big life

life scares me sometimes.

the whole idea of taking chances, making big decisions and spending large sums of money (often together) usually are the biggest causes of worry for me. but today i have two relatively life altering things to share. and…i feel pretty dang good about both.

after a very long day in front of both of our computers together, wil and i nailed down europe and drum roll please: bought our plane tickets. knowing that this was too big of a purchase to wait on for fear of pricing and availability (yes, i know there might be last minute deals, but we just couldn’t risk such a big thing like that for a few less bucks), we settled on dates, cities, and activities so that we could claim our two seats on the long crowded flight over the sea. but it feels great! we’re going to europe! no turning back! maybe our trip got a bit condensed since the idea arose, but hey, we are still getting over there! and we are going to run all over france and italy as fast as we can. we actually did a ton today- finding and pricing everywhere we want to stay and see- so i guess we’ll just chink away at the itinerary and reservations as time continues to progress towards the big day. maybe we’ll even release our itinerary for outside criticism…we’ll see.

as for me personally, i made a pretty big decision a couple days ago. after mulling, praying and thinking about it for some time (say, about a month) i decided i want to stay at alcott upon graduation. for many reasons i came to the conclusion that switching to a large corporate, commercial architecture/design firm is not where i want to be in the next couple months. without getting into too many details, i just realized there were more benefits to me and to wil and i as a couple if i stayed at alcott. i love my job, workplace, boss and coworkers; we have some new clients and steady large projects that will continue to keep us busy; i can continue to learn and challenge myself there; and the nature of the company and carolyn’s personality allows me to stay flexible (day to day and long term); among other things. the desire for corporate is not as strong as it once was, and if it ever does come back, i am confident that i will still have opportunities and skills to pursue that direction, if it’s here in nashville or starting fresh when we move back to the west. it also helps when you tell your boss you want to stay and she says that she couldn’t be more thrilled…that’s always nice.

and well, one more thing. it doesn’t quite fit the “life changing” category, but you may notice the music has changed to our recent music like: imogen heap/frou frou. enjoy!