A very special Happy Birthday

Today is the first day of autumn and my sweet momma's birthday! Of course I have to do a quick shout out to the most amazing momma and friend anyone could ever ask for. I always wondered what those quotes were talking about when they said "my mother, my friend" or "if I didn't have you for a mom, I"d pick you for a friend." But as I get older and start living my "grown up life" I know exactly what they mean. Next to my husband, she is absolutely my best friend, my biggest cheerleader, and she definitely has my back, every. single. day. I want to be able to give to her and bless her like she has given and blessed me. She has sacrificed so much for me and I understand now how difficult it is to give up the things you want and provide for someone else's dreams. Even if it's someone you love with all your heart.  I know that now because I have trouble sacrificing myself for Steven and I know for a fact that I am not completely ready to give up things for a child. But she did, and does every single day. Such love! She has showed how to be a great wife and a great momma. She has taught me how to look at the big picture and to understand that bad things are rarely ever final or permanent, and if they are then there's a way to look on the bright side. She is the one I complain to, the one I celebrate with, the one I want to call to just see what she's up to, the one I want to go thrifting and antiquing with, and the best mother I could ever ask for. Happy birthday momma! I love you with all my heart!

 

 

 

Also, on another happy note, this is the first official day of Autumn! I am celebrating by sitting on our back porch and ejoying the first of many cups of apple cider.

 

 

 

This is by far my favorite season and I am very excited for cooler weather, bon fires, and random date nights with my love. I am also hoping to get back on the blogging wagon and have some special monthly posts (because let's face it, weekly posts just are not realistic right now.) But I hope everyone has a wonderful fall weekend! We have plans to go to the fair on this beautiful day!



Well, hello there!

Oh man, I just realized I haven't posted in... well, quite some time. Things have been bat shee cray around here!

Update:
We are officially Home owners! This means that we bought a house renovated it in two weeks and had all of our stuff moved in and sleeping there by the time school started. This was just the beginning my friends...

I am also officially a High school and middle school art teacher (Go me!) at a charter school on OKC. With this being said it has literally taken all of my free time for the past two weeks.

So 2 weeks of buying a house/renovating + 4 weeks of in service and school officially starting (these are overlapping mind you) + husband still being in a boot/crutches = no personal time whatsoever. I thought I was busy me senior year of college... ha! Ha, I say! I've only had two small breakdowns since school has started so I think I'm doing good. (We won't talk about how many breakdowns have happened during the whole house-capades)

I absolutely LOVE our house though! I will definitely be posting pictures later (if anyone still reads this thing!) And I'm still trying to determine how I feel about teaching. I'm going to be honest, I"m not very good at it. But I am trying to plan a whole lot during the day so this may be the first weekend I don't have to bring work home! (this is also why I am able to FINALLY update this little guy) It has taken so much more out of me than I had thought it would. Waking up at 5:40, being at school at 7:00 and not getting home until 6:00 ish is getting old, fo sho. But hopefully I will get better and I will know what I am doing one day... I did get to come home before 5:00 today, so that was exciting!

I am definitely ready for some times with friends and to see my family more. Fall is my absolute favorite season and I"m really glad me and Steven get to spend it in our very own home. I can't believe this is the place where we will have our first child! Eee! 

Life has been so crazy these past few months, but I know it's all a part of God's plan. There hasn't been one morning drive to school that I don't tear up and feel like God is talking to me through
K-Love. I guess that's one good thing about a 35 minute drive to work.

But it feels so good to be back! I have really missed blogging and I'm hoping to update it at least twice a week, we shall see!

Happy almost weekend friends! I hope it's a grand one!

And I am definitely feeling like a super hero.