When I was first asked to move to Nebraska I jumped at the opportunity; I thought, "Why not?" Then after my first January trip to Omaha the reality of moving to a completely new place without knowing a soul set in. Of course I was nervous, but I looked at it as an opportunity to do all the things I wanted to do in Portland but never did because I had a solid group of friends and got busy. I would challenge myself to meet new people and get involved with new organizations. And at the end of the day if I was the girl, sitting at the bar by myself for six months, so be it.
Luckily for me, a Friday plea for happy hour at the office lead to meeting the Omahomies. The Omahomies is a solid group of twenty and *now thirty* something, career driven, successful, fun, fashionable, outgoing, smart, talented women. There are women from Nebraska, some from other states, some have left and come back and some have left (and are leaving) recently to explore new opportunities in life. They took me in as one of their own, with open arms and made me feel like I had been part of the group for years. We have shared a lot of laughter, some tears, some drama and lots of love over the last two years. Beyond the support and friendship these women have given me I have learned so much invaluable knowledge from watching them succeed and struggle *with grace* with all that life throws at them. I am a better person today because of their love and friendship. 'Thank you' just doesn't seem like enough.
So enough with the sap! What did we do this weekend?! I know you are probably not as excited as it as I am. Anyway, we celebrated a 30th birthday and fought cancer all in one weekend & let me tell you, it was exhausting! On Friday night we all got glammed up to celebrate the birth of the one & only Sarah Skarka! In an emptyish loft turned night club complete with DJ and 300 cans of Miller Highlife we danced the night away just above the Old Market. 
On Saturday, a few of us drug our hung over selves out of bed in order to fight a good cause. Now some people get up way too early to run for a cure, some bike for a cure, some sleep in for a cure...in Omaha, we drink for a cure. 12 people, 5 bars, 20 pitchers of beer and several shots later & I think we made a valiant effort in the constant battle against cancer. It was a ton of fun and we raised approximately $13,000 in it's first year. If your city has a Crawl for Cancer I highly recommend getting involved.
When I was in Thailand a Buddhist palm reader told me I was very lucky in friends...and boy was he right. I have been incredibly blessed to find so many wonderful women both in Omaha and around the country to call my friends.
On Saturday, a few of us drug our hung over selves out of bed in order to fight a good cause. Now some people get up way too early to run for a cure, some bike for a cure, some sleep in for a cure...in Omaha, we drink for a cure. 12 people, 5 bars, 20 pitchers of beer and several shots later & I think we made a valiant effort in the constant battle against cancer. It was a ton of fun and we raised approximately $13,000 in it's first year. If your city has a Crawl for Cancer I highly recommend getting involved.
When I was in Thailand a Buddhist palm reader told me I was very lucky in friends...and boy was he right. I have been incredibly blessed to find so many wonderful women both in Omaha and around the country to call my friends.
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