So much has changed!

I noticed it has been about a year since my last post.  I was new to the whole "blogging scene" and honestly... didn't have time to actual post anything!  BUT... so much has changed... its been a busy year... all of a sudden, this month, I am now unemployed!  YET AGAIN!  So... much to my dismay... I now HAVE the time to post an update.  Not that anyone follows this thing... I just think its good to get your thoughts out there... even if no one IS listening!

I have taken a look over my first posts from last year, and it's definitely safe to say most everything has changed... well... just about.  Chris and I are still together... 8 years and counting!  We have been very happy together this past couple of years.  Which is fantastic considering everything we have been through together.  We bought a house in Tucson and moved in a few months ago.  Its been AWESOME owning our own place... but its a lot of freakin' work!  The place needs a lot done to it... paint, flooring, bathrooms, yard... kitchen... just about everything needs a face lift.  The people who lived here before were big do-it-yourselfers... and they SUCKED at it... haha!  The lighting doesn't always work, the tile isn't straight, the paint colors in NO WAY go together, and they crackle painted most of the vent covers and light fixtures... yikes... So we have our work cut out for us!  We have completely torn apart the master bed & bath... so we have been sleeping in the living room!  WOO!  I REALLY hope it gets finished soon... But money is an issue... of course...  It will all work out though... We aren't worried... Just happy to be in our own place again.  I guess that brings up the question that we ALWAYS hear! "When is Chris gonna make an honest woman outta ya?!  Ugh... Not sure why everyone is so worried about that... I'm in no hurry... BUT... it has been discussed... often...  He said "Hey Lyndz... Ring or a house?"  And I chose house! haha.  No need for anyone to worry...  I'm not worried!  And I am very happy...

As for the job situation....  I quit Graphic Design about a semester or two before I completed the degree.  I know... stupid... But I decided it wasn't for me.  I wasn't happy and it already stressed me out in class.  I also saw the work other people were doing, and I felt there are A LOT more talented people in that profession that have so much more passion for it... So I just gave up.  I still love art and photography... I have just figured out that I would rather it be a hobby for me... and that I want to do it for myself and not for other people.  SO... what I did is I signed up for a Veterinary Assistant program!  I completed that at the beginning of this year sometime.  I did an externship at a big emergency vet here in Tucson.  I LOVE it!  I DID end up getting over the whole blood and guts thing!  I have seen MANY interesting things and I absolutely love helping animals.  Plus... it's always nice playing with a cute little puppy now and then...  I am still trying to decide if I want to continue my education in the field... I would like to go back and get a Tech degree... but AGAIN... it costs more money... and its more schooling... so I just don't know right now.  I also would LOVE to be a Veterinarian still... but that is more than 7 years of school and SO much money!  I just don't know if I could handle the stress.  Which also means moving to another state for school since there are no Vet schools in AZ.  I really wish I would have done this right out of high school... Guess its too late for that now!  Anyway... I had a job at a vet clinic, but that didn't end up working out!  So here I am again... on the hunt for a job when barely anyone is hiring... more irritating than anything!  I HATE not being able to help out with money... HATE it... Makes me feel so useless... I have been by about 43 places around town.. barely any were hiring, but most of them got my resume! haha.  There were a few promising ones this last week, so I am hoping I get an interview soon! 

I guess the only other big change is that Chris and I got a puppy the middle of last year!  She is an AWESOME dog!  So much personality.... and very cute and playful... just the way we like it.  She is a Boxer/Pit... Named her Maggie.  I will put up a few photos.

Well I guess that is all for now... I think I have rambled on enough...

Maggie about a month after we got her... After swimming!

She like barking at the camera... haha...

Chris and I last year