Nail files
Sinful colors: candy coated and Sinful colors: orange dream (accent).
In the middle of moving into our new house in Buies Creek! Lets hope it all goes smoothly!
Happy Friday!
So What: Farewell
This week I’m saying SO WHAT…
- if we’re moving tomorrow. Holy freaking cow. can i say i wish we could stay in CLT, in this house, forever?
- if the stupid tape dispenser I’m using to pack and I are having fighting words.
- if packing is tearing UP my hands and nails.
- if the cup of coffee I drank at 8:30 on Tuesday night had me wired all night.
- if I’ve been so busy that it hasn’t exactly hit me yet that we’re leaving this house/Charlotte.
- if my poor face looks like a 13 year old. Stupid stress acne.
- if the Mumford & Sons Pandora station has been on non stop the last few days.
- if I ate McDonalds for lunch yesterday.
- if we’re moving to BFE.
- if I’m going to miss my CLT BFF like crazy (okay, not so what–this one really sucks).
- if maybe when I think about leaving our life here I cry just a bit.
- if the above statement is a lie. I cry a lot.
Fare the well, Charlotte.
Fare the well, house.
We always said we never, ever wanted to live here.
And now I wish we would never ever leave.
This town surprised us.
We had so much fun here.
Our marriage grew so much here.
Our lives started taking the direction we always hoped they would.
And with dreams coming true comes change.
So we pack up our stuff.
We stare at the empty rooms that used to be so full of life
and maybe a tear or two fall.
We’ll clutch on to each other, because that’s what we know
and we’ll drive away.
Just like we drove away from Athens.
And just like some day we’ll drive away from Buies Creek.
Life.
It’s sure full of adventure.
I’m buckled in.
Drive.
Happenings.
Do you ever have those projects that, in your head, seem like no big deal? Oh, that won’t take but an afternoon. Or a couple hours. It’s nothing.
Uh. Yeah. That’s packing my kitchen. It’s the one room I really have to pack on my own because the movers will pack everything else. But I swear–stuff just appears out of the woodwork when it comes time to actually box it all up.
My one day project has turned into a few hours here–a few hours there–and I’m still not done. Yikes.
Thanks to a change of plans–as of today at 6PM, I am officially done with my traditional job. I cannot believe it. And I’m sure it’ll take a bit of time before it actually hits me that I’m able to stay home and work on the things I love so much every day.
I was watching The Bachelor WTA last night, and it hit me like a ton of bricks when the previews for next week’s episode came on that holy cow, I’ll be tuning in from our house in Buies Creek.
I also may have set up the internet and cable to be hooked up Friday and Saturday. I’m talking–the Charter guy will be showing up probably around the same time our moving truck does. I don’t even care if that causes any chaos…I will not go without internet. TV I could do without *gasp* but not internet. Especially now that I’ll be working from home.
I may be mourning the loss of a garbage disposal harder than I should be. Quick: what can I wash down the sink in the next 48 hours?
I might be panicking about the fact that my husband wants to just put the TV on the mantle. People don’t do that…do they? I mean, I totally understand that in order to mount it on the wall we’d have to drill through brick–but still. Who puts their TV on the mantle? (if YOU do, please tell me. I really want to know!)
Happy Tuesday, Friends! I’ll be the girl losing her mind the next couple of days (don’t I handle moving so well? In fact, I handle lots of things really well). I really wish there was a sarcasm font.
Looks like we made it.
This morning I woke up, and J was there beside me. In my sleep, I must have forgotten he was back. I wish I could describe to you the sense of relief I felt when I saw him laying there.
It’s over, guys. The last few months have been some of the hardest I’ve gone through. Call me dramatic, I don’t care. It just isn’t something I was prepared to ever do. It’s not something I ever wish to do again. I learned a lot about myself, about my marriage. That period (see that? Past tense? I’m so thankful I get to refer to it that way now) will be something I’ll always remember. It’ll seem brief in my memory. And I’m sure in relevance to life and to what others go through it really was. But no matter, I felt a kind of pain I didn’t think was possible. I’m so, so grateful it’s over. I’m so grateful we’re back together as we should be. I’m not cut out for the long distance marriage thing, in case you couldn’t tell.
I’m going through our stuff. I know the movers will pack everything for us, but there’s no sense in them packing trash. Or junk. So I’ve been sifting through everything. It’s amazing, even after all these moves, the things I’ve been finding. Old photos stuffed in an envelope in a drawer. Old notes passed between the hub and me in high school. A letter of encouragement from an old roommate whom I don’t even speak to anymore. When you think back over your life, it’s so easy to forget tiny moments.
I hesitated to write this post. It’s not full of pictures or funny quips. But that’s another thing that I’ve looking back through–this blog. Long before I ever knew about followers or even knew if anyone ever read this blog, I wrote real, meaningful posts. Posts I’m thankful I wrote. Posts that actually had me writing. It’s not to say that I won’t be keeping up with some of the fun, fluffy posts, but it might be time I get back to the root of who I am–what this blog was meant to be.
Life: it’s on the brink of change once again. I feel very much like I did in the months leading up to our wedding–excited and scared. I’m entering into my very last week of traditional work after which I’ll be taking the much anticipated leap into writing full time.
Anything got you thinking, lately? Anything you’re reminiscing about? Any stories from your past lingering in your mind lately? I’d love it if you’d share.
H54F & Nail Files!
1. Wet & Wild Mega Last: I need a refreshMINT Accent: Rimmel: Dazzle (I’m apparently obsessed with this accent color. Funny, since I’ve had it for several years and hardly ever wore it before)
2. Ultra productive week as far as gearing up for the move and cleaning go! You know it was productive if I even washed my makeup brushes!
3. Wet & Wild Mega Last: Tropicalia with Essie: Set in Stones
4. Spent a total of 7 hours at the vet with poor little George this week. Hoping we see some improvement this weekend!
5. Everyone is happy Mr. Husband decided to come home early! He wasn’t supposed to make it back to CLT until Wednesday (for the move on Thurs) but with everything that’s gone on with George, he wanted to get here sooner! So HOORAY! We’re reunited for GOOD!
Happy weekend, Friends! It’s our last one here in Charlotte! Can’t believe the next H54F & Nail File’s post will be coming at you from Buies Creek!
