God's Perfect Timing

I know it's been a while since I last posted anything, but seriously, there hasn't been much to write about. Over the last couple of weeks, my days have pretty much consisted of searching for a job (more about that a little later). Once Matt gets off work, we usually spend it looking at houses that we can't buy - since our Pensacola house has yet to sell. Houses around here are such a hit-or-miss. We'll find a house that we love online at HAR.com (like Pensacolamls.com) but once we drive out to the neighborhood it is a complete dump. We've seen houses right next to car junk yards, gas stations (right next door!!) or next to areas that were cleared out by FEMA due to flooding. Houston is one of the largest cities without zoning laws; therefore, we've seen huge mansions next to small shacks and huge skyscrapers next to mansions - weird. The great thing about Houston is the home prices - they are incredibly inexpensive! You can get a beautiful new home about 2,000 sq. ft. 15-20 miles outside of Houston for $130K or you can live in the city in a townhome half the size for the same price, but you're close to everything. We're finding that people buy houses here based on the minutes to work, not the miles. To say the least, house hunting has been an adventure but it has helped us get acquainted with the area. We've actually found some awesome houses in some adorable neighborhoods, but the drive is going to be a serious hike to work. We could live near the city (which is beautiful), but we'd have to live in a townhome/condo with 2 large dogs. What to do? We're praying for the answer!

The job hunt has definitely been slow. A lot slower than I had hoped. As of last week, I had applied for every HR job that I have the experience for and hadn't heard back from any of them. Then my luck turned toward the better. Matt had a meeting with a lady from his work last week and they got to talking. He was explaining to her that I was looking for a job and was having no luck. Here comes the cool part. Her husband just received permission to hire an administrative assistant the night prior to her and Matt's conversation. What's amazing is that she and Matt were supposed to have met a day earlier. If that would have happened, she would not have known about the position and would not have been able to tell Matt about it. Don't you just love God's perfect timing? So we sent her husband my resume and he thought it was perfect. The HR department called me Friday to ask me a couple of questions and to explain the company to me. They also told me I should be hearing back from them this week for an interview! Now I am hearing that the company wants to interview me for two positions, for the admin position and for an HR position...CRAZY!! So please be praying for me this week...I hate interviews!

This is completely random but while Matt and I were on our way to the mall, I saw this little guy trying to catch a ride. I'm not exactly sure what it is - an iguana or something - but I do know that I've never seen anything like it in Pensacola (except for in a pet store). Matt thought it was a prehistoric dinosaur... not really, he just decided he would contribute to the blog with this sentence.