Introductions

So as you know I am experiencing a lot of new things in life. Truly, this gives me a lot of anxiety, as I tend to fear the unknown. I'm working on that. So here's a little "getting to know me" post.

My name is Rach and by way of introductions let me give you the run down of who I am. I am a (new) wife of 7 months to an amazing man with whom I enjoy a life full of love and laughs. At the risk of sounding cliche he is most definitely my best friend. We spend most of our free time at our (new) home watching movies, reading, or playing with our puppy. We also spend a lot of time making fun of one another- it's really not mean I promise. My husband who for the sake of the blog we'll call K., is a student, full-time worker, and all around laid back sort of guy. He is the epitome of carefree which is the complete opposite of how I am and also the reason why I'm sure he'll outlive me in spite of his occasionally questionable ice cream consumption. I am also a (new) "Mommy" to a 5 month old Basset Hound mix puppy named Charlie that my husband and I adopted from a shelter in May. Charlie's hobbies include being cute, sleeping, crying, being cute, chewing his toys, chewing many things that are not his toys, being cute, and taking his parents on morning walks around the neighborhood. He also enjoys being cute.

Anyway, enough about that. In addition to being a wife and dog mom, I am a sister to a pretty cool guy who enjoys the outdoors, and a daughter to a lady who I happen to think is fairly fabulous. I would be remiss if I didn't expand on that a little bit. My mom is a tiny woman with enough personality for both She and I. She pretty much made the whole Supermom thing look like a breeze when my brother and I were growing up so I feel inclined to admire her. My mom is second runner up in the best friend category as I tend to hang out with her on a weekly basis and enjoy the after 9PM chat with her when the minutes are free. Our usual time together consists of chatting (both of us), cleaning (her), sitting around (me), and our monthly "boutiquing" at a local consignment shop we've been frequenting for the past few years.

Outside of my home and family life I do in fact have other things going on. For instance, I have a job. I work at a local hospital as a (new) nurse where I got hired right after graduating with my BSN in December. I won't go into too much detail about that right now as I'm sure it is bound to come up quite frequently in future postings. My husband and I are also members of a (fairly new) church where we have had the pleasure of meeting some really wonderful people and are blessed on a weekly basis by a pastor who tells the truth and nothing but. It's safe to say I leave there feeling convicted on a weekly basis. While that may not sound uplifting it is certainly beneficial. That conviction is what has caused me to thoroughly rethink my relationship with Jesus Christ. Being raised in church often provides opportunity for lax and legalistic Christian living. I am by no means in the spiritual place that I want and need to be in, but I am certainly viewing God in a (new) and deeper way. As a result of being a member of my church and also as a result of being friends with the middle school minister's wife, I have had the privilege of getting to know several wonderful young ladies. Over the course of the past school year I taught an Accountability class for 6th grade girls. Meeting with them each week has truly been a blessing. I have had the opportunity to spend some time with the girls not only teaching about what it means to be an accountable Christian woman, but also learning about Christ and having a really great time! Those girls have genuinely been bright spots when I look back over the past year.

In closing let me just give a little bit of information about things I like, dislike, etc. I am an avid reader. I LOVE to read. I always have at least 3 books checked out from the library (one of my favorite places), and I have probably read about 30 or so books in the past year. I don't really count. But I will say that in the past two weeks I have read 5 1/2. I also have an Amazon Kindle account so I can download books directly to my computer, and I am anxiously awaiting my (new) cell phone so I can download the Kindle App and being able to get books delivered in less than 60 seconds while I'm on the go! I also am an aspiring writer with 2 decent manuscripts in the works. One is contemporary fiction the other is a lighthearted mystery. I also love to eat and I'm sure that plenty of my posts will be evidence of that. I'm a sucker for some good food. With that in mind I am trying to be more conscious about my physical fitness so hopefully I'll make some good progress with that. I like pink, wintertime, shoes, purses, reusable shopping bags, shopping, cooking, Burt's Bees, napping, watching Friends on a constant loop, pedicures, music, singing, dancing, making sarcastic remarks in my head, photos, romcoms, and dresses... these are a few of my favorite things!

My Friends quote of the day is: "Ross: Oh no she's gone. Monica: We checked. A lot." -The One Where Nana Dies Twice

Well, that was me in an admittedly long winded nutshell. I hope you're still awake and have not yet thrown in the towel on accompanying me on my (new) adventures!


"See the former things have taken place and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you." Isaiah 42:9