O-H-I-O

Although it doesn't feel like fall (it's been about 80 degrees here the past few days...and trust me I am NOT complaining) football season has begun in full force. I am not a big football fan but I am learning to love it.

Now that we live in Ohio and I date the world's biggest Ohio State fan I was determined to get us tickets to the Toledo game last weekend. And darn it I got them!

Even though it was a 38-0 blowout, and we sat in the direct sun sweating the whole game and getting sunburn I can honestly say I had fun at my first Ohio State game. It was so much fun to see so many people out having a good time.

But the true non football fan in me must admit the by far coolest part of the game was the BEST DAMN BAND IN THE LAND show at half time.

The Ohio State band making a Toledo Rocket with smoke and all!!!

The infamous script Ohio, they broke apart and did 2 mini ones on each side...so much fun!

So my first official Buckeyes game was a success!!

Look forward to more posts about all our crazy adventures we have been on lately. We just love being closer to our friends and family.

Happy Thursday!

I was doing some digging through my old grad school files at work today and found this and thought I would share:

24 Things to to Always Remember and 1 Thing to Never Forget

Your presence is a present to the world

You're unique and one of a kind

Your Life can be what you want it to be

Take the days just one at a time

Count your blessings, not your troubles

You'll make it through whatever comes along

Within you are so many answers

Understand, have courage, be strong

Don't put limits on yourself

so many dreams are waiting to be realized

Decisions are too important to leave to chance

reach for your peak, your goal, your prize

Nothing wastes more energy that worrying

The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets

Don't take things too seriously

Live a life of serenity not a life of regrets

Remember that a little love goes a long way

Remember a lot..goes forever

Remember that friendship is a wise investment

Life's treasures are people...together

Realize that it's never too late

do ordinary things in an extraordinary way

Have health, hope and happiness

Take time to wish upon a star

And Don't forget...for even a day..how Special you are

~Collin McCarty

Have a great weekend!!

Life Happens

I have been terrible at posting the past month. I will rationalize and blame moving and starting a new job, but I am vowing to get better if for no other reason so that I can remember this "interesting" time in my/our life. Things have been ok. I like my job... Josh transferred jobs out here but is not enjoying his at all, so he has begun another job search, no fun! He is also definitely planning to go to school come spring, so we are trying to save up for that as well. I make a little bit more money at my new job, but the cost of living here is much higher than before so I have been really stressed about making ends meet. Yet there are so many more fun things to do I have a hard time staying at home. Its a tough situation.

I have never really talked about any of our relationship problems on here, but I think it is important for me to write them so that I can look back and realize that our relationship is strong and we can survive anything. Josh and I are just in a funk. I use that word cause I don't know what other word to use. It just seems like we are not meshing well lately. I think he truth is I just need to find something to do for me. Josh loves football and obviously its football season so he is happy. I just need to find a fun, inexpensive hobby that I love..easier said than done.

This post is becoming long and pointless but nonetheless we are ok, we are still settling into our "new"life which I know will be full of ups and downs but I know we will be ok.

Happy Birthday to me...

Well in true JessBay style I always seem to do a homage to whomever birthday is approaching. Well, luck for you it's MY birthday tomorrow. A birthday that I have been dreading for quite some time...25. I know, I know, that is not that old, I am still young blah, blah blah. I just feel weird about it for some reason.

If you would have told me at 18 that at 25 I would be starting my 2nd "big girl job" after having one of the worst years of my life, that I would be living in Northwest Ohio with my boyfriend, and just feeling like my life is a blender on high power I would have looked at you like you were crazy! At 25 I was supposed to be married with maybe one child by now, damn those life plans me and my friends made.

I guess in the end all that matters is that I am happy, which I am. I have a wonderful boyfriend who has stuck by me when I know anyone else would have picked up and left, I have a huge, crazy, exhausting family that I love more than anything and friends that I would be lost without. Although I have always wanted to leave Ohio and live somewhere warm, there is always vacation.

Life just doesn't always go the way you planned. Mine sure hasn't, but I think I like this unplanned chaotic life instead. We don't know what we are doing, where we are going, or where we will be in the next few years, but that's ok!

So my plan for tomorrow is to embrace this new "stage" of my life. Spend more time with my family, make more of an effort to connect with my friends (near and far) and just live my life the best way I can.

So here's to another really crazy, really unpredictable, really fun 25 (let's hope more) years!

Have a great weekend!

Where did August go?

I just looked on my blog and saw that I have only done 2 posts this month. Wow that is terrible. But I guess that is what happens when you go on vacation and move and now have no Internet at home til the end of next week. UGH!

So far the move has been good. I love our new apartment and will post pics soon and I am already really liking my new job. As with any new adjustments there are lots of challenges to overcome and things are perfect but we are happy and taking it "one step at a time" lol...sorry I couldn't resist.

It's so strange to feel like we can actually have weekend plans and people to go see, I don't even know what to do with myself. Next weekend is my birthday, the big 2-5 that I have secretly been dreading for quite sometime but I got confirmation last night that my Dad, step mom and all the kids are going to come up and spend the day with us. This would have never been possible if we lived in PA still so at least I will have lots of fun on my birthday swimming and playing with the kiddos.

Well, hopefully there will be new posts soon once we get Internet or I sneak out and blog at a Panera.

Have a great weekend!

Moving is for the birds

As much as I am excited about starting my new job and being closer to home and my family...I'll be quite frank...moving sucks! I am currently sitting on the living room floor listening to the Steelers game with nothing but the tv and a lamp. We have packed up the truck....ok Josh and two of his friends packed up the truck while I supervised but anyways...I am still tired. Packing alone was annoying I don't even want to think about unpacking considering we move in on Saturday and I start work on Monday. But at least we will have lots of help, very exciting.
Tomorrow we are driving 1/2 way to my Mom's house to sleep for the night and then MOVING DAY! I feel like I have waited so long for this for so long yet it is just exhausting.

I have no idea when we will have Internet at our apartment so bare with me.

Have a good weekend!!

I'm so excited!

This post is a long over due exclamation of joy! We went up to our new town this weekend and fell in love with the first place we saw and I just found out we got the apartment!!!! I am so happy and I love this apartment..it is right by all the shopping and only 30 minutes from work. I am thrilled.

Also, I probably won't be posting for a while. We leave for Vegas in 2 days and then we move very shortly after that! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!!!

Talk soon,