Let's play catch up!
In January we had a new niece born, Harper Faye. She's such a doll with the cutest little personality. Chelsea & Josh got so lucky with the best baby...she's been sleeping through the night since 3 days old & is just so sweet.
In February we went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras with my family. My sister is moving from there in June & we knew if we didn't go while her family was there we might not ever do it. It was such a fun experience & deserves a post on it's own. I also turned 31. Whew, I'm feeling old. I know it's not old, but sometimes those LDS social norms kick in & I feel really far behind where a lot of my peers are. Our employment is different than most, we aren't settled down attached to one particular area & we don't have a bunch of children. I try to just chug along day by day setting my own norms & ignoring the rude & insensitive comments by not only friends & complete strangers but also family. I've always been a little different than most, but sometimes that's harder than I'd prefer. Especially on the no-kid front & when I get comments from family like "well when you have your own kids...", I feel like screaming at them, "thanks for the reminder that I'm childless" !!!! It's almost comical considering I'm a nanny & the mother of the kids I nanny tells me weekly how in most cases I know her kids, especially her 2 year old better than she does & that they ask for me when I'm not there. I'm thankful to have her in my life & that she's there championing me along! She's always telling me it's ok to be different & we're still young & not to worry about what other people say or think.
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| The cute girls I nanny & their mom, Lisa! (I need a good picture with Jacob their brother in it!) |
In March was our big quarterly relief society meeting & it went awesome. I was so proud to be leading my committee who worked so hard & had everything turn out fantastically! I really love my calling & find so much satisfaction in improving the friendship & sisterhood in our ward. I love reaching out to sisters & having them help with our meetings. And, let's face it...I love planning a good event or party!
April was busy, busy, busy. Every couple months I do a short term nanny job for a 5 day stretch. It's for a family with kids ages 12, 8, 4 & 18 months...it's so crazy & hectic but I love doing it & love their family! So, I had them then the following week we had a Pink Party to thank all those people who supported Clint's mom this past year on her breast cancer journey. We are thrilled she's cancer free, but that also deserves it's own post. The week after that was Clint's sister Michelle's baby shower! We are so happy that she's having a little girl in July. It's been a long journey for her & it's such a blessing for her! I'm sure it also needs it's own post.
Whew, and here we are May 1, 2013! Where does time go. I'm looking forward to this hot summer season. I had a fitting today for my swimsuit (I have to get everything altered) and I was so excited with anticipation to hop in the pool! Final fitting is on Monday & hopefully it's perfect because I'm hitting the pool Tuesday if it is! It's already been over 100 here...bring it on!!
