Whoa momma. It has indeed been awhile. Thanks to my wonderful boyfriend for telling me how much I've been slacking 

Well a lot has happened since my last little post. I found a new place and moved in!

Moving day was July 9 and I had a wonderful team to help me load and unload. Minimal complaining included 

and this was the mess that was left...

So definitely still a work in progress but I am getting there. As I get more unpacked and organized I will update pictures. So pretty much a few months from now..or so it feels.

Not much else to really update other than the big move. Job is going but right now I am most looking forward to vacation next week. 

I AM GOING TO DISNEY WORLDDDDDD!!! I am so beyond excited. 5 days with Minnie and Mickey and of course all the princesses. Whooooo!! Not to mention a week away from work. Ahhh a breather. 

Lily is adjusting to the new place. We have had our obstacles trying to get her acclimated but I think very soon she will be very comfortable here. She wasn't sure about the smaller space at first but she is finding places she can go to hide and just sleep. So it won't be long until the behavior issues are gone.

I will definitely keep up with this much more now. I had been consumed with moving and unpacking and work but as it starts to slow down I will have more time. 

Engaged!!

Nope, not me! hahah

But one of my best friends Kristen is engaged to the love of her life and I couldn't be happier! I have been waiting for this day for awhile. Yes, I am aware how crazy that sounds but it's ok. I just love her and know they love each other and I couldn't be more excited!

Here's to my friend, engaged to her betrothed and so in love 

It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. ~Rita Rudner

What's the reason?

"Everything happens for a reason"

Things fall apart so better things can fall in place, etc., etc.

These quotes are pretty much things I firmly believe in...for the most part. All my life I have been through difficult things that when I look back I say oh yes that's why it happened. It makes sense. 

But the one time that trips me up is losing my mom. There is no reason to this. Why can't my mom be here for the next 20 years of my life? Why couldn't she see me graduate college? Why won't she be here when I move into my new apartment?

I don't think there will ever be a reason for this part of my life. I have become a stronger person, yes. But I don't see how losing my mom can make that the reason. She was a strong person. I learned from her. She was my rock. 

This is something that has been affecting me lately because of the big move. I am leaving my only home to start over in a new place and all I want to do is stand her and stomp my feet like a little child because it's not fair I can't fight with my mom over which way to put my curtains. 

I will get through this just something I needed to talk about and get my feelings out there. 

“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be”

Happy 4th of July!

This day we are all thankful for our freedom and we are the home of the free because of the brave. I'm proud to be an American and thank everyone who has given me my freedom.