Well, here I go again...a month later. I am just not good at this regularly blogging thing. Oh well!! Can't be fabulous at everything, although I can certainly try. 

I think I last posted before I went to Oregon, so I guess I'll start there! I actually had a pretty wonderful trip home, minus one little meltdown at my dad's birthday party. I don't know what happened with that, other than it was nearing the end of my trip, it was my first wedding anniversary and I wasn't with my husband, and my parent's house is just way too small and my family is just too loud with too many people in that tiny space. I basically ended up just running out of there about 45 minutes before the party was actually over. I was feeling so overwhelmed and anxious and I just couldn't take it. It has been happening to me infrequently for the last few years, usually only when we are having a big family function and I just start freaking out.

Anyways.

So the rest of the trip was a lot of fun. I got to spend alot of time with J, who is one of my best girlfriends in the world. We always have so much fun and I just love her to pieces. I didn't get to see E, which made me sad for sure! He is my favorite and can always make me smile no matter what. I did go to Multnomah Falls with J -- quite a hike when you haven't hiked  anywhere in about 2.5 years! That's the bad thing about Memphis...So flat! No hiking unless you drive 2 or 3 hours into Arkansas :( I did finally get to go to the beach in Oregon, though! My wonderful sister and I took the kids out there, and it was so nice to just hear the ocean and feel the breeze. It was AMAZING. I only wish my sweets could have been there! The baby looooved eating the sand, we couldn't get him to stop shoving it into his mouth when weren't looking - yikes! I have gotten to be there for both his and my sweet boy S' first times to the beach - I love it. I want to be the cool auntie :) I think I need to get some packages going for them in the mail!!

Something huge happened as well...that fabulous job I was going on about last time I wrote? Yep, not working for her anymore. Apparently, she decided that she didn't need me as an assistant after all. AFTER I quit my other job so I could work for her. Lovely, right? And above all that, she told me over a text message! Haha. Very smooth. Oh well, I guess that just means it wasn't meant to be and I will hopefully find something fabulous soon. I am not looking very hard until Dad is gone though. 

Speaking of which: My dad is going to be flying into Little Rock in two days! Woooohooo!! I am so so excited. It has been over a year since anyone has come out and visited us, and I am over the moon that it's my wonderful dad! I love him so much and I can't wait to show him all the awesome things Memphis has to offer. (It also has some terrible things going for it as well, but I won't focus on those!) Jon & I have been working hard on the guest room...well, mainly me but he has financed a lot of it :)  It is really taking shape and I am so proud! I painted the bookshelves in there today; white so they match the other shelf that's already on the wall. Nothing too crazy but it is looking good! 

Time for me to go check on the mice. Hopefully I can get off campus by 7:30! 

~A

so, my awesome friend erin who is really inspiring me to get my weight on track has inspired me in yet another way to get my butt back into blogging. can it really have been 6 months since i last posted anything? yikes. 

let me try to think of all the updates. 

i still have: 

awesome husband

cute dog

lots of schoolwork

volunteering

great family

nice friends

i have recently acquired:

FANTASTIC new job!!! i really do love it. i got a job as a personal assistant for a lady here in memphis, and she is really great. i get to do all the things my ever loving ocd heart could desire: planning, scheduling, making lists, crossing things off lists, running around like a crazy person, meeting new people, feeling really extra important for no reason at all :) doesn't that sound fabulous? it is!

i am, sadly, no further along in my weight loss than i was when i posted last. i have issues. lots of them. i just can't seem to do it. maybe it's my attitude? maybe it's that i make excuses for myself? maybe it's a lot of things. all i know is, i don't want to be this girl anymore. i was telling a friend today, about how i used to be an athlete, and that sometimes i just sit back and wonder where that girl went, and could she come back, please? i don't know. i just started my gym membership back up, so hopefully that will inspire me to be eating better as well. i will keep you all posted!

maybe. in six months. :) 

oooh, another update. my little baby sister is pregnant. i still can't believe it, really! i know she is 24, but...she's the baby. right? she can't be pregnant. can she?

so crazy. 

on another awesome, fantastic note: i am flying home on tuesday to see all my sweet nieces, nephews, and assorted other family and friends. i can't wait!! they are so amazing and i am really excited about it.

well, i feel better now that i updated. hopefully i can keep up with it and write again sooner rather than later.

place where i am going to be in just a few short days::

multnomah falls, in the beautiful state of oregon :)