A week of Gratitude.

The view from Chic's Beach - there is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge!

Here are a list of gratitudes for the week: 

• Meeting all of the patients at Alive Chiropractic this week.  
• Having dinner with my new boss Dr Jason, his wife Cassie and their two sweet boys Bryce and Grant - it was such a gift to be welcomed into their home.  
• Not wearing a coat yet in January.  Hello sunshine!
• Going to the Organic Food Depot...can we say heaven?  It is filled with so many of my favorite things, almond and coconut flour, almond butters, raw nuts, organic fruit and veggies, kombucha, pro bars, and grass fed beef!  yay!
• Having two girls nights!  I am so blessed to have two new friends Liz and Emily.  What a gift to have the Lord bring two incredible women into my life so soon!  We - got drinks at HK (hells kitchen), went in the hot tub at the boys house (the boys would have joined us, but they are off in the woods training last week and this coming week.) went for a 5 mile walk along the Virginia Beach boardwalk, saw an Admirals Hockey Game, made dinner....so much fun.
• Going to church choir rehearsal.  The people at my new church as so welcoming, it has already felt like home.
• Feeling like I know where I am going while driving!  yay for not getting lost!  Aaaaaaaand, I have even gone without my GPS!
• I'm grateful for the phone, to keep me connected to everyone up North, and also Chris while he is away training.
• Finally finishing my bedroom.  It's so cozy, it reminds me of the 722.  
• Having a washer and dryer in my apt!  This is a first for me :)
• Going for a run towards the Chesapeake Bay 

Love You All,
Sarah

My Sweet Room :)

Here are pictures of my new bedroom!  Finally finished!

Here is my dresser and TV.  I'm watching glee today....aaaaand I might be singing along and dancing in my room.

Here is my new bed!  (Thanks Mom and Dad!)

Bookshelf with things and people that I love!  The door to the left is the door to get into the rest of my apt, and the door to the right is my closet.

This is a better shot of my dresser.

A better shot of the wall above my bed.  The thing on the left is a window pane that I turned into a corkboard/chalkboard! You can also see the quilt that one of my amazing patients made me.  Many of them signed love notes on the back :)  How blessed am I?   I hope you all enjoyed the little tour of my new room!  I'll get pictures of the rest of the apt. soon!  Love you, Sarah

 

 

My New Job

So sorry that I have not written yet.  I am finally feeling settled down here in the south.  I wanted to update you all on what my new job is.  As you know I was going to be working at Starbucks, but it seems like God has different plans for me. :)

I went two Wednesdays ago to find a Chiropractor (boy was i needing an adjustment after 12+ hours in the car!)  I wanted to check out this place called Alive Chiropractic, because they said they used the Gonstead Method.  I decided that I wanted to see the clinic up close in person before making an appointment.  I walked up to Randi their CA and started asking her questions about who they are and what they do.  In the process I also explaining to her how I have worked at the most amazing clinic for the last three plus years, and why it was so important to me that they practice the Gonstead Method.  Well, once I said that she looked at me and said....do you need a job?

I didn't need a job, which is what I explained to her, because I was supposed to start on the following Thursday with Starbucks (which is actually about a 25 minute drive with no traffic on their busiest road in all of Virginia Beach, go figure...a drive that I was told in the summer would take me about an hour, no fun at all.)  The funny thing about Starbucks is that they keep having to delay my start date, because of family stuff with the manager, so he wouldn't put me in their system yet...

Since I hadn't officially started, and my curiosity got the best of me I asked her what they were looking for....well wouldn't you know it, they are looking for a CA for their desk and also someone to help them with Marketing (Internet and Community)! 

I looked at my Dad, who came with me, and before I could get two words in, I was introduced to Dr. Jason's wife, and two boys, and then Dr. Jason sat me down in his office and interviewed me for 30 minutes.  I have explained to him that there are no guarantees to my length of time here, because of  Chris' possible deployment, but I would make sure that he had plenty of time to replace me if necessary.  

I went back in last Monday for my New Patient consultation and also my official interview, and GOT THE JOB!  I started last Tuesday at 11. 

God is really funny...  I had no intention of working at another clinic, at least not for a while, but it is seeming like this is really where I need to be.  This is such an answer to prayer in so many ways, the office is closer to my apartment, I will be making more, and receive Chiropractic care as a benefit!  Which helps me with my finances a ton!  And, this will put me in a group of people who already live a healthier lifestyle, and get my weirdo ways ;)

I miss you all up north and think of you often!
Sarah