Fashion Week... say what?

Apparently this is blog fashion week as I was reminded by my dear friend and roomie (kinda - I live with her family) Kat (whose lovely blog is somissurfergirl.blogspot.com by the way). She asked if I was going to enter the contest hosted by one of her friends' blogs. Which I was thinking must be a joke as I don't have a clue about fashion, really. I can do "not frumpy" but have a wee bit of a tough time with "fashionable". So, if she picks out my clothes, things might be ok.

On another note...at the Hervey house here in the heart of Somis, CA which lies in the middle of farmland and fields...there are some furry little tailed creatures who have decided to take up residence in the garage. The traps have been set and I do believe I just heard one meet its demise.


The computer is also dying. And it is late. So for now...Goodnight. :)

So Thankful

So it's getting close to Thankgiving and I have WAY more things to be thankful for than will fit on a construction paper turkey with "thankful" feathers. For instance, the fact that after all this time, I was able to sign into this blog and not have to remember my password.
It's actually funny looking through old posts...Like the "Dream Job" one. Definitely written during my "I'm out of college and desperately trying to figure out what job I should get into where people won't have to ask me what it is I am going to do with my degree" stage. :) Very recent.
Here's the scoop. I'd been praying for God to give me a direction for my life. In July, I get a call from Denny D. from California asking me to consider coming to teach at a new classical Christian school called Veritas Hall. The catch was that they wanted me to make a decision and move within a matter of weeks. I struggled for a pretty long time - it's a huge thing, moving to California from Georgia! - but I decided to just go for it. God opened this door and despite my apprehensions about distance from my family and a whole new group of people I barely knew anything about except the fact they were Christians, He put a peace in my heart about the move.
Another apprehension. This place was near Simi Valley. I had GoogleEarthed it. Yuck. Ugly desert. A week ago, I was driving through Simi Valley and saw the sunset over the mountains in the quiet and out of nowhere came this overwhelming sense of thankfulness. God gave me this gorgeous sunset in a place I had called ugly. I was definitely wrong. I love it when God proves me wrong.
Another decision I made: I was not going to live with Chet and Kat and their baby, Owen. That would just be weird living with a young couple. No way. Not gonna do it. Where am I living now? Chet and Kat's. God's ideas are always better. The Herveys are such a sweet and godly family. God's blessed Chet with a little extra wisdom than He usually gives to people his age. Kat is one of the most encouraging, psyched on life, and generous people I think I will ever meet. And Owen? Where does one start? The kid's a doll. They've become better friends to me than I ever hoped for or expected.
And now it's late but rest assured there will be more... To be continued...