things are good. really good. everything will be fantastic if i do well on my preliminary interview this week. this is important to me. but how to translate it to them with so much really good competition around me? still have to observe. patience. patience. the people i met crack me up. good people.

brighter note, the house - all the effort, sweat and tears over building it has paid off and it was worth it. at many points it would have been easy to give up out of frustration with this whole experience...a pain in the arse, an arduous labor of love, this whole process deaing with builder, inspectors and especially the move itself - but all in all it was worth it. i learned many, many things from this whole process. as thankful as i am for this new beautiful home, deep down i know it isn't about material things. life is so much more than what we acquire.

there is just a strong sense of deep appreciation and gratefulness i have. for life. for what i've experienced. for the high and the low. i feel very blessed i was able to do all that i got to do in this last year, live in different cities, experience things beyond my own little box of what-was. it has changed me. it has brought me closer to my family and made me appreciate all of the little moments life offers. it is amazing how situations can change in life very quickly. never take it for granted. always grateful. such a blessing.

lately, been appreciating life in a more slow, reflective way.  it is so short. it is so true we are not promised tomorrow but so often it is too easy to live our lives unconsciously, routinely and without much thought about how precious each moment is and especially each moment we have with each other.
 
i need a haircut.