{Back so Soon?}

I know, I know...I said I wouldn't be back for a while. These past two weeks I have focused hard on finding balance and mentally coaching myself to turn my brain off from my job in order to enjoy life with the people I love. Not sure if this means I'll be blogging as much as I use to since my priorities have certainly changed. But since I consider this blog a "journal" of our life that I hope to one day look back and reflect on, I wanted to continue document life when possible to keep all our friends updated.

Some highlights of the month for me have been spending Labor Day weekend with all my college roommates and their husbands. I love those girls SO much and we never get to all hang out so the annual mountain trip is always welcomed. My favorite part this year was actually a day when it rained and just us girls curled up on the couch together to watch a chick flick. Don't get me wrong, I love my husband but he isn't really into the chick flicks so it was a treat. This is what the guys did while we watched the movie....

Here we girls are with our matching shirts...another tradition of ours. Such a great weekend filled with Smores, hilarious conversations and late night porch talks! I'm already counting down to next year.

Todd and I also took another trip to the mountains with my entire family. It was great to hang out with family and share life together. I didn't take many pictures...shame on me.

Other highlights this month so far...my best friend Magan had her second child, baby Ben, last night. I just wished we lived closer so I could serve her and her family during this exciting time. Can't wait to meet him!

I know I'm jumping around a bit so hang with me. We are also rejoicing this month that Todd has a job.  He is beyond honored to be working for Elevation Church. I believe his title is video producer but don't quote me on that. I'm looking forward to seeing how God uses us, grows us and challenges us even more than ever before. 

I'll leave you with a Maggie update. Maggie is our three month old goldendoodle and I can't imagine life without her. She can be quite a challenge but very sweet. Todd caught this rare moment tonight when she curled up in my arms.

We are so blessed. God is good. Life is good.  

{See you Soon}

Hey friends! I found a few minutes tonight to squeeze in a blog post so thought I would finally do it. As  you can tell, I have been off the radar for a while. As you know, I got a full time job teaching library and I have been SO busy. I'm not even sure busy is the best word to describe my life lately. Basically there are not enough hours in the day. I'm completely exhausted. I'm working really hard at balancing my school life and personal life. I tend to worry too much and be anxious over dumb things. Any first year teacher usually deals with these similarities. It's a good kind of stress and I'm just working hard at learning how to relax and just enjoy this ride. I have been blessed by being hired by an amazing school district and I have so much support. I'm very thankful.

Unfortunately, this blog is the last item on my list to care for. It's hard to even say those words since blogging has been a creative outlet to journey my life for almost four years. Maybe sometime soon I can get back in the swing of things but until that time, I will be taking a break.

Thanks for reading and I hope to be back SOON! Prayers for me with this new transition would be awesome. For my close friends, do call! I'd love to hear from you and catch up! Love to all!

-Sara