Remember when I wrote this lovely little ditty amidst a passionate need to make sure the world knew I’m still me? Welp…I survived birth, but more difficult, I survived Maternity Leave. Kudos to Stay at Home Moms. “Good for you, not for me”…I cannot go 8 hours a day without intelligent adult conversation. I can’t.... Continue Reading →
16 Years. Time marches on.
At approximately 2:42 a.m. on November 18, 1999, the 59-foot high stack, consisting of about 5000 logs, collapsed during construction. Of the 58 students and former students working on the stack, 12 were killed and 27 were injured. This ended the tradition known as Bonfire on the Texas A&M Campus, and forever changed the face... Continue Reading →
Sometimes He thinks I may not notice
My husband is a saint. At the most, one month from today, we’ll be parents. I thought I’d take the time to thank him out loud, since in a month we may get a little busy with this baby… Thank you for putting together every piece of crib and stroller and baby gear that came... Continue Reading →
Books for my Kid
Sorry, I know. Sorry I’m not sorry. It’s been such a whirlwind that I don’t even know how to start saying “I’m still here”. That said, I’m still here. I know these were on my list for quite awhile now as a to-do. And today I’m proud to say, they are done and on his... Continue Reading →
It takes a Village to be more than a Mom
I consider myself a realist, if not even veering off into pessimist at times. I don’t like “preparing for the worst and hoping for the best” as it’s an emotionally exhausting way to be, but I naturally do it because I’m an anxious person. I recently posted that I wasn’t sleeping well to facebook and... Continue Reading →