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