Reading my old posts makes me remember how I felt when I first moved to Houston. It seems like it was so long ago! To this date it has been 2 years 1/2 half since we moved to Houston from Miami/Gainesville. My biggest concern from my old post were my job & living situation. I am glad & proud to say that I have been working as a labor & delivery nurse at the the womans hospital of texas for 2 yrs & 3 months. I feel very happy at my job & confidant in my abilities as a RN. I went thru 3 rough months of training in which I felt like maybe L&D wasnt for me bc of the high stress situations I am sometimes put in. But as time went on & Iearned more I finally started to get comfortable with my job. I worked night shift for a while & some nights it was a mission trying to stay awake. The only good thing was that it was usually a lighter work load (on some night) & the girls were young. Like usual it was hard for me to connect & make friends. My only friends were Seyda which I never saw bc we had opposite schedules & Keba which is a great girl which we share similar interest. I now work day shift & switched to PRN for the convenience of schedule & pay ( I now make $36/hr. :) I couldnt be happier with a normal schedule that allows me to work 8 hr. shifts sometimes & less weekend requirements as well as holiday requirements. Bc of th flexibility of my schedule I am currently in Miami for 3 weeks for the holidays (no pay though). We'll that sums up my job stuff pretty much, now onto our living situation.
We moved out of the hotel & into a rental apartment Versailles which I loved. Rent was ~$1000/month. We lived here for 1 yr & a few months till we found our current home at , RiverWalk condos. We bought this 2/1 1st floor condo for ~$108,500. It was a long process for closing on it but it was well worth it bc we r at a great location for my job $ Sergio's school & now we r allowed to have pets! Prince our 4 yr old Yorkie is one of the best blessings we have received. We spoil him so much & treat him like our baby. He's sleeping next to me as I write this.
Sergio & I have been thru a lot these last 2.5 yrs but we r still going strong. We have so many plans for the future as Sergio aspires to become a radiologist. I love this man so much & can never picture myself with any1 else. The only bad thing is that being not married puts a burden on me that affects our relationship. I am trying to be parient but theyre are some days I just cant hide my feelings anymore & feel like if you arent ready by now then what guarantees me you will be in the future. But bc I know Sergio has an excellent character & morals I trust in his word of "It's going to happen" :)
Well so far my stay in Miami has been pleasant. My sis & I thru my parents a surprise 25 yr. wedding anniversary were most of our family came. It was a fun event with just a few hiccups condidering the circumstances. Christmas was today & the best part was seeing my family open presents. I love the excitement if seeing the expression on their face from opening their gift. I feel like I've been eating like a pig like usual around the holidays & will have to do some serious damage control when I get back to Houston. The other hard part of the holidays is feeling like I am spending enough time with all my family & friends. It's def. a balancing act & one that I dislike to do.
We'll it was nice reading my old post & reviving some of those old feelings & times. I am truly excited for 2012 to come & have high expectations for it. I hope I can continue to be as blessed as I am now :)
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