I just wanted to express my excitement for a new year! 2012 is being met with open arms and hopes for a happier year. Our new house has been a huge blessing and we LOVE it!Our ward has been awesome and Brian is serving in the YM with the Teacher's Quorum and I am serving on the RS night committee and just got called to be a Primary teacher to 9-year-olds...we'll see how that goes. Our first week together was hectic and... not fun. We're trying to plan a fun vacation for the end of the year, are considering buying a car, and have a lot of home improvements planned so we're excited to have a fresh new year. 2011 was honestly one of the roughest years I've ever gone through-emotionally, mentally and spiritually. My family went through a crazy amount of problems, stress, trials and tears that literally lasted all year and some of them aren't over. Even being married has even proven less than blissful at points but looking back I can see that without all of the bad, life wouldn't be as good as it is today. It's made me very grateful to be married and have someone constant that understood, sympathized, helped me, calmed me, and worked with me to get through the problems. There's a phrase that says something like a piece of charcoal can't be made into a beautiful diamond without pressure. It's funny how Heavenly Father does that to us. Sometimes we can't make as much progress without having some serious pressure first. So bring on 2012!!
I'm feeling very blessed already this year because at the exact time I decided to start looking for a job again, and one in town at that, an opportunity came along. In tithing settlement we mentioned I was looking for a job so if my bishop, who is a physical therapist, ever needed more help I was available. 2 days later he told Brian one of his employees just gave their 2 weeks notice and a week later I had a job. It's been a different experience to say the least. He works with in-hospital patients and open wounds-2 things I'm not so comfortable with. Every day I feel more and more like a CNA which is way beyond my comfort zone and natural capabilities. There's a reason I became a dental assistant instead of a nurse! Some days it's hard for me to handle. Almost every day I come home feeling a little queasy about the things I've seen too. I really love helping people recover from illness or surgery and get stronger, it's very rewarding. But I don't handle smells or gaping wounds, or clothing changes or bathroom settings very well. Just the pictures he takes to chart wound progressions gross me out! So I'm just praying that I'll desensitize really soon! I'm probably only going to need this job for a couple of years but that sure seems like a long time right now.
