...So I open my car to see the IPOD stereo installed. I haven't stopped listening to my IPOD since I got it. Love it!

Well, thats all I have for now. I have a feeling I am getting a cold. So I am going to relax. Love you and miss you all