I would like to preface this entry with the fact that as a middle schooler, I was not allowed to run all over town without my parents. I was dropped off and picked up at each place by some parent. At the time, I thought this was wasteful of everyone's time because we were old enough to be able to walk down the street (despite it being a major ( Read more... )

So...I'm definitely going on vacation this year. Though not like I expected. My dad called today and said we're taking a trip to Destin, Florida. IN TWO AND A HALF WEEKS! That's the only time that my brother can really go cuz of stupid soccer camp. So, as long as it doesn't come down to not getting a job because of it, I will be going on vacation ( Read more... )

It's official! I got my letter in the mail yesterday! I only have to pass a criminal background check and sign my contract saying that I will work for the state for a minimum of 2 years post graduation, and I'm in. No worries there! It pays for full tuition and fees :) I'll be getting 2,000 each semester (1000 if I take summer classes) to go ( Read more... )

So I had some really weird dreams last night and I can only hope that most don't come true. The first was simple...I dreamed that Katie was talking about how she was signing a lease to a house...which made me realize she wasn't rooming with us again. Then that made me wonder if Morgan was going to room with us or not since they are peas in a pod. ( Read more... )

Today, I looked in the mirror when I was coming out of the bathroom earlier and I had one of those birthmom revelations. It was a mother face looking back at me. Not just Eden's birthmom but a mother. And if you're not an adoptive mother or a birthmother, you probably won't understand. But, I often feel out of place at college because of everything ( Read more... )

I came across a letter a few months ago that was from my father to my mother. He wrote it on Valentine's Day a little over a year before they were married. My dad is a gifted writer and his writing is always something I've treasured and now I am able to see some of the first beautiful words he wrote to my mother. It's something that I wanted to ( Read more... )

SPRING BREAK UPDATE TIME!!!! I got home Friday morning at midnight! Slept in Friday morning and then got up to have lunch with momma :) Hung around the house enjoying momma’s company all day (we did that a lot!!! :)) That night, Aaron came and picked me up and took me to Central’s game :) Between him and momma it was never quiet. Hehe. The boys ( Read more... )

So…first Friday of break…I got up to have breakfast with my momma (you’ll read this in the post after this one) and while I was chatting with her I was going through the pile of mail knowing there’d be nothing for me but I was looking to see if the church bulletin was there or anything else of interest. Well, I came across an envelope from Youth ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving Break was great! I spent tons of time relaxing at home (who would really want to go out with a nose looking like mine) and with my Aaron. I missed him so much while he was gone over Thanksgiving!!! Saturday when he came over when they got home, I thought he looked a bit different but I just let it go. Sunday though, he definitely ( Read more... )

So today's momma's birthday! 48 years old (I bet she'd love having that posted ;)) I called her parents last night and arranged to have them come down and go out to lunch. Dad met us there. We ate at Red Lobster. Where surprise, surprise...there was a rude man sitting at the table in front of us. He came in with his wife, daughter, and her two ( Read more... )