What's going on?

It has been awhile since I last updated my blog, so I'll give the short version of what's going on.
1. I leave tomorrow to go to California for a week. Yay!
2. My one year anniversary at work was two days ago and this morning I have a breakfast with other people whose hire dates are in September and October.
3. I am very thankful for grace. God is very good to us.
4. Acidophilus is my new best friend. Taking it for the past few days has really helped me feel better.
5. My niece is now 6 weeks old. Her parents are helping her with a blog, but I have chosen to not put a link here for privacy reasons. If you want a link, send me an e-mail and I will pass it along to you. One of my favorite pictures that they have posted so far is one with Talia and Anna, the daughter of a friend from college. It is very precious. :)
6. September's weather has been deceiving, but I suppose it should be expected. The month started out rather chilly, with a few frost advisories, but it has actually been rather warm out. I am enjoying that while it lasts. I still suspect that the season that officially starts in December might send its weather on a little early this year.
That's about it for now. Time to get ready for work!

Frustration

Today's post is about frustration. Right now I feel frustrated. I am frustrated with a friend because I feel very let down. I think I might be more frustrated with myself for being frustrated with that good friend because I would not feel let down if I had not set the expectations that I did. I probably set myself up for this one. I don't want to be upset with my friend, especially for something that is so small, but that's a very hard thing to talk yourself out of. I certainly hope that when I have a chance to talk about my frustration that I am reasonable and don't say anything that I may later regret. I'm sorry, my friend, for being upset with you when in reality I think that I should not be. My forgiveness is offered!

Vacation(s)

Four weeks from now I will be in California again. I am excited about that! Fly in Friday night, go to a wedding Saturday (Anna, if you're reading this, I'm sorry I haven't sent in my RSVP, but I AM coming!), go to church on Sunday, hang out for the week and then fly back on Saturday. My niece will be there for part of the time, and I can't wait to see her. My mother told me that Talia has my hands, so I'm going to have to pay special attention to that ;).

I'll be back here for two weeks and then I'm leaving for a second, brief vacation in North Carolina. It's four days including travel, but it takes 4 hours to fly down there including the one stop each direction to change planes, so travel won't cut into it too badly. My parents are going out there for 10 days or so to see my sister and my mom's brother and his family and I'm crashing the party ;).

October will be very quick and busy for me, but that's okay. I know September will fly by as well - long weekend this weekend for Labor Day so this week I'll only work 4 days, two full weeks of work then I'll work 3 days the following week and then get the traveling started! Once the traveling ends I get to start thinking about things like changing my tires to...the ones with softer, deeper treads (far too early to actually mention what I usually call them). Where did summer go?