Nonetheless, here's what has happened in our first month in Oklahoma:
I started my job June 1 with American Fidelity Assurance as a Field Training Specialist. I am in charge of recruiting and training our account managers who sell our insurance products. It is a great company that pays me well and has outstanding benefits. I'm so lucky to have the opportunity to have a job - let alone one I truly enjoy.
We've been able to host a few visitors at our new home. My parents came down the first weekend to visit, my sister came for a weekend with her dog, Homer, and our friends Jamie and Zach stopped through on their move from Indy to LA. It sure is nice having all the extra room to comfortably put up guests. Any other takers??? Our door is always open. :)
Speaking of the house, we're enjoying getting to put our own touch on things - especially the yard. It was in such dire straits when we arrived. We've given it fertilizer, water and love and it has made HUGE GAINS. Funny how Juandre and I like to fight over who mows the lawn. (Except for today - I let him do it all by himself while I watched - ha!) Juandre trimmed the hedges in front of our house and did an excellent job. They are nice and tight and square. We have planted a couple of bushes and have big dreams...don't want to do TOO much now, as we don't own our home, but it's nice having it look nice.
We've met the neighbors that live on both sides of us. They are all super nice. Our neighbor to the east, Bruce, lets us borrow lots of lawn equipment AND he comes over and edges our lawn when he does his! Mendy and Jeff live to the west with their 2 little girls. We've had a few adult beverages with them a time or two. They're great. So glad we have nice folks living around us. (Breathe a sigh of relief...)
If anyone saw the crazy downpour of rain that occurred on June 14th in OKC - yeah...got stuck in that. We were headed to a funeral in Kansas that morning and got caught in traffic stopped on the interstate due to flooding. Luckily, the rain did not impact us directly - just made us sit on the road in the car for over 2 hours, eventually diverting off and we missed the funeral. It was CRAZY to see how all that rain fell so quickly and there was nothing anyone could do.
Juandre has started heading up to OU's campus, meeting with his mentor and getting things squared away for fall. He's already started meeting with the peers in the group he'll be assigned to - in a way he's getting a head start. Good thing - he needs the reintroduction to the 'real world' of school. (And our couch will miss his rear end in a month!)
Last weekend, we went to Denver for my friend from high school, Kari's, wedding. It was so wonderful - the wedding was beautiful and hanging out with some of my gals was super fun.
Sorry it's not too exciting - it's all we've managed to do in our first month here. Perhaps it's ok that I don't post but once a month. It makes it worth your while to come and read! :)
