Well I sent off my résumé today.

I kind of held my breath as I slipped the envelope into the mailbox and watched it fall down inside before turning around and walking to work. This job could make me a lot happier.

We'll just have to see, I'm not very good at all that "career-building" stuff. I'm just trying to follow my heart and make myself happy.

Sabs is thinking about doing a certification program for CNE so HE can ask for a better salary. Unfortunately this means getting more student loans and incurring more debt. If all worked out according ot plan though, he'd get a very nice raise and paying it off wouldn't be so bad.

I'm nervous about all the things I'm usually nervous about, paying the bills, getting work done tomorrow, getting some sleep tonight so I'll be cognizant tomorrow and of course, my family.

I was going to stop to see them on my way back from Massachusetts on Sunday or Monday. But the way things turned out, I wasn't able to stop by. My little brother sounded so disappointed when I called to say I couldn't make it. I felt bad about it, but there wasn't much I could do to remedy the situation. I guess I'll just have to make a visit just for them soon.

I was looking out the train windows this morning and noticing for the umpteenth time, just how beautiful Virginia is. I may have had qualms about moving this far south, Yankee-at-heart that I am, but this really is a beautiful place. There are flowers everywhere, the trees are almost as green as the grass in Ireland and the sky is so ringingly blue, yet gentle at the same time.

I'm thinking that May, is a really nice month, and that I'm not looking forward to July when D.C. turns into a muggy morass of sweat and unbreathable soggy air. I turned the A/C off today because the breezes were so fresh and I wanted the smell of fresh spring air to wash out the stale air in the apartment from being shut up all weekend with both Sabs and I gone.