Gone with the Wind and Rain...and now I'm Back!

SHE'S ALIVE!!!
I know y'all have been waiting in eager anticipation for this blog post that I keep promise is on it's way.
Well wait no longer my friends! I am finally writing it!!!

So much has changed in the almost 2 months since my last entry.  Once you get a glimpse of what my crazy life has been like you will understand why I wasn't able to blog like I should.

Since the previous entry I have:

• Moved houses twice (in the same week mind you)
• Changed jobs twice (also within the same week)
• Welcomed a dear, sweet, beautiful, kind, hilarious partner in crime to Ireland to live with me
• Spent a magical week with one my best friends in the whole world who flew all the way from Houston to spend Thanksgiving with me...How could I be so blessed?!
• Went to Scotland!!!! 
• Had an American Thanksgiving in Saint Andrews Scotland. Just like the Pilgrims/Indians intended.
• Got to spend a wonderful few days with my lil cousin Becca. I love her so much.
• Danced in an ancient castle under the stars in Scotland
• Got a new ear piercing! (sorry mom and dad, I forgot to show you on skype the other night. Don't worry, I don't look like a gypsy or anything)

Of course thousands more tiny things have happened that I don't have the time or space to mention.  It has been a trying few months.  I have had my highest highs, and my lowest lows during this last few months.  At one point we were almost homeless.  God has taken care of me throughout this entire time, and taught me more than I thought I needed to know.  He has given me the best roommate I could ask for.  That is right, many of you have heard, but now you are hearing it from me, Liz Atwell is officially living in Ireland!!!!!

For those of you who don't know Liz, I feel sorry for you.  She is amazing in every way! Liz and I met in college during the Spring of 2009 when I was randomly added to her organization as a replacement for a girl that quit.  We were assigned to be prayer partners, and we immediately hit it off.  And now, almost 4 years later, we are roommates in Galway, Ireland.  It's amazing how things work out. 

I am now working at a place called McCambridge's. I work up in the office helping with different daily accounting things. I do some filing, answer some phone calls, randomly have psych myself up to speak over the intercom. And it turns out...

 Liz works there too! She is working as a Christmas Hamper maker. It is such a fantastic place to work. We have met some of the nicest people, and our bosses are hilarious.  Luke, our manager is from Australia and we come home every day with some new random statement he's made. 

McCambridge's is on the busiest pedestrian street in Galway City, called Shop Street.  It is a coffee shop, restaurant, deli, gourmet food, wine, chocolate shop.  Basically anything you want they  have. And we get a discount! Life couldn't be better. 

I have so much more to talk about! Ashley's visit! Our trip to Scotland.  That will have to wait till the next entry. Which will happen very very soon. 

Now for the next installment of the Dreamchasing playlist! This song is from one of my favorite bands; The Weepies.  This song really describes what the last few months have been like. Listen to the lyrics...

"I can't really say why everybody wishes they were somewhere else, But in the end the only steps that matter are the ones you take all by yourself. You and me, walk on...'cause you can't go back now."

Not gonna lie, I'm a little weird-ed out by the whole puppet situation in the music video. But we will have to deal with it together.  To be fair puppets aren't used enough in music videos.

That is all for now friends.

I promise, I will be back soon. 

Love to all

Lauren