HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO Y’ALL!!! How’s it going so far? I know I’m dreaming of margaritas and chips and salsa… 🙂
Last night we had our community group, which was AMAZING as usual! We had chicken wings, fries, salad, and baked beans:
I also had 1.5 peanut butter cookies and a slice of angel food cake with strawberries, but it wouldn’t have been appropriate to take photos of them when I ate them. So I didn’t. But they were good!
If you’ve been reading for a while, you know that I struggle from time to time with defining myself by my job and what I’m doing or not doing, how much I’m making or how little I’m making, and whether or not I’m in the right place. I feel as though I have HUGE dreams and things I really want to do and achieve, with no direction on how to get there. I think about how I’d love to do photography and writing full time and be able to make enough money at it to not have to worry about money ever again. I dream about traveling the world, having children, and living in a large ranch-style home (that might sound weird to y’all, but trust me, ranch-style homes with NO STAIRS are where it’s at). Last night my friend Stephanie pointed out that maybe now is a good time to realize that the dreams I dream, the things that sound so incredible that there could be nothing better that could happen to me…THOSE are only dreams that I can dream, and that God’s plan is even bigger and better than that. I just need to get out of the way!
Breakfast was a turkey sausage sandwich from Starbucks:
And a tall Italian roast:
Today is going to be a busy day at work…there’s a huge project that another co-worker and I are doing that’s going to be the death of me. And after I die, I’m going to drink a margarita. Or two. Or 50. ARRIBA!!!
Do you celebrate Cinco de Mayo? If so, how? And if not, which bear is best? 😉 We definitely DO celebrate Cinco de Mayo…I’m planning on making some grilled chicken something or other, but more importantly, drinking some margs or sangria! To answer the second question, black bears are best!
Panda bears!!!
I LOVE Cinco de Mayo! Definitely eating lots of guacamole, some enchiladas and drinking plenty of mojtos!
I could’ve written the exact same paragraph you wrote about letting your job and the amount of money you make describe you. That pretty much sums up exactly how I’ve been feeling for the past few months. We should chat about it sometime!
Thank you for sharing about your dreams & your friend’s advice. I am currently in between jobs and have days when I feel so horribly about myself 🙁 However, I know that I am a hardworking individual with so much to offer. The right job will come along and we just have to appreciate what we do have in the meantime: health, family, fun times with friends, etc. Keep on doin’ what you’re doin’ and reach for the stars!
I love everything you said in this post. I feel like I’m searching for definition. trying to figure things out is definitely a lesson in patience!!
Katherine
+ humility… can’t forget that
As you can imagine, I really relate to your post today. I have so many dreams that I want to start happening right now. I just have to trust that things will happen at the right time and that the right things will be what actually come to fruition. It’s hard to accept and really apply though.
Enjoy the margaritas!
I don’t really celebrate, but I DO have leftover enchiladas I made so i’ll definitely be eating Mexican food tonight. Perhaps I’ll make a drink too haha! 😉
Have fun!
I love how you said you just need to “get out of the way.” It’s true sometimes!! And to “celebrate” cinco de mayo, I will be putting some avocado and black beans to good use 🙂
I think our job is a big part of our life… but we shouldn’t let it define us. Our job is what we do… not who we are. The other argument is when our job is doing exactly what we love…. hindsight is 20/20.
I LOVE Cinco de Mayo! I’m all about the margarita’s!
Cinco De Mayo always slips my mind, but mexican does sound good for tonight! I wish I could make some of the dishes that Carlo’s O Kellys does..would same me a lot of money!
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated here all the time. We love our Dos Equis and Margaritas, so we’ll just double up on the usual tonight 😉
I don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo.. But I’m in Europe so.. I don’t even know what cinco de mayo is about, honestly :X
that starbucks sandwich looks great!
your words about letting yourself be defined by your job has hit its mark with me. i struggle with similar feelings and it’s so hard to snap out of the funk.
i loved your friend’s words of encouragement. 🙂 Seeing from that point of view definitely puts a new spin on things.
I had a tasty, similar breakfast the other day. Except I was a bad blogger and was sans camera & my phone died!
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” I Corinthians 2:9
woot!
I LOVE CINCO DE MAYO!!! I’m celebrating it by taking the actions shots for my portfolio, then playing sand vb around 3, then class, then prob going to the hot tub to relax!!!
I love some good sangria – I’m up for any chance to celebrate that! 😉
I celebrate on this day, but for other reasons….it’s my stepson’s birthday!!
He’s 20. Craziness!
Good luck with your project at work. Don’t fret about defining yourself, you seem to be a fantastic person in a good place. Relax and enjoy the ride.
My dad always tells me not to define myself at my job, but how can I not? I have loved every job I’ve ever had until this. And I don’t want to waste 40 hours a week doing something I hate. It’s hard not to define by it.
I love reading about your dreams…and honey you will get there! I know it! You are one of those people who will fight for what they want! I love that about you! 🙂 Enjoy your cerveza(s) tonight!
When I was younger I celebrated every holiday that included drinking and revelry. 🙂 Not so much now.