Bach To Reality

ACK!  I wrote this post 2 weeks ago to the date -- and then didn't post it because I was waiting to ensure it was officially, officially over....And now - I'm really going to post it! Do you think I've been avoiding you lately? I have. Did you send me an e-mail and I didn't respond?  I've been avoiding you. Did you send me a text and I didn't respond? I've been avoiding you. This house stuff has been pure exhausting.  Emotionally.  Physically.  Terrible.  I'm SO over it. And I can be.  Because it's over. We put our house on the market on Tuesday, April 15th.  It was a quiet week and an even quieter weekend in regards to house activity.  However, we failed to realize that we put our house on the market during Spring Break...followed by Easter Weekend.  The next week was crazy busy.  Showings, Open Houses, and lots of internet traffic.  Saturday, April 26th we had a couple ask if they could come look at the hous...

What a weekend. What a fabulous weekend!   I had a craving - first, I don't believe in pregnancy cravings...but I sure do love giving in to them! So Friday night we went out for Mexican. Just me. Andy. Eleanor.  It's amazing how much fun the 3 of us can have together.    Saturday we had a college roommate reunion grill out.  Hot Dang do I love these girls!  I'm far to lazy to upload a picture of us from back in the day. The wild and crazy days at Marquette... In some ways we have really changed - in some ways we haven't changed at all.  I am SO incredibly lucky to have these amazing, smart, talented, beautiful ladies in my life.  AND each one has an equally amazing man that has embraced the craziness of "The GPP" and it feels like they have been with us from the beginning. AND the petite gpp kiddos that we have introduced.  These adorable, energetic, hilarious kiddos.  Ah!  I just can't get enough of them....

 This past weekend I spent with my sister in the glorious city of Rockdale.  It was our third time at " Craftin' By The Creek ".  Now, I'll let you know that I have no kickbacks for saying this, but seriously, check this place out.  It's just beautiful and while it's really designed for crafters (scrapbookers and quilters) anyone can rent the house.  Typically, I sit in my chair and never move from my table....I have a mission of getting some serious scrapbooking done....and typically, we are there in November or January and we don't have any reason to do anything else.  But this time, being 5 1/2 months pregnant (OMG - I'm 5 1/2 months pregnant already!) and being May, we actually got up and out a little bit.  We sat outside and even took a nice 3 mile walk.  OK, so I know you are judging me right now.  I mean, what kind of DORK goes scrapbooking all weekend?  This dork! :)  It's my hobby and I just love it.  And lucky ...

Another year - another Mother's Day.  Another time to reflect on a Mother's Love.    And for the last 6 years, every day for the last 6 years, I've been trying to figure it out - thinking I've figured it out.    I mean, I have and know my Mother's love.  For the last 33 years, I've known it.  I've learned it.  She was a mother.  She grew to be a friend. And now she's a Grandmother.  And I'm so, so lucky.   And then I was pregnant.  And nothing was more important than the child I carried. And then she was born. And my life will never, ever be the same.  If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. If my mother loves me 1/3 of what I love this kid...I'm one lucky lady. Eleanor exhausts me.  When she's tired - she doesn't talk...she shrieks.  It's like nails on a chalkboard.  When she's tired, she can't sit still and she'll climb all over you trying to get comfortable...