New Year...

Well, we meet again. Clearly my last blogging experience didn't last long. ooops. Kind of funny, I religiously kept a diary/journal all throughout high school & two years into college (reminds me: probably need to burn those...) yet, so hard to keep up with this.

Its a new year. 2013. I don't know what has given me such a kick in the butt, but I have been oddly motivated. Well, I have a couple of ideas:
1. I'm going to be 28 this year (?!). Which makes me almost 30. Not sure how I feel about that, but figured I needed to get it together before then.
2. Over the past year and two-thirds, I came to really understand how fragile life is. (first time, when my "textbook pregnancy" turned into an emergency situation- hearing "the baby's heart rate is too low" and "c-sections are pretty standard, but just in case..." (*talk about finding religion again.) and the second and more recent time, the loss of my {who should have been future} sister-in-law, at 23 years old {with the world in the palm of her hand} in a tragic single car accident hours before she was scheduled to come visit for the holidays).

So I'm not much for New Year's Resolutions, but apparently I seem to be giving them a try this time around...although I'm not sure I would necessarily categorize them as resolutions, as they are just things I want to do before I turn 30. 

I recently read somewhere that making lists makes you more successful in goal planning, here goes nothing (& in no particular order):

- turn my blog into a business
- start an etsy shop
- RUN. (ultimate goal: 1/2 Marathon in October 2013! but running a warm up 8K in June!)
- save $. (using the "52 week money challenge")
- cook more, eat out less
- really learn all the ins and outs of my Canon Rebel DSLR
- apply for GRAD school (still on the fence on this one, just putting it out there anyway)
- get this house together & organized...for real.

Lil ol me

my daughter & husband are my world & i couldn't be happier with that. i am far from perfect and i'm in complete awe of how blessed i am and constantly wonder how i came to be so lucky.

i am well intentioned, but stubborn. i tend to be a little scatterbrained. i'm rarely on time and am always losing my keys. i'm working on my patience. i wear my heart on my sleeve. i'm a hopeless romantic and desperately believe that good will always win out over evil. i live in organized chaos & have complete ocd about the oddest things. respect is huge with me. while i believe in the good in people, i believe that trust is something that is earned. i'm a shameless people watcher. i prefer tea or cocktails with a few close friends at a quiet, cozy place to a crazy night out bar hopping at the trendiest club. i have the best family ever (my new little family, the family i came from & my huge extended family!).


i love; SWEET TEA, lowercase letters, odd numbers, the colors pink, green & kentucky blue, the arts (music, dance, art, theater), the south (accents, food, chivalry, tradition), anything vintage inspired, road trips, cities, kentucky, real estate, interior decorating, holidays, champagne, crafting, baking, etiquette, college sports (SEC).

my favorite dresses twirl & have pockets. a girl should always carry a koozie in her purse, have over-sized sunglasses & sparkly heels.

upon hearing my daughter take her first breath, i finally (after 26 years, 2 months, 8 days, 9 hours and 39 minutes of constant future planning) learned to live in the moment.

first.

hi there y'all,

thanks for stopping by! yesterday, on a first anniversary of sorts (it was a year ago yesterday that i got the most incredible surprise in discovering i was pregnant with my little baby love), i figured its about time i give this whole blogging thing a try.  i'll tell stories, vent, share fun recipes and home projects, news i find interesting and tons of other things as i stumble through my newest roles in life as mommy & wife (excuse the corny, cliche rhyme!). i promise to try & not bore you too much.

happy reading!

always, M