Wow- this summer has been going by EXTREMELY quick! Maybe it's because my hubby and I went on a 5-year anniversary trip, bought a new house and sold ours (in 1 day, I must add), or perhaps it's because we are in the middle of moving with two crazy boys and a energetic puppy! Either way, we are busy, busy, busy!
This weekend we move into our NEW house! It is bittersweet leaving our old house and neighborhood, but we are very excited to embark on some new adventures. Today, we just went to the new hood to check out a new park in the area. The boys loved it! There was the best swing I have ever seen where you can swing WITH your baby. Owen loved it because there was lots of stuff to climb, and lord knows he needs to get out all the climbing that he can these days!
I go back to work at the end of August and am already dreading it! Once I get back into the groove it is fine, but like I said earlier, I just feel like it's going by too fast! The rest of the summer I want to concentrate on some simple goals, I will call them my "End of Summer Goals":
-Get settled into our new house and unpack all the boxes. Make sure everything item has a "place."
-Coordinate the first week of school lessons and activities (outfits included!)
-Go through Owen and Miles' fall clothes to see what they need/do not need.
-Make myself a fall capsule wardrobe.
-Continue to go to the gym and eat healthy (& hopefully lose 5-10 more lbs.)
-Have mother/son dates with each boy.
These are actually more goals than I wanted to have for the remainder of the summer. I am a simple-minded person, and I usually like to stick to 3-5 (at the most) goals per month or so (can you tell I am a special education teacher?!?). I will touch base on how I am doing with these goals in a few weeks...it is time to get back to my wine and "Jane the Virgin" on Netflix (got to love being a teacher in the summer!).
Erin
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
5
5.
"5" has been a very significant number these days. Recently, my husband and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. Crazy how fast five years fly by. To celebrate our wedding anniversary, we decided to buy a house! This is where the number "5" comes in again; we've lived in our house for five years. These last five years in our cute, little bungalow has filled our hearts with so many joyful memories:
-Moving into the house in the cute little neighborhood with our then dog, Riley, who is now buried in our backyard.
-Chasing Riley in our neighbors' yards when she got off the leash!
-The many bump pictures I took by our handmade chalkboard in the kitchen.
-Bringing little Owen home for the first time.
-Riley passing in my husband's arms in the living room.
-Owen learning how to walk.
-Bringing our new puppy, Lucy home.
-Watching Owen and Lucy nap together in Owen's room.
-Bringing Miles home.
-Christmas time- the beauty of the Christmas tree in our front window.
-The rustic fall leaves brightening up the historic neighborhood.
-Walks to our favorite ice cream shop, through the local college, and down to the Farmer's Market.
Our house could not have served us better. It was only a little house, in a quaint neighborhood, but man, it meant the world to us.
"5" has been a very significant number these days. Recently, my husband and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. Crazy how fast five years fly by. To celebrate our wedding anniversary, we decided to buy a house! This is where the number "5" comes in again; we've lived in our house for five years. These last five years in our cute, little bungalow has filled our hearts with so many joyful memories:
-Moving into the house in the cute little neighborhood with our then dog, Riley, who is now buried in our backyard.
-Chasing Riley in our neighbors' yards when she got off the leash!
-Bringing little Owen home for the first time.
-Riley passing in my husband's arms in the living room.
-Owen learning how to walk.
-Bringing our new puppy, Lucy home.
-Watching Owen and Lucy nap together in Owen's room.
-Bringing Miles home.
-Christmas time- the beauty of the Christmas tree in our front window.
-Walks to our favorite ice cream shop, through the local college, and down to the Farmer's Market.
Our house could not have served us better. It was only a little house, in a quaint neighborhood, but man, it meant the world to us.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Update
It has been awhile since updating this little space of mine. I have since gone through a couple life changes: my beloved golden retriever died and we got a new dog named Lucy. She is a 10-month-old English Springer Spaniel. I also had another baby boy in December 2015. We like to call him Mr. Miles.
I have been on maternity leave, and will be going back in early March. As some of you know, when you have a child, you begin to ponder your life. I recently went through some old, elementary papers and projects of mine, and I decided that I am missing something.
I've always wanted to be a wife, and I am one.
I have always wanted children, well I have two beautiful boys.
I wanted to become a teacher, and that is a reality too!
One thing (besides being a hair stylist, more on that later) that I always wanted to be was an author. That's right. When I was in first grade, other kids wanted to become astronauts, doctors, and police officers, and I wanted to be an author. See, I always enjoyed writing, and, it turns out, I was decent at it. Lately, it feels like I need a creative outlet, and I've had the urge to write. So that urge is what brings me back here. Seeing as I am in the "mommy" phase of my life, I will probably be writing posts about babies, toddlers, and family. I will also post about being a working mom, a reality I've struggled with in the past, but have come to cherish.
~Mrs. W
I have been on maternity leave, and will be going back in early March. As some of you know, when you have a child, you begin to ponder your life. I recently went through some old, elementary papers and projects of mine, and I decided that I am missing something.
I've always wanted to be a wife, and I am one.
I have always wanted children, well I have two beautiful boys.
I wanted to become a teacher, and that is a reality too!
One thing (besides being a hair stylist, more on that later) that I always wanted to be was an author. That's right. When I was in first grade, other kids wanted to become astronauts, doctors, and police officers, and I wanted to be an author. See, I always enjoyed writing, and, it turns out, I was decent at it. Lately, it feels like I need a creative outlet, and I've had the urge to write. So that urge is what brings me back here. Seeing as I am in the "mommy" phase of my life, I will probably be writing posts about babies, toddlers, and family. I will also post about being a working mom, a reality I've struggled with in the past, but have come to cherish.
~Mrs. W
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