Long time gone..

Life has been in full swing the past month, the biggest adjustment for me? A full time job. Yes, I have been at it for three months now, but I'm still adjusting. Haden is used the the 40 hours a week thing by now, but me, this is my first "real" job. I have had plenty of jobs in my day but they were always jobs that had an end in sight or were super easy. Here's the list:

-Lifegaurd at the good old West Pool. This was the easiest job ever (however it probably will give me skin cancer) and at the time I was so sad to say goodbye. Over four summers I only jumped in once to save someone, other than that the responsibility of this job was next to nothing. My biggest concern: which friends would come say hi to me at work.

-Blending up smoothies at the Rudolf Fitness center. This job would get crazy when half of Gonzaga came to wait in line for basketball tickets, other than that, I did homework and chatted with friends. Biggest concern at this job: staining my clothes with a blueberry smoothie.

-Working the drive-through at Einsteins. This was the worst job ever, that's all I will say about it. Biggest concern: try to avoid getting asked out by creepy co-workers, and yes, they all knew I had a boyfriend.

-Ultimate Bagel, how I miss you. The people I worked with and daily regulars make this job awesome, not to mention delicous food. Concerns: Somehow avoiding weight gain and counting that gosh-darn till.

All the above listed jobs were simple, fun and didn't carry much responsibility. The tables have now turned. I really enjoy my new job at Children's but is not easy and the responsibility is heavy. My biggest concern at work now: having a patient die.

There's a part of me that still expects a four week break for Christmas, not to mention a few months in the summer. It was hard having to go to work around the holidays, December is usually my veg-out and ski month. And it's weird knowing that if I want a break I'm going to have to schedule it and take time off--there aren't any predetermined Spring Breaks anymore.

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but there are just my thoughts the past few weeks. I'm hoping that in the next few months this will all begin to feel normal to me and that I'll be able to successfully balance marriage, life, fun and work. In the meantime, I'll try to keep the blogs coming.