Happy Fall

I cant even begin to tell you how gorgeous the weather has been here. Not what I am used to at all! Normally I am getting out the coats and sweaters and the days of sundresses and flip flops are pretty much long gone. Here, not so much. I knew that living in the south it would be warmer, but I didn't realize that it would be  huge difference. I figured a few degrees. All week has been in the 70's and as I write this, its a fabulous 72 degrees and a slow and steady rain is coming down. I love it. I was also afraid that the trees would be much to look at when fall came around. To my surprise, they are also gorgeous. Of course they change WAY later here than they do back in STL. And its not all of them. Those huge live oaks are still just as green and gorgeous with their Spanish moss. I love it. You go to the Lowe's, and they still have all of their outdoor section open with all of their flowers still in full bloom. the farmers markets are still going on too. I was a bit nervous about leaving a real winter, but let me tell you, this is so much less depressing. I can actually get outside and let the kids go nuts. I'm just loving it here. No regrets.

lazy Sundays

I love Sundays! I love that we have found a fantastic church that is incredibly motivational and makes me want nothing more than to please God. A church that reminds me of the one we left. One that makes me want to be a better Christian. I am very thankful today for that!

Jason let the kids help him out a bit with the Nova today. Of course Noah was thrilled and always has a blast hanging out with his daddy talking cars. Nora just asked what everything was and told us that everything was pink. I just look at these two and cannot believe how big they are getting. Noah doesn't even look like a baby anymore. All of that is gone! I hate it so much and it tears me to pieces that my mom didn't get to watch that sweet face grow into a little boy. And Nora, I don't even know how that happened! She is hilarious and sweet and I want to freeze time more than anything. OK, I'm over my sappy mommy moment! ...Hope everyone has a fantastic week! xo

UPDATE!

Well, a little update on goal making. I feel like I did pretty good! I did not accomplish everything though. Running every night became a challenge because first of all it got cold! Also, Thursday I spent the entire afternoon walking around downtown Charleston which to me is a lot of walking! I did run three of the five nights I said I would..I guess that worked. Reading to my kids! DID it! OF course some of the books they handed me I may have slimmed down a bit after 10  minutes of them completely ignoring me. Made dinner every single night!! YAY! Pictures...not so much. Here is where that became an issue. Hospital bills started piling in. FUN. Got a bunch of room organized in the house though and I really think we are going to need to have  a garage sale. SO...a little extra Christmas money would be fantastic! Coming up with some new projects for the week! Desperately need to find a chair for the office, and found some adorable picture ideas! really enjoying the time at home with the kids and not feeling so incredibly overwhelmed with both work and family! Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Setting Goals!

Spent my evening with Jason talking about goals! I will be the first to admit that I am no good at making goals. I tell myself that I am going to do something and that I will start off slow....and I never make it. I get bored. I want a challenge. I had a LOT of goals when we first moved here. The problem is that it really does take awhile to get settled and lord knows that I had no plans to make a zillion trips to the hospital! SO, needless to say not much has been accomplished! You tell yourself that when you move into this new fantastic place that you are going g to be organized and make dinner EVERY night and only eat healthy for now on. Not so much. First of all, the food down here is fantastic. I just want to keep trying new places! So, when the weekend rolls around, my idea of fun is not spending time in the kitchen. So there goes that goal! Anywho, that's beside the point. The point is, I need to make some things happen. SO, I have ONE goal this week. That goal is to achieve all the other goals I have made. HA! My plan is to tell myself that I am going to blog about how this gets done so that way I actually need to do it! Okay, so here is my list!

1. Go run every night during the week. This shouldn't be too hard. 20 minutes all to myself 5 days a week ..yes please!
2. make dinner every night during the week. This one will be a challenge because I'm lazy!
3. Get one room organized every two days. I say this because sometimes my kids make it a bit difficult to go through things...Two days should do it!
4. Read to my kids every single day for 20 minutes. I'm bad! It was so easy with Noah but now that there are two, I have become a slacker. This needs to happen!
5. print out my pictures! I have so many stashed on cards and the computer its crazy! I will buy an album and make it beautiful!

Well, there you have it! I pray that I can make these things happen in the next couple weeks. I hope to update tomorrow with good news! Until then, enjoy some pictures I got today with the coolest tiny camera in the world! xo

 

fantastic weekend

Well, after one of the most stressful weeks I have had in quite some time, we got out this weekend. Got the kids downtown and to the park. This place is awesome. I am seriously just so impressed with the way people live down here. It is what I hoped for God and family first! They preached in church today's Philippians 1:12 about Paul's imprisonment and him spreading the gospel. They talked about how even in a bad situation, you can ALWAYS advance the gospel. Well, I can say that during this horrible week that I just had, I have never had so much love and prayers from people I don't even know! makes me want to spread the love even in a bad situation. God know exactly what he is doing! I have no regrets about leaving. It would have been fantastic to have my family and friends this past week, but God knew exactly what I needed and for that I give thanks. I give thanks for this beautiful weekend that he gave us here in Charleston, We were able to get out and enjoy the beauty that is Charleston. Enjoy xo

Here we go!

First of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of pictures! The past week has been total and complete chaos! It is so true that you don't realize how much stuff you have until you move it....to a house with no basement! Anyways, after a few trips to the goodwill, we are pretty much unpacked. And I am so excited that the kids should be here some time tomorrow! I'm missing them beyond words!

 So, I would like to share a bit about how incredibly awesome this place is! At first I was terrified! Of course we have been here several times, but never to summerville. We just kept reading online how wonderful of a community it is!  We took an gamble, and also rented a house we have also never seen! There have been zero disappointments! We are exactly where we want to be. The neighborhood is adorable and very quiet. We are on a corner, and across the street is a lake with a fountain. The area is very small town but has a ton to offer! We are back a bit where there is a ton of gorgeous nature and the live oak trees are lining the streets. It's just beautiful. Then there is there is a a Main Street that is the historic part with lots of little shops and fantastic places to eat. Let's not forget about the wine bar!! And to too it off, there is a huge shopping center with all of my favorite places... Except barnes and noble. I will try to survive though. All in all, ther me is nothing I don't like. (Except for maybe the water. Stl just has the best!!) The beach is a short drive from here and downtown just never gets old! I just cannot express how much I love this place and it just feels right. I cannot wait to get the kids here and show them everyhing! How lucky I feel that God gave us this chance to make a change!   My first goal here is to develop an accent... Yes that's right, a good old country accent. The draw down here is awesome and I want it! Ha! Also, tomorrow we are going to check out a church! Pretty nervous about this mostly because First Christian was just incredible.


  Anyways, I'm hoping to get some pictures up very soon of our new life! Thanks again for all the well wishes! We couldn't be happier! Xo

We did it!

I cannot believe it! We made it happen. After years of dreaming, talking, hoping, giving up, and then dreaming some more, we ACTUALLY made it happen!  Spent literally the entire day packing. Tomorrow the movers will be there and the. We are off! I am just beside myself excited. Woke up a little early this morning and laid there thinking about everything that has happened in the he past two years that we have lived in our house. It almost feels like it was very unlucky. We moved in one month after my mom started chemo and we are moving the week after we finished up on their house. It has been non stop. I walked around today and remembered all of the not so good events that have taken place in my house. My mom in my family room totally dazed and confused with all of the drugs she was on while we all tried to get her out of La la land. My dad on my couch every night looking like he was going to break down at any second. The morning I woke up and found Sweety had died. I had two dinners at my house for my family after both of my parents memorials. I spent the last year helping fix up their house to be ready to sell. There has been no break. The best day I had in that house was the day I brought Nora home. But that's about it. I have some terrible memories there. I cannot wait for a fresh start! I am going to miss my family like crazy!!! Since the death of my parents we had all become so much closer and I love it. I will also miss my friends! I am so thankful for the ones who have stuck by me through all of this craziness! For understanding when it's been to busy to always get together and to offer your help and make time for me in the end even when I couldn't always do the same of them. I love you guys and I cannot wait for vacations to the beach! Anyways, time for bed with another crazy day tomorrow. This is it!!! One more night as a St.Louis resident!