well, it's been over a month since my last post. since then, i got a job!!!! wahooo!!!! it was a long and exhausting process. 

    i had two interviews with two different banks in one day. the same week i had an interview with a local resort. it was a long week. however, i got offers from all three!!! i accepted the position that i felt was best for me as far as work environment, pay and benefits. i couldn't be happier at the job i've chosen. : )) i'm glad i didn't choose either of the other two because one felt very cold from the beginning of the application process and the other was very impersonal. i mean, they offered me a job through e-mail, and were very hard to reach through out the whole process. i know you are selling yourself to the company through out your interview process, but the company also has to sell themselves to you. it doesn't matter how big of a name you have you still need to represent. 

   one place i interviewed with was all the rage from everyone i talked to. "you have to get a job there!", "you'll be so happy you got an 'in' with that company.", "you'll have to work hard, but the pay is worth it!" I'm sorry-i don't care how much your paying me if your impersonal, and i'm just another name on your list of employees. i don't know about y'all, but i like to feel noticed, important and part of a team at work. the place i chose has already made me feel that way in my first week. (did i mention the staff is all girls??)) <<< so cool.

   recently mountain man and i spent a fabulous weekend at a cabin in a canyon with some of his family. we got to float the river, meet a really amazing ranch owner, and i got to fly fish for the first time. it was a relaxing weekend, and i felt felt so blessed and grateful in every moment. the ranch owner we met was absolutely breath taking. i don't mean a tall, burly chiseled face kind of breath taking. he was an old man with lots of character in his face, and big fluffy eyebrows that hung down over his eyes. he has so much life experience and wisdom about life. he filled our night with humorous stories, and history of his family and the ranch. what i would have given to have my camera.

   i would have gotten some AWESOME pictures, but my camera has conveniently stopped focusing and i can't figure out how to fix it. i'm finally going to be able to take it in to town next weekend, but i've missed great photo opps in the time it's been dysfunctional.

  we drove to colorado for the most perfect wedding i've ever attended. if you know me you know i'm pretty set on have a tiny wedding and huge party. this wedding made me dream of having all of our family and friends around for a light-hearted fun weekend gathering. it was beautiful yet so simple. another great photo opp missed. ugh.

  this past week we've had family in town, and although we didn't go out and do much it was so nice to have loved ones around. i don't realize how much i miss family until i see them. out of sight out of mind, i guess.

  a great example of this is when mountain man's mom came in town (the first family we've seen since we moved), and we spent every moment possible with her. i think we probably both got a little emotional when we first saw her. it was such a breath of fresh air. 

  anywho, that's a brief summary of life lately. i'm getting settled into my new job and enjoying every second.

much love,

KB