Well, I have decided to put my writing skills to good use and become and official "blogger." At this point, I'm not really sure what that means but I'm gonna give it a go. Where to begin---Carson and I have been living across the country from each other for about 6 months now. He is in Owatonna, Minnesota (a small town just south of Minneapolis) and I am in Portland, Oregon. He had to relocate to the Midwest for an 11 month training period required by his new employer, Federated Insurance, who is headquartered in this small town. I know you're probably thinking, why didn't I move with him? Trust me, we pondered this thought but, in the end, decided that a.) I probably wouldn't be able to find a job (especially short-term) b.) I probably would have just been a distraction to Carson and this was a very important and crucial time for him to be focused and c.) well, it's Owatonna, Minnesota...point made? So we went our separate ways for a while. I picked up and moved from Boise to Portland (where Carson's territory for his job will most likely take him and where my parents are) and he picked up and moved to Minnesota. I'm living with my parents for the time being until we know where exactly we'll be living after training is completed. I feel very fortunate that I was able to find a great job right away in Mammography at an imaging center here in Portland, so I'm not complaining. And that's really our current status in a nut shell. Carson will be back for good the end of August and until then it's a lot of monthly visits and phone calls...kind of a weird circumstances for being newlyweds right? But we're staying positive and strong and we feel that good things will be coming our way soon.
