Eyeglasses

Since flying in to California on July 4th, I feel like I have spent the majority of each day filling out paperwork and delivering or mailing said paperwork. Most of this is related to job stuff, so it is a blessing in that it directly flows from the fact that God has provided me with gainful employment, but it is also a bit trying.
Today I went to Lenscrafters to get my eyes checked out. It has been difficult for my eyes to focus while I'm reading, and I do quite a bit of reading as an English teacher. The woman who helped me was so kind. She made sure that I walked out of the door spending as little as possible. When I received my total bill at checkout with eye exam, lenses, and frames, it turned out that I owed zero dollars. I was an extremely happy lady. The Lenscrafter employee who helped me was a believer who was not shy about her faith at all. She's going through an extremely tough time right now with five children and a husband recently laid off from his job of fifteen years. Because of this, when I said that I was on a tight budget, she responded with enthusiasm and went out of her way to save me every penny possible. She was just as excited as I was when the ending result was that my insurance would cover everything.

Big News

Yaawwwnnn... I am a little on the drowsy side after getting out of the pool. Owen Ray was rocking out in his little baby float. It was adorable to watch him kick his legs as hard as he could to try to propel himself forward. There was a brief moment in the pool when I turned to Owen Ray and wistfully told him that I wished his daddy was here to play with us. However, Trey had sent me a message just the night before rejoicing at all that God was doing at the camp he is pastoring at this summer, so I knew that in my heart of hearts I was glad that he was right where God wanted him to be.
I wanted to take a minute to document all the new things that are occurring lately. It's a pretty exciting time. After four different interviews, God has chosen the perfect job for me, and I am so thrilled that I will be teaching in Burleson next year. I felt an overwhelming sense of relief when I heard the news about this job because I had the most positive feeling when I walked onto the campus for my interview. As I drove through the little community (little in comparison to Fort Worth, that is) it felt so welcoming and warm and that feeling continued onto the school grounds. The actual position is going to team me up with another young teacher, and we will get to do some pretty exciting things as we seek to get an ESL program underway on a campus that hasn't really had one before. This was the last piece we were waiting to fall into place as Trey and I transition to our new life in Texas.
In between interviews, I had some time to kill, and I used it to visit Garrett Manor Apartments, the housing assignment we received from Southwestern. It appears to be rockin a 70s exterior design, but there was a little playground in the center of the apartment complex that stole my heart. We had a chance to visit all the housing options at Southwestern before applying, and this was our first choice.
We have had a chance to visit the church that we will be attending several times, as well. I just can't believe that we are right around the corner from this huge life change.
I am definitely excited about how well things appear to be working out.
We will be moving into our apartment on August 3rd, and I will report to Burleson ISD on August 17th. Trey starts full time school on August 21st.
As far as Owen Ray's exciting news, he is a walking talking man! He is having so much fun taking a handful of steps at a time and trying out new sounds and words. We are blessed beyond blessed.