Well, so much for the "I'm going to blog regularly about my life" thought that I had. I don't think writing my last post over a year ago counts as "regularly". Either way, here I am so let's get reacquainted and fill you in on Hubbard highlights. First of all, as of May 2012, we have been living in Huntsville. Zach accepted a job and here we are. I however, have been unemployed since leaving my job in Auburn in April. The words 'leaving' and 'Auburn' in the same sentence sounds terrible to me. To be perfectly honest, I cried for weeks over leaving Auburn. At the same time, I was SUPER excited about Zach and I moving on with life and out from under the college life. But, Auburn was home. Looking back, I can't believe we stayed for 7 years. Auburn is everything to me. It's much more than a football team and who the new coach is going to be. Don't get me wrong, Auburn football is high on the list of my favorite things (win OR lose. War Eagle, ALWAYS). Auburn is the place I had to embrace when home was 8 1/2 hours away. Auburn was the place where education really started to come alive and I realized all the opportunities that were available to me. I met my very BEST friends in that town. Friends that will last a lifetime. I found a church that meant (and still does) the world to me. It's the place that I learned to deal with people from all walks of life and some professors who I didn't understand. People will say, "Sarah, you may be from Florida, the most geographically southern state in the "south" but, you're a Yankee" but little did they know how southern some of my roots are. Auburn, Alabama made me feel at home and I never felt out of place. The best part about Auburn was meeting my husband and lifelong best friend. Once we got married and he started grad school, we started referring to Auburn as "home". One day, children will hopefully come into our lives and I never thought I would be the kind of parent to persuade my child to attend my alma mater but hey, Auburn is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Why not teach my babies "War Eagle" and make Aubie their favorite friend? My wedding rings came from Ware Jewelers in Auburn. Zach said his Dad gave his Mom her engagement ring from the same store(correct me if I'm wrong Ms. Kim). To me, this is a personal Auburn tradition in the making. I hope to pass on this idea to a son or future son in law. You see, Auburn is more than a team or coach. I could spend a lot more time sharing my Auburn experiences but perhaps I should move on.
Huntsville has been good so far. Zach loves his job and I can't be more glad that he is happy. I'm hoping to find a job sometime in the near future. Being a housewife has it's perks. For one, I make my own schedule each day and I'm not expected to be somewhere at a specific time. The downside is being alone most of the time. I mentioned above that initially after the move, I was always sad about no longer being in Auburn. That feeling is still there but its not consuming so much of my life anymore. I never thought that being the new kid on the block was going to be so hard. I found myself wanting to be at home alone even when it wasn't good for me to be that way. Making new friends wasn't appealing at first only because I was wishing for the old friends to show up at any given time. Once I got over it and realized that wasn't going to happen, it got a little easier to let new people into my life. Today, the hardest part about new friends is continually building the relationships. The only way to become part of the group and know the inside jokes and be able to comment on the events in life is to keep on putting myself out there. People keep saying that it just takes time. I guess six months isn't enough time. I'm really starting to hate all of the awkward feelings and being the new people in town. I also hate that I find myself being so negative about the whole thing. I keep reminding myself that God hasn't forgotten about me. He knows what my job will be and when I will have one and IF i'm suppose to work at all. He also knows I desire to fit in and feel accepted in a new environment and will place me where I need to be each and every day. What I've learned from all the changes in my life is that He wants to teach me something and I need start listening and hear what He has to say. I just haven't put all the pieces together yet. I have told people that since we moved I haven't been very happy. I'm not sure that is a very fair statement. On certain days I do feel unhappy but it's not just because we left Auburn. It's so many things I can't put into words. Yet, there are other days that I'm thrilled to be here especially with Zach. I look forward to life here in Huntsville. God has a plan and I'm ready to see it fulfilled.
Lastly, the blog needed a new titled. For those who are reading for the first time, the title used to be "single wide status". If you need an explanation you can ask me. But the change makes sense for 1) it doesn't apply to our lives anymore and 2) I found out that "single wide status" holds a place in the urban dictionary to describe the white trash status of a girl. Well, no need to have that attached to me. Anyway, Rocket City Rookies it is. At least for now.
