best valentines day gift, ever

Most girls get chocolate and flowers on Valentines day...I got something even better!

Just a few days after my last post...on Friday, February 15th to be exact...we received my hubby's work authorization card!!! Praise the Lord! This was what we had been waiting on for the last 4.5 months! He is now able to work in the US and we were able to get his drivers liscense. The very next day we received our letter from immigration with our interview appointment date! Another, wonderful day! Our interview is scheduled for March 20th, which is less than a week away. We are SO excited this process is finally underway and close to being over! My hubby has been job searching for a few weeks now, with a few leads. We are continuing to pray that God leads him to a wonderful job that he will love! We have been overwhelmed by the love, support, and prayers from so many family and friends. God is faithful.

With all of this going on, we are finally starting to feel more settled into our life in Little Rock and in the US. We have found a great church to be a part of and met so many wonderful people through out that process. We have been able to spend time getting to know different areas of Little Rock with a little house hunting. We are settling into our routines, spending time with friends and really enjoying our life here. They say the process of moving is one of the most stressful things a person can undertake in their life. Whoever said that is right!  But try moving across the world...twice in 2 years (did I do that math right? and does that make sense? lol)...that is WAY harder than moving across town! We've certainly had our time of adjustment and settling into our life here, but I really think after 9 months of being here, we are starting to feel settled and it is feeling like home. To be honest, although I lived in Australia for 2 years and called it home, there was a part of me that never really felt settled and at home there. I tried to, I really wanted to, but with living with my cousins and then in our tiny flat the first year of our marraige, I just felt so unsettled for so long. I'm not really sure if I even realized that at the time and I certainly didn't know the impact if would have on me. But i'm getting there. I know, now that I wasn't suppose to be settled there, because God had a different plan for us and I'm so thankful that He did.

So thats just a little bit about whats been going on with us. We have a few other "BIG" things stiring in the pot...but I'm just not quite ready to spill those beans yet :) give me a few weeks and NO we're not having a baby! Why does everyone ALWAYS ask that when you are a young married couple?!?! Right now we are enjoying married life, before kids!

Next week is my Spring Break....FINALLY! We are headed on a vacation...aka- holiday for all you Aussie friends :) to Las Vegas for a few days to enjoy some time away in the sun, with family but also celebrating my Auntie's wedding! I am beyond excited, I would have started packing last weekend but I'm pretty sure my hubby would have laughed at me! Other than our trips to and from the US/Australia to visit family (I don't count that as a vacation) and our trip to Branson last Thanksgiving, this is our first vacation since our honeymoon. I LOVE to travel...hence how I ended up in Australia in the first place...and in the last 3 years I've taken fewer vacations than ever in my life, so I'm just a little excited.

Maybe my next update will be from Vegas :) and if not...I'll be sure to update again soon with some BIG news!