At this moment...February 2013

***I again borrow this post from LifeofaBamaGirl. I love reading your blog!***

What are you currently loving, reading, watching, anticipating, listening to, planning, working on, wishing, thankful for, etc.?

Loving - Being married for one month, 2 days, and 5 hours :-)
Reading - Most recent thing I read was the plane magazine as I flew between Austin and Houston.
Watching - People patiently waiting for their next flight. My favorite tv show Downton Abbey just ended a week or two ago. I screamed at the season finale. Didn't you all feel the same?!
Anticipating - Getting back to Birmingham and home! My flight was just delayed so I won't be flying in until 10:30 tonight. I'm also HIGHLY anticipating the Foley BBQ & Blues Festival on March 16th!
Listening to - Airport chatter...if you can't tell...I'm at the airport. My most recent music downloads were "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons, and "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers. In a shout out to undergrad, I downloaded Evanescence this month too.
Planning - Some down time this weekend...a little home organizing and yard cleaning. And ordering our wedding photos! They're finally ready!
Working on - Learning the new Logistics course while I'm at the airport so I can teach it first thing tomorrow morning.
Wishing - I lived just a bit closer to the beach or somewhere that doesn't get as cold as it does here.
Thankful for - My amazing husband who is so sweet, caring, respectful, and kind. He's the best. That's why I married him. :-)

Austin, Texas

I'm in Austin, Texas for training this week. Monday it was quite bumpy trying to get here. My flight to Houston was delayed by an hour. We then sat on the tarmac for another 30 minutes while the air traffic controllers re-routed us around the storm. I landed in Houston one minute before my second flight left for Austin. I was placed on another flight that left 3 hours later.

In the meantime I got to explore the many terminals of the airport. In undergrad, I took a course called Principles of Planning. We devoted a lot of our studies to transportation systems...this has a point I promise. In transportation systems we studied airports. It's been logged in my brain as just interesting facts but it was still neat to apply to my situation. Depending on the time the airport was built, its layout was determined by the needs at that time. Houston's airport was built at a time when people could drive and park right outside their terminal. We know today that that will never be allowed again. But you still see all of the available spots around each terminal - now used primarily for airport staff. This has left the airport extremely spread out and is why you must take a train between terminals.

...This is what entertains my thoughts...lol

Yesterday, I and 29 other people learned a new volunteer management system. Next week we will be teaching 180 instructors how to teach the new program. It's been a fast-paced intensive three days. We end tomorrow with the final plan layout for next week.

I can't wait to get home though! I celebrated my one month anniversary two states away from my husband. It will be good to land back in Bama!

The Johnstons Start Their Adventure Together

Wow it's definitely been a minute since I posted! Life got very busy there and are finally slowing down a little. Thanksgiving, Graduation, Christmas/Birthday, New Year's, Wedding, and Honeymoon all since last I posted. We are anxiously awaiting the pictures from our wedding which I will post on here but in the meantime, please enjoy the pics we took on our adventure to Mexico, Belize, and Honduras!