Well, it's been years, literally, since I last posted anything. I could easily give myself the label of "worse blogger ever" and maybe I will...except that I'm going to try to start blogging more frequently now.
A lot has changed since I last wrote a post. A LOT.
I met the most amazing man.
We got engaged.
We got married.
We traveled to Jamaica. And China. And Colorado.
We got pregnant.
We bought a house.
I quit teaching.
We had the most amazing daughter ever, Vera Fae.
Sometimes I can't quite believe all that has happened in the last three years since meeting Derek. I am so blessed by such an amazing husband. He does so much for Vera and me. We are so thankful for him.
Aside from motherhood, it's been such an adjustment to not be teaching anymore. Don't get me wrong, I would not go back to the classroom right now. I absolutely LOVE being home with my daughter all day. I love the time she and I have together, just the two of us. I love watching her discover new things. I love it when I have walked out of her sight and then I come back and she is all smiles for me. And I love that because we spend all day together, I can easily let Derek hold her more at night and therefore get some quality daddy/daughter time too. But all that to be said, being home with a three month old baby is quite different than teaching junior high English which is what I spent the last seven years doing. There are times when I miss the kids and more times when I miss my coworkers. I had such a community at my school and I have a feeling that no matter how long I teach at another school someday in the future, it will never compare to what I had at New Life for seven years. I met my best friends there and had the opportunity to teach with them every day. I will forever be thankful for that.
And so even though my days are much quieter and a lot more low-key, I am loving this time in life. I anxiously await Vera to wake up every time she takes a nap so that we can play together more. And while it definitely isn't easy to live on one income, I am very thankful that we are making it work. I have always wanted to be able to stay home with my kids but also was a little uncertain if the time would come and I would realize that I need to be out with other people. Not everyone is meant to be a stay at home mom and that is totally fine, I was just very hopeful that I would be meant to do it. And so far, it's been absolutely wonderful :)
