Life As We Know It

It's been a while since I sat down and just typed about what's going on with me. I've updated you guys on restaurant visits and what's been going on with our adoption application, but in real life, it's not just brunch dates and a waiting game. True Life: I'm a teacher who struggles to keep her students interested in English, I'm a wife, and I'm tired. During the in-between, I am trying my hardest to keep up with people I love, read (who has time to do this for fun?), and keep my apartment in a state that isn't considered "hot mess." It's real, and sometimes it's ugly. Sometimes I sit and watch The Bachelor or Dancing With The Stars, sometimes I order pizza instead of cooking dinner, and sometimes I plan dream vacations that I probably won't ever go on because being an adult is hard.

Since we've last talked, a number of things have happened. Some were exciting, some... not so much. Let's recap, shall we? Ben started his job at his new banking branch. He is excelling there and everyone he works with is really nice. I was supposed to go to Tulsa at the end of February to see Shelby, but due to weather and some other circumstances, it didn't happen. I'm still trying to pencil in a weekend to take that trip. I did find out that I passed my Special Education certification test!! Then... once March hit... things got so busy it seemed like I was spinning, and they haven't seemed to slow down any.

 

The first week of March brought Academic Advisement (Enrollment) night at CHS. Talk about a long day. Immediately following that, Ben and I left for Indiana. Literally, we drove over night and didn't get to his mom's house until 6:00 in the morning. Talk about rough. Luckily, I had a four day weekend, so we were able to spend a little more time than usual. Coming back to school meant the end of the 3rd grading quarter, which means grades and paperwork are due.

This week has been an exciting one. Not only did we have dinner for my dad's birthday, but one of my very best friends had her first baby. Aniston Richardson was born on March 17th at 10:20am. I couldn't be more proud or have for more love for them.

 

Somehow, in the midst of things, I've managed to see my friends a few times for dinners or bonfire nights. Ben and were also planning to buy a couch this weekend, but the one we had really wanted had jumped in price, so we will continue to look for something that will work for us.

   

Overall, life has been consumed with talk of the future. Should we buy a house, or should we rent for another year? Figuring out how to put my loans into teacher forbearance so that I may get some of that back after my first five years of teaching have been completed. Truly sitting down and hashing out the "Are we really ready to have a baby??" matter. (The truth is, we're not, but we'll talk more about that later). Signing contracts for next year's teaching position. Planning crazy road trips with my parents. Saving money. Meal planning. FINALLY figuring everything out financially with my medications... Sheesh. We have been constantly moving, constantly going. I have been blessed with an understanding, loving husband, and THAT, my friends, is what makes it all work. He lets me buy copious amounts of Diet Pepsi, eats the pizza when I don't cook, hugs me when I'm ugly crying, and we might even get to take a vacation some day.