Waves

It's interesting to me how our lives seem to move in waves. We're really not all that busy, but then a wave hits. It seems like we've had a much bigger wave going on lately and we've been moving way fast for awhile now.  I know a big part of that is that I've been working full-time at my nanny job while still picking up makeup gigs and now the holidays are among us!

We are starting to make progress on our house again too. :) We've finally hooked up the new dryer and sold both our old washer and dryer (yay!), we bought a new couch which is amazing and wonderful and fits in our living/family room much better, put away the fall decor and are starting to bring out the Christmas decorations :D, mounted the TV (Anthony is really happy about that).

We will probably get back to painting soon...and maybe, just maybe we'll have the common areas finished painting by Christmas :p

Appliance wise we just need to switch our garage fridge with our kitchen fridge - because the one in the garage is so much nicer and get our oven fixed so I can get back to cooking and baking! :D


The waves are good though. They come at the perfect time so we're not too busy to go crazy, but not too not busy to feel unproductive. We've finished our Christmas shopping (so thankful we got it done early) and are now working on getting things together to donate. It's so much better to give things away than to hold onto to things that wont aren't needed.

I'm missing old friends again. It's hard. We've left so many great, mature, wonderful relationships in Cali - I miss the longevity of them and the familiarity and comfort of them. We've been out here a year and I still feel like we don't really know anyone. I mean, we know lots of people, but we don't REALLY know people - not like California - not yet. I miss all our random get togethers at the apartment or my in-law's or Lauren's or Marina's or Katie's or...or...or... It doesn't seem like that really happens out here...not yet. On the other side of things though, I am cherishing (and cherishing SO MUCH) the relationships/friendships we are cultivating out here and loving getting to know the hearts of those we do get to meet. I know it all has to do with time - time to meet people, time to meet with people, time to grow - and that - all of that - I am cherishing deeply and continue to look forward to.

Another random thing - I bought a book at a garage sale the other day for our kids. I am not pregnant (sorry Bethses, no plans of it yet - I know your ears perked up a little bit at that though :P). I just really wanted this particular book for our babies when we have them and it was a smokin' deal. Originally $40 and I got it for $1. It was exciting. I couldn't pass it up :)

Anyways,  I know this is really all over the place - I'm just writing what comes to my mind and not editing it because I just don't feel like it. Sorry. So I'll end it here.

There's the randomness...I guess my thoughts come in waves too.  I will start posting recipes again soon (I will Kat, I will).