Excited For June

     As I lay here in bed before going to sleep I am exhausted and sore from yesterday and the last few days. But I'm also excited about all the fun plans we have this month.

    First off, yesterday some of my coworkers and I competed in the Sydenham Dragon Boat races. We were the second fastest boat on the water and in the end, received silver in the "A" division. Pretty good for a handful of coworkers and other acquaintances. As expected I am very tired and sore from the day and unfortunately spent most of the day in bed. I got home yesterday afternoon after the races and haven't moved since. Hubby and I tried to get ready for church this morning and then looked at each other and decided neither of us had the energy to deal with people. Plus I didn't know if I could stay awake at church or how to comfortably sit in service with all those achy muscles from the races. So we stayed home.

    Next Saturday, our church is hosting a lady's event called, "Elevate." I'm so excited. I wasn't able to attend last year due to my work schedule, but this year I can. In fact when hubby and I were discussing the event after church when it was first announced. Hubby's response to me was, "Let someone else make you breakfast babe." Pretty sure I shed a tear or two when he said that. Making him breakfast is one of his favourite things that I do for him. I am excited to see what God does at this event.

    Next up, I am doing a portrait photoshoot with one of my best friends and her boyfriend. It's not very often I get to do a portrait photoshoot, so I'm very excited. Photography is one of my passions, at the moment most of my subjects are items in nature like flowers and trees and then Blessing. I want to expand my skills into other genres such as portraits. So I'm very excited. It's also a paid photoshoot, which is even more of a bonus.

    I'm also handing in my notice at my second job. It's been a year and a half of working two jobs and it's time to call it quits. I'm exhausted. Hubby has been suggesting for a while now that it was time to quit. But I'm really stubborn and didn't listen. Until now. We haven't met our financial goals yet, but we are closer than we were. And we are proud of our progress. But we are both tired of me working a second job. I only had one shift at the restaurant, but the day after that shift I was always exhausted, so in reality our family lost out on two nights when we might have time together. The second job was always meant to be temporary to give us a boost and it accomplished that goal so now it's time to get back to more normal hours and enjoy our family more.

    As I handed in my notice to my manager, she asked if it was a happy or sad letter. I said, "Happy for me and sad for you." Followed by a shared laugh.

 Once I recover from working the second job I want to try and expand my photography business and book more clients. Self-promoting and marketing are not my strong suits, so we shall see what happens.

    And Lastly, our wedding anniversary trip. At the end of the month, we are celebrating 9 years of marriage. We are thrilled to have made it this far and are excited to watch God continue to work on us. Between my second job and hubby updating his high school grade 11 English and soon starting into the grade 12 English course, we are feeling a little tired and are very excited for a little five-day holiday.

    Note. Hubby graduated high school many years ago when I did. The university God has called him to attend next wants grade 12 university-level English, and hubby took college level while in high school. So he is working very hard, kicking butt and upgrading those courses so that he can go to university. I am so proud of all the work he has been putting into his school work, working towards his career goals, and building the life together that we have always wanted.

    And there you have it friend, all the reasons why I am excited for June. I hope you have lots of exciting things coming up in the next month and beyond too.

God Bless

~Hannah

The Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology. Used for filming the outside of the city morgue and station house number 4 in Murdock Mysteries. A beloved tv series of mine.