Excuse me- WHAT day is it?

 So umm yeah- I'm sucking at this whole blogging thing huh?

Pardon me while I get my life back in order. And boy have I ever. The baby is in bed, the husband is at a work event, the house is "clean" and the dog is asleep on my legs. Finally, a moment to myself.

These last two months are gone, like, I blinked and there they went. I can't believe we are half way through March.

Sunday is a big day- sure many folks will get drunk and wear green and pinch folks who aren't. I may partake in a beer or two. But Sunday is much bigger for us. Sunday, K will be 11 months. Nope, my finger didn't slip and accidentally add an extra 1. Kennedy is for real going to be just one month shy of a year old. Holy Shit.

Excuse my language but I really can't get over where the time has gone. The new job is going great! I've spent more time with my family in the last two months than I had the previous four combined. And you can tell. Little Miss has more tricks, words, attitude (and at times, fits) than ever. We jumped from crawling to pulling up on EVERYTHING. Now, we can't figure out how to sit back down yet but hey, it's a start. Rome wasn't built in a day.

My funny Valentine 2/14/2013

The house is somewhat in order, last week I was even able to deep clean the bathrooms and let me tell you- it may be the most pathetic thing EVER to actually be excited about that but hey, it's the little things right?

I'm actually working out, like not just walking Boone up two streets, but heading into the gym multiple times a week and breaking a sweat. While I'm kicking major ass in the arm workouts, my abs have permanently left the building so we're still trying to find them...

We are spending more time with family, every Saturday morning we get up early and meet my parents and grandparents for breakfast. It's awesome. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Breakfast with Great-Grandpa Hap

Spring is next week, SPRING. Can you believe it? We're knee deep in birthday party planning, but THAT'S for another day...

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Jumping Back Into the Swing of Things

Needed some help with the candles this year.

I mean is she a doll or what?

Hoy boy has it been awhile. That whole NY resolution of updating daily? HA yeah right. But at least I've had some good excuses. Since then Nana went back to the hospital with a nasty infection- she has since been out for almost a month and getting better and stronger everyday! Aunt Blair and I got to see Wicked at the fabulous Fox (ridiculously awesome) but then she had to head back north where the wind chill was 30 below (ouch) for one more semester. We finally put Christmas back in the attic and took control of our living room again (thank God) and oh yeah- I got a new job.

Ha, no big deal right?  It kind of happened so fast. I got a call from this amazing company. I went in for the interview and with Mom's surgery and the holidays, I kind of lost track of time. So when I got the call asking me to take the job I was stunned. Completely caught off guard. I had a lot to think about.

Remember that Super Mom post awhile back? Well it's been on my mind since I wrote it. I had so much support after I came clean and it's been so great. But all the support in the world wasn't getting me more time with Kennedy. This job was a more regular hour 8-5 kind of job. The company is famously known for being family friendly- not that my other job wasn't- it's just sometimes when you work with students you are working on their time. And that's ok. But Kennedy was getting the shaft and I couldn't take coming home one more night with her already in bed. I thought about it all weekend. I talked to friends at the company. I talked to family. Geoff and I had a night full of going back and forth. And I knew what I had to do.

It killed me to turn my two weeks in. It crushed me to tell my best friend. But I knew, after all the tears and sadness, I was making the right move. Of course I worked with awesome people who were nothing but supportive and happy for me which- of course- made it harder to walk out that last day.

BUT- that was a week ago and I've been at the new place for a few days and I am in love. Head over heels haven't felt this way since K was born in love. I love everything about it. I'm back in my roots of journalism somewhat. I'm doing Communications and PR and I can tell it's going to be amazing.

There will be a night or weekend here or there and there will be some travel with this (I'm headed to San Diego in Feb) but for the most part I'm going to be right here with Little Miss and Geoff. And I couldn't be happier.

January was just CRAZY. The end of the holidays, Mom's stuff, Blair leaving, the job switch and today- we celebrated what Mom calls my "first annual 29th Birthday". I can't believe it- 29. Where have the years gone?

I can't believe where my life has ended up but I'm so in love with it all. This next year is going to be my "bucket year". I have a list of things I want to accomplish before I hit the big 3-0.

A sneak peek- get off my butt and kick this baby weight, learn something new (craft, language, hobby, etc), introduce Kennedy to the wonders of an ocean, try new food. That's just to name a few.

These last few weeks have really shown me just how blessed I am and I don't want to just "roll through" life not taking in every moment and memory that I can.

Please hang in there- this blog is important to me and I want to keep up as much as possible. I've got a heck of a birthday party to plan here in the next few weeks (K is 9 months-WHAT?) so there's sure to be some posts on that.

Have an amazing week all- you deserve it!