Black-Footed Ferrets

These are the adorable animals I get to work with every Monday.

They make me happy.

A Beautiful Horizon

Sleep has been getting harder and harder to get these days. I have so much to think about, that often I find myself tossing and turning all night long. I think about the wedding, and what else we need to do. I think about how Chris and I are going to do when we get married, and $500+ in bills are added onto our shoulders. I think about my future job that was promised to me. The list just goes on and on.. I don't really know how to calm my mind down. Some of the things are obviously good, and so I don't mind losing sleep over, but the things I worry about.. I hate it.

Why worry about things? It's such a waste of time (obviously, since I've been losing sleep over these things). I need a better way to calm my mind at the end of the day, so that I can just close my eyes and escape from everything. Or, maybe I won't be getting much sleep until a) I start my job, and b) Chris and I get married.

So, I definitely will have a job in a couple weeks at the Zoo! I am so excited!! I talked to Mike, my supervisor yesterday about it, and he said all I had to do was apply, and then we'll have to figure out my schedule! I can't believe this opportunity has come so fast! Volunteering at the Zoo has been the best thing I have ever done. I will be working in Stingray Bay (where guests can pet the stingrays), and I will be working in Monkey Village!! I will also be working Zoo Lights, which is one of my favorite things they do at the zoo. God has seriously blessed Chris and I so much.

I can't imagine if Chris was still a part-time clerk at QT. We wouldn't survive once we got married. The amount of bills vs. our income would have been devastating. But now that he's making 2 1/2x what he was making before, and me with a job on the horizon, we're going to be well taken care of. I thank God everyday that Chris got that promotion, so that we can have a great life together. It's going to be really hard until Chris graduates.. but I'm certain that we'll be able to stay out on our own, and have enough money for everything. :)

So, Mike said that they'd be hiring in two weeks, and after that I would start!! Pray for me and Chris.. God is good!