| So wow! It has been exactly forever since I last posted. The last post I made was one of the hardest ones of my life. My wife's mother passed on September 15th of 06. A LOT has happened since then. Let's recap. After my mother-in-law's passing we began a long (and still going) journey. For anyone who may not know, I have been working for a NMS Software company as a Sales Executive for almost a year now. We just recently moved to Austin, TX for company expansion and also job advancement. I am rewarded very well at this job and have defintely found my niche. My wife, Rachel, just found a job here as a retail rep at The Buckle in which she is not the biggest. She will more than likely stop working soon and pursue the college career path for Photography. She is so awesome. Don't worry we do not have kids and are not planning to anytime soon. We moved exactly two weeks ago and am living in a two bed two bath apartment for now. Let me tell you, cost of living skyrockets when you move to a city like this. We are also looking to start construction on our own home soon and will hopefully have one built and ready to go within a year. Within the next month, I will be purchasing my first motorcycle. I have to get rid of two of my cars first. FOR SALE if anyone is need of some cars. Twill be awesome. I still pursue music everyday. This has always been, and always will be, my passion. I love being able to come home after a ten hour work day in the office and just relax and play some guitar. No better feeling than the freeing experience you have with your creative soul after a hard day. I am only twenty and have accomplished more than most will accomplish by 25 of even 30. This is not an intention to brag. This is only to emphasize how grown up I have had to become since high school. A lot has happened in my life for which I am grateful. If I did not have the "negative" experiences the last year of high school and the first year out, I would have never grown up and developed the drive it takes to become a successful person. I begin to really miss some of my high school friends that I ditched or that ditched me in the last years of my life. If it weren't for them, I would have never enjoyed life nearly as much. Sometimes I feel like an old man because of our lifestyle. Not bad by any means, just different. Most twenty year olds are going to concerts daily, finding new ways to experiement with Ramen Noodles so they don't taste the same everytime, finding new ways to get drunk or high only because they have done it so much that their body just treats the "get high or drunk" chemicals like normal blood cells, and much more. This is not to say everyone this age seems to do it like this, but thus far, it has been my experience that most do. I really don't know where I would be without my wife. We have been married for 8 months on yesterday. It is such a blessing. I continue to search for a new church family here. I have spoken to a couple of different people about possible music ministry opportunities and am still waiting for those replies. I do plan on continiung the work that I began a couple of years ago as a music leader. This is all if the Lord permits. It became very clear about a year and a half ago that my gifts and abilities were not for my own self-gratification or to receive praise, but to give gratification and give praise to the One who made it possible. If anyone feels the need to talk, vacation, visit, or whatever, our door will be open. A lot of people like to think I fell off the planet earth. But be assured I only am migrating on it. I love you all and plan on posting, hopefully, more regularly. Jordan |
