What's happened since then you may wonder? (I guess if you didn't wonder, you wouldn't be reading this blog right now...right?) Well let's see....
We bought our first house. And it is stunning. It was everything really that I wanted, but I didn't realize it at the time. We had to kick my parents out to get it, but hey- they kept saying they wanted to down size anyway. So here we are, in the house that I grew up in. I made it my own. I painted over the old wall colors, and tore the wallpaper down, and put my own touch to things.
What?! Yard of the week!?? (I actually bribed our neighborhood watch lady with cookies to get this sign, but hey....the neighbors don't know that. shhh!)
Our kitchen when we moved in....
After painstakingly pulling off the wallpaper and painting
The other side of my kitchen project
ALSO, We had a baby!....and, that little baby boy is now 2 years old. Sheesh...I can't believe I didn't blog during that time. How did I stay sane? Oh yeah, because I really had no idea of what was coming for me. I laid in bed and lounged around and occasionally threw up; but mostly I rubbed my growing belly and dreamed of my perfect days of being a mommy. Little did I know how hard, exhausting, and truly demanding the job actually is. I was blindsided. No one can really warn you about it.
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| My mini me, only a couple of weeks old |
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| Pretty sure this little mini marine is 9 months here |
So I managed to survive 9 months of day dreaming, a c-section (because boys don't ask directions and he was facing the wrong way) and now two years of changing diapers, fixing bottles, pureed food, snacks and kissing booboos. I probably will end up writing about being a mom mostly because lets face it....right now it's all I do. Except for 6 hours a week when I sit and work with kids at the piano in the front room.
Let's see...what else. I went through what felt like an identity crisis about a year ago and it hasn't exactly ended yet. Who am I? What can I do that brings me joy? Because playing trains and watching tv just doesn't cut it for me. GIJoe says that it's because I have ambition and no outlet for it right now. It could be true. But in an attempt to get myself out of the house, get a little more money in the pocket and a little more interaction with other grown ups, I've been on the hunt for a job. The thing is, I'm not really sure what I will excel at. I can do almost anything, but I want to love it. Is that too much to ask? I guess it probably is. We will see where I end up.
As I type this I am mentally kicking myself in the rear end. There was really a whole lot that would have been great to have typed about. Even if no one ever reads these blogs of mine. But I suppose there will still be a lot to type about even after today. I'll have to do a few different posts to try and catch up.
So here is to being more dedicated to my blogging adventures...cheers!
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