Allow me grace:

I have been struggling for a few months now regarding whether to start a new, different blog or to re-brand polka-dot chronicles. In the end, I've decided to do neither. I think to myself often that my psoriasis is not all that I am, so why should I glorify and showcase it in a format such as this? On the same token, while my disease is not all that I am, it is a large part in why and how I am who I am, and THAT my friends should be glorified and showcased. Accomplishments, growth, struggles, and successes should all be celebrated.

I do not promise that this blog won't take a turn. I see it more as a place to share thoughts and ideas, recap major events, and highlight those struggles and successes. I hope you all hang tough with me and allow me grace as we make the transition.

I'll leave you with a few snapshots to catch us up over the past few months and promise I'll return soon with more interesting words. Since we last chatted I've...

- Watched my husband graduate with a Bachelors in Music Theory from UMKC's Conservatory.

- Wrapped my first year of teaching in Chillicothe, MO and thus saying some of the hardest goodbyes of my life to students, colleagues, roommates, and my maiden name.

 

 

- Saw the Backstreet Boys in concert (again) with two of my favorite people.

 

- FINALLY moved in with my husband after nearly five months of marriage.

 - Finished, submitted, and presented my Master's thesis paper.