Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Good Bye Minnesota! It's been fun!!!

I am no longer a resident of the great state of Minnesota.  We had some wonderful times together.  We had some not so great times together as well.  I will not miss the humid, hot summers and freezing cold winters.  I have moved to a place with my husband Jason that is supposedly more temperate in temperature.  I think that is a big fat lie. 

Last Wednesday, June 15th, Jason and I arrived in Fairfield, Montana, our new home.  Jason has taken a call at Fairfield Lutheran Parishes, which is exciting for us.  So far it has been very pleasant and we are slowly unpacking our crap.  I am going even slower than Jason is.  He won't let me lift any boxes that are not as light as a feather.  This makes it hard when I need to move stuff around to get to my books which are the most important things I feel the need to unpack of course. 

I miss my family and friends like crazy.  The unpacking process is keeping me busy enough right now so I don't have too much time to dwell on it.  If I actually had the time to dwell on it I would just sit and stare at the wall all day depressed.  No time for that though.  Too much to do already. 

I am starting over with my Mary Kay stuff here in Fairfield.  I didn't have time or the inclination to do too much with it when I was still living in the cities.  Now that it is going to take me a while to find a job, unless something miraculously drops into my lap, selling Mary Kay can help supplement my/our income for awhile. 

Sadly I will not be able to walk in this year's 3-Day for the Cure Walk anymore.  Circumstances have it that I just can't physically do it because I overheat so easily and suffer from heat stroke.  In the middle of August when it is hottest in Minnesota is when the walk is, so clearly that is a problem.  So sadly I will have to put it off for another year.  My goal is to try again in two years.  I also need to get better at my fundraising.  This is where selling Mary Kay will help because it will help me be more confident in selling my product, which in the case of the walk is the importance of raising money to help find a cure for breast cancer. 

Things I miss about Minnesota, the twin cities especially are having a movie theater close, having many places to chose from when dining out, the trees (apparently Montana doesn't believe in trees,) and of course my family and friends.  It will take me a while to get used to life here in Montana and I know I will find myself comparing things to Minnesota for a long time to come. 

I will miss you Minnesota!  It's been quite the adventure!