Saturday, April 16, 2011

The Search

And the search.... well.... the search continues. I'm still looking up places to live in PA. At the moment I'm looking into some promising leads over in Williamsport, PA. It's about 30 min or so from Lock Haven campus. Some have asked me why I was looking at a place that was that far away. The truth is that I have many reasons, most of which to prolong my longevity in campus ministry. One of the things that I learned about myself during premarital counseling a little over 3 weeks ago, is that I and a severe introvert. Well OK, I didn't "LEARN" that, I guess I just learned some new information about it. Now to clarify a possibly misconception that I myself had for a while, introverted does not mean that you are extremely afraid to be around or in front of people. It simply means that you get tired quicker when you're around people and that you need to get away to rest and re-energize. One of the suggestions that the counselor gave Emily during counseling, was to give me about 30 min and rest and relax before wanting to have "meaningful talk" and/or go out and do something together. Now it's important for you to know that Emily is the exact opposite of me. She's an extreme extrovert, so she actually gets energy and thrives off of being around people. This is one of the biggest reasons as to why I am looking at finding a place to live on the west side of Williamsport. The 30 min drive would give me that chance to be alone and re-energize before I get home to my wife. Also, Williamsport is bigger than Lock Haven, so there might be more opportunities for Emily to find a job. Last, but not least, I have had more promising prospects that are cheaper to select as Emily and my home for the next little bit of our lives. So, who knows? Even though it's going to be a little drive, it's not going to bother me much because I'm used to driving that distance/length to go somewhere and do something, from living in Grasyon, KY for 4 years. =) I suppose this is enough for now, haha. Hope to update you on something more sometime soon! Love you all!!!

Pat

1 comment:

  1. This is great! I am the introvert in our marriage. I have always worked 30 minutes away and LOVE it! I have to have that down time to recharge, sometimes more. Friday nights are the biggest challenge for us, he wants to go out/be around people and I want to veg out/sleep. We're still working on the compromise :)
    The joys of balancing lives :)
    Anna Evans Kirby

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