Life Lately

Hey guys! It's been an entire year since I've last posted here!  I've had mixed emotions about keeping this blog going. Although I enjoy documenting our family adventures and travels, I've also felt that what I share is silly and unimportant. Instagram has also been such an easy place to share photos that I just defaulted to there. My goal is not to blog and gain hundreds of followers, it's really just to document some of our favorite moments and share them with those that love us. So, on that note, let's see if I can keep up with 2018!

This past year was the least and most eventful year of our lives. The end of 2016 (throwback!) was spent settling into our new home and getting into the groove of new work (for Emma).  In February we found out we were pregnant and I swear I spent all of last year mentally preparing for baby. We didn't take as many trips as we normally do, and overall kind of got into a funk of being homebodies.  Which, in hindsight, was dumb because I had a really smooth pregnancy. We did go to Charleston with our friends Tim and Courtney to celebrate their accomplishments being finished with school and considered it our last trip before baby.

Most of last year is a blur, attempting to figure out the new phase of life we were about to be projected into. (Which, by the way, you can't possibly fully prepare for... although I think we've done ok. ;) )  Then October rolled around and Brenna finally arrived! I cannot even begin to describe what a joy it has been to be her mom. I used to roll my eyes in my mind when people would say, "your lives are about to change!" Mostly because you also receive comments like, "You better do everything fun now, because you won't get to once you have kids." So this "change" people spoke of sounded like a horrible, boring change for the worse, when in fact it's the most sweet and enjoyable life altering change we've experienced.  Now, some of you parents are laughing right now because we are only 3 months into this gig and I'm sure there are some of you that have already lived through this blissful time and know there are moments you just want to shove your kids in a closet and run away (but never do, of course).  We'll look to you during those times to secure our sanity. :)

In the upcoming weeks I'll share our birth story and some other thoughts on this roller coaster of life. But let's be real, that's not what one looks like after giving birth and welcoming a new little one into the world. That's the face of a lady who has been pampered by nurses for 3 days and who is armed with numbing spray and a donut to ride home with. Just keepin' it real (you're welcome ladies).  This is more like it: