i LOVE my family.

So it's totally cool. My in-laws went on vacation to GA to visit my brother in law Mike before he's voluntary shipped to Iraq (idk when, but this year). My mom and sister in law Amy were so awesome to take care of baby for that time. My other in-laws Nate and Shaunasee gave us their old big screen.I dont even care that it takes up even more space in our cramped quarters. My grandma cooks the most awesome dinners, and I have never felt closer (in a non-sibling way) to my sisters. It's cool to be surrounded by people you love when life stresses you out.

Movin' on up

With the passing of my grandpa Ray, Tom and I decided to move in with my grandma to keep her company while paying off our debt. Not many people get this opportunity - to both spend a lot of time with those you love, and devote a large chunk of your income toward debt resolution. It has been pretty emotional on my part. I didn't know if we were making the right choice (the space is limited), and I didn't know if we could co-habitate with her successfully. We are in week 2, and all seems to be going well. Dilly is happy and healthy and full of energy. We finally got him sleeping through the night, thank God. We are so exhausted lately. I am so happy to be a momma, and happy to be learning my g-mas cooking secrets ;).

New year, new outlook?

With such a busy and stressful 2009, I have been: both the most happy and the most sad, in the most pain, the most scared, the most depressed, the most excited, the most loved, and the most blessed I have ever been in my entire life.

So many big things have happened: I had my first baby, I found out I actually like green peppers, I had heart surgery, I had my gall bladder out, I have seen the inside of my body in so many ways (MRI, ultrasound, TCD Doppler, Tiny bubbles shot in my veins to illuminate the blood vessels in my brain), my wonderful grandfather passing away, deciding to move to my grandmas, starting a new job in the area I actually went to school for (and regardless of what I say I like it), loving my husband in a way I didn't know was possible.

With all the good and bad, I am thankful we made it to 2010. Here's to a quieter year full of quality time spent to those we love, and the knowledge to know how good we truly have it.