It's been 10 months since I last blogged and I figured I'd step back in. My original intent was to blog about my weight loss but once I started, I wasn't that interested in it. I did lose some weight. I was 221 in January, got down to about 209 but I seem to have leveled out around 215... for now. I have plans for Weight Watchers in my future and hopefully I can meet my goal of 175 and stay there!
A lot has changed. Shawna is now a year old and starting to walk. It's increasingly more difficult to blog when your toddler is in your face and banging on your chest (and grabbing your fingers while you type). Despite all that, and maybe because of it, she is my pride and joy. When I was younger, I used to try to figure out which of us kids (Andy, Tim or myself) was my parent's favorite. They insisted they loved us all the same. Now that I am the mom to three of my own, I know there is truth there. I love each of my children with equal passion, but for different reasons. Right now, Shawna is the one person in my life that can ALWAYS make me smile. If fear of sounding like a total sap, she is my sunshine.
Mark and I are making a big move in a little more than 8 weeks. We are packing up our family and moving back to Michigan. I was estatic when we first decided. I didn't even have to twist his arm to get him to go. He was offered his old job back, with more money. The clincher for us was renting my childhood home from my parents for what they pay for it. This may finally be the move that puts us in a more comfortable place financially - lower bills and higher income. I do have mixed feelings though. We worked so hard to make a life here... Natalie has a best friend (Meghan) at school. I have a made a friend here, too. But still... the best friends cannot match family in my book. Things are set to go, so no matter what, we're moving, but I know there will be an adjustment period I'm not sure I'm ready for.
I wonder sometimes if I'm the only person in the world without a best friend. It seems, everywhere I look, people are buddied up. It's definitely something I envy. I had an awesome core group of friends before we left Michigan, but everyone has moved in their own directions. I wouldn't have been able to pick one best from that group of three ladies. They were ALL the best for different reasons. I still talk to them all... but it's just not the same anymore. I hope moving closer will mend some of those broken ties.
I guess I've babbled on long enough now. Maybe I'll check back in sooner than 10 months from now. I'm sure this would be a good place to vent my frustrations with our move... :)
A lot has changed. Shawna is now a year old and starting to walk. It's increasingly more difficult to blog when your toddler is in your face and banging on your chest (and grabbing your fingers while you type). Despite all that, and maybe because of it, she is my pride and joy. When I was younger, I used to try to figure out which of us kids (Andy, Tim or myself) was my parent's favorite. They insisted they loved us all the same. Now that I am the mom to three of my own, I know there is truth there. I love each of my children with equal passion, but for different reasons. Right now, Shawna is the one person in my life that can ALWAYS make me smile. If fear of sounding like a total sap, she is my sunshine.
Mark and I are making a big move in a little more than 8 weeks. We are packing up our family and moving back to Michigan. I was estatic when we first decided. I didn't even have to twist his arm to get him to go. He was offered his old job back, with more money. The clincher for us was renting my childhood home from my parents for what they pay for it. This may finally be the move that puts us in a more comfortable place financially - lower bills and higher income. I do have mixed feelings though. We worked so hard to make a life here... Natalie has a best friend (Meghan) at school. I have a made a friend here, too. But still... the best friends cannot match family in my book. Things are set to go, so no matter what, we're moving, but I know there will be an adjustment period I'm not sure I'm ready for.
I wonder sometimes if I'm the only person in the world without a best friend. It seems, everywhere I look, people are buddied up. It's definitely something I envy. I had an awesome core group of friends before we left Michigan, but everyone has moved in their own directions. I wouldn't have been able to pick one best from that group of three ladies. They were ALL the best for different reasons. I still talk to them all... but it's just not the same anymore. I hope moving closer will mend some of those broken ties.
I guess I've babbled on long enough now. Maybe I'll check back in sooner than 10 months from now. I'm sure this would be a good place to vent my frustrations with our move... :)
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