1) I went back to work. Maternity leave it officially over and I have come to accept the fact that I can not stay home with my baby boy anymore. Well... until Austin becomes a lawyer and makes big dollars... then maybe I can stay home. :) It is good being around adults, I must say, but really hard to leave the little guy.
2) Moved out of our house! Yep... we sold our first home. We closed on Friday, and moved out completely on Saturday. We have been working our tails off getting the house packed and cleaned. I never knew that I would get so attached to a house... especially because when we bought this house we KNEW we would only be in it for a few years. Our plan was to always move to Texas... the plan just really crept up on us!
I think another reason why has been so tough for us is because we have (had) such great neighbors. We've recently become good friends with the neighbors across the street, Chanel & Scottie... and they have a little babe, Cameron, that is just 4 weeks younger than Brady. I think we could sit & talk about the babes forever!! :)
Our other neighbors, Jeff & Nicole, have been our friends since Day 1 of living in our house. They have the most ADORABLE girl too, Kennedy, that I love soooo much! She was just 2 when we moved in, and I have really gotten to see her grow up a lot. I think moving REALLY hit me when I saw Kennedy outside with her Dad, (wearing her new glasses), and Jeff was teaching her how to ride a bike. I lost it. Good thing nobody could see me in my mess. Haha.
3) Austin moved to Texas. Yep, on Saturday morning he loaded up a moving truck & towed his car behind it. He is now a Texan. I have a new-found respect for all the Military wives out there. I knew y'all worked hard being single moms... but I had no idea the emotional tow it has on you. It was so hard to say goodbye to Austin, and know that he would not be with Brady & me for a month. Thank goodness I know there is light at the end of the tunnel though.... Austin did get a Skype camera & Skype account, so we can still chat & he can see Brady. It really makes things much better.
4) Our cats moved to Brett & Nicole's house. Brett was one of my neighbor's when I lived in Bellevue but I suppose I didn't really become friends with him until after Austin & I started dating. He married just the sweetest girl in the world less than a year ago, Nicole. Thank goodness they came to our rescue when we needed a temporary home for our cats until we both move to Texas. (Austin is staying at my parents house where "no cats are allowed", (and I will respect that rule for a place to stay for the next 3 years!!) and Molly & John are still living in the guest house, where we will be living.. and very allergic to cats... and we already pawned our dogs off on them, so we figure we should give them a break!).... so we had no option but to board or get rid of them... and boarding is anywhere from $12-35 PER CAT!! It is ridiculous! So... we are forever grateful to these WONDERFUL peeps! And they are SUCH cat lovers I know our little guys are in good hands this month!
5) Austin started his summer Law School class! :) This is VERY EXCITING! Probably more for me than for him... because he has been spending MUCH of his time studying & doing homework already! This class helps prepare him for law school in August & gives him a heads up in all that is to come! Austin did send me this picture today, with the caption "This is my life for the next 3 years." However, he didn't say if this was a good thing or a bad thing....
6) Being homeless & without my husband, Brady & I moved into my brother's house. My brother, Willy, and wife, Erin, have the sweetest boy in the world (besides Brady). He is 9 months and almost walking!! I hope that he starts walking in the next month so I can see it!
They are sooo wonderful for putting us up for a month that I don't know how I will ever repay them! We've got a great set-up in the basement that works great for Brady & me. I will really be missing all of my family & friends when I move... but Liam I may miss the most. Watching kids grow up is so amazing... and not being able to watch Liam on a regular basis will be sad. AND... they are expecting ANOTHER kid in November!! I can't even BEGIN to imagine how hard that will be!
This is them with Brady in the hospital. I guess they saw how wonderful he is and then decided it was time for another!
Anyway... as you can see, it has been a couple weeks full of emotion. A few people have said that my facebook status' have been super depressing... so I do apologize for that... Things really are not that bad & Brady & I will make it through the month just fine. :)
Wow! What a big month already!!
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