Keys...

We should have keys tonight! Everything is signed, money has been wired, so all we are waiting for is for the docs to be filed. Yahoo! I am relived and excited and tired and and and. :-D This means that we will be moving this weekend and cleaning out the apartment and moving away from El Cajon Blvd. That is one street that I will never miss. I won't miss the police helicopters circling at night, or the howling dog in the complex over, or the sound of aluminum bats on Saturday morning, or the school bell or alarm going off, or being able to hear everything my neighbors do. I am so excited to be moving into our first home. I am looking forward to the nice neighborhood, having a yard, having my own bathroom, having cabinets and counter space, making friends, and having room to have people over. I am looking forward to the newness and the changes and the freshness of things. I am looking forward to making the place our home with our touches. I went and saw the movie "The Women" last night with my friend Lyndsie. It was a fun movie to watch - definitely a chick flick! The more I thought about the movie though - the more I realized I didn't like the moral of the story. Yes it was about friendship, love, and forgiveness, but it was also based on the idea that if you are selfish and put yourself first that everything else will fall into place and be great. Just because you are a good person and look out for the interests of others does not mean that your life is going to fall apart and leave you with nothing. True happiness and peace comes from a relationship with the one and only God. It comes from loving him first and then loving your neighbor as yourself. You don't need to neglect yourself to put others first. You still need to take care of your body and hair and priorities. You just are not first. Which is a much happier place to be. The more I think about myself the more depressed I get and the more I just lose all perspective. I have noticed that I am really cheerful when I am thinking about ways to encourage someone else or cleaning things or making dinner for my husband or buying gifts for someone etc. I find joy in doing things for others, when my focus is not on myself at all. Just some food for thought.