I've written this post in my head a million times but I knew that getting down to it and actually typing it out would be the tough part. I can't believe I was so anxious, so ready to move, but here I sit feeling a little nostalgic about what we'll be leaving behind.Sure we're leaving our little starter home for something much nicer but our house is cozy and I'm left wondering if we'll be able to feel the same in the next house. This house has so many memories. Allen and I put a ton of work into it when we first bought it and completely changed most of the rooms.We were young and childless and staying up all night to paint didn't even sound crazy to us. We tackled projects both big and small … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
this and that
Our last day of school was on Friday and I went with some of the other teachers to the beach for the weekend. It was a nice little getaway and the weather was perfect! We stayed at (what I think is) the best place on the beach, Turquoise Place. The only two pictures I took on vacation. The beautiful water of Orange Beach and Leah and I before dinner on Saturday night. One of the only things we need for the new house is a refrigerator. We went yesterday and picked one up since there were some great sales. I'm pretty indecisive so I let the sales guy give me two to choose from based on our criteria. I think BK approves of the one we ended up with.I let my Paleo eating … [Read more...]
finding my fit
The title of this post is quite literally what I mean. Here I sit eating a bowl of mixed-fruit, watermelon, honeydew, and cantaloupe, to be exact. I laugh at the sound of Allen and Braylen Kate playing downstairs and those muscles in my stomach ache, (abs, I think you call them) and I'm quickly reminded of that plank-inspired ab workout I endured yesterday. And this feeling? I really, really like it.Granted, I'm still very much a work in progress but in the last month I went from working out zero times each week to working out three times per week. I work out twice a week with a trainer and I make sure to work out at least once on my own each week. A number that I plan to increase in June, … [Read more...]