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I am soo happy to be home! Family, friends, mountains and 4 country stations FTW!

I have nothing but time to job search and reflect on my year in New Jersey... which can be a blessing or a curse depending on how I let my mind wander ;) Some days are like this: 

And then you have days like this: 

I couldn't be happier to be back in Colorado. There's something about the simplicity of life here that I love so much. I got back from NJ just in time to go to the Larimer County Fair... the epitome of country: Country music, beer, mountains in the background, animals. Winning! We walked around and looked at all the animals... I love the horses but I decided I also love the pygmy goats... sooo cute

My whole family was home for the past two weeks. Kate went back to WA today :( We had fun together while we were all here... ermergersh! soooo many laughs. Kate, Lucy and I went to the lake to the "beach" the other day. Not the same as the real beach, obviously, but I still loved it :) 

I've been to two weddings since I've been back. Congrats Molly and Mikey and Cesca and Joseph!!! It was so good to see so many friends from CSU... Today, I got to catch up with Steph Pott between the ceremony and reception. Steph and I have so many pictures in so many random places... a pink castle in some airport on our way to Florida, Times Square in NYC,  the boardwalk in New Jersey, an old church in the upper east side in NYC, the trolley in fort collins today just to name a few... 

I miss hanging out with everyone all the time when we were all in Foco! How is it that college came and went so quickly!? Lucy leaves for college in two weeks and it's bringing me back to when  I went to college. Some of it I don't remember (like how I shoved all my stuff in a little dorm room) but some of it is fun to think about... Who knows, maybe one day I'll be back in school... for now it's just job searching (everything from healthcare interior design positions to nannying, retail and assistant teaching positions) and catching up on life. It's been an adjustment to merge my life in CO with my service life in NJ. A bit more challenging than what I expected buuuut yet another learning opportunity. As my GSV roommate, Christina, said, "Well... this is something we've never done before..." Normally, I'd giver her sass and say "deep, Christina, reaaaaally deep." ;) but I think that's actually a great motto... every day, even if it's the same routine, is different and full of new experiences giving us different perspectives. Grab a brew and enjoy the little moments! As I continue my job/life search, I find a lot of hope in the conviction I had to come home. I am so certain God was calling me back to Colorado, so there's no doubt about me being home. It's just a matter of trying different doors to see which one has the right path for me!