Love it when a plan comes together...

YAY! I'll scream it again...YAY! My interview yesterday was fantastic! Just have to go in on Monday and discuss benefits, salary, etc. with the accountant. Not sure if you can tell, but I'm absolutely stoked about this job and everything it brings.

I'll be working in Kinston again, which I love. Never in a million years would I want to live there, but working there is fantastic thanks to the ease of getting around town and the great selection of local eateries to have lunch. I also will get to travel to Myrtle Beach twice a year for regional conventions (will never complain about that). One of the other wonderful aspects is the amount of creative freedom that comes with it. The owner basically said that she wants a marketing department that can run on its own <----No micro-managing?! Sign me up!

But by far my favorite part of this new venture is...moving back to Goldsboro! We've already picked out the place we would like to relocate, and let me just tell you, it's incredible! I'm including some photos just so you can get an idea of how incredible it is. (To make things perfectly clear, I'm NOT buying another house anytime soon. Not when I can live in a place like this and not have the headache of lawn care, maintenance, etc.)

Just in case you were wondering, I AM in love! These are the newest apartment complexes in Goldsboro and they're gorgeous! It's just an added bonus that they are in a great location that is minutes away from everything, but aren't in the middle of town. I'm so ready to sell my house and start packing. Unfortunately, this is going to be a while down the road. There's a lot to be done to get the house ready for sale, so guess what I'll be doing in my free time for the next several weeks? Oh, and of course my apartment will look EXACTLY like the photos above...lol. That is, obviously, after I sell/throw out every item that we own and buy all new furniture. While that most likely won't happen, there will be a budget set up specifically for home improvements. When Jeremy said that, I fell in love with him all over again :)

Well, enough rambling for now. I'm not even sure if I made a concise thought in any of that up above. Either way, have a fabulous Friday, everyone and enjoy your weekend!

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Let's try this again!

I know, I know....Summer was incredibly hectic so I didn't actually write like I said I would. OOPS! I'll have a little more free time coming up soon so I hopefully will have a chance to post more. Just a couple of updates: We're thinking about moving. There...I said it. I really miss living in the city, so if we actually decide to sell our house, hopefully we'll be moving into a new apartment complex in Goldsboro (it's SOOOOO nice). I've also joined a roller derby team. Shocked? Yeah, me too. But it's so much fun. I haven't gone out there and knocked anyone around yet, but the time is coming! I highly recommend it to anyone who's ever thought about trying it. By the way, I've been trying to come up with a derby name and I think I've decided on "The Ginger Revenger." Kind of catchy I think. I'll have to make sure to get some photos from practice to share with you guys.

This isn't going to be a very long post, but I did want to share some of my recent work with you all. Here's a photo restoration I did yesterday. To see more photos, you can go to http://jophoto_design.carbonmade.com

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