Saturday, August 27, 2011

MIA



So here we are starting a new adventure. My three weeks of stay-at-home-dom has come and gone, and I do believe I did it well. I slept [a lot], ran errands [a lot], watched TV [a lot], and prepared myself for a new step. GRADUATE SCHOOL.

Going back to school has been something I've always assumed I would do. I love learning, I love that environment and I love to be knowledgeable on the subjects I'm passionate about. I was lucky in undergraduate school to choose what I wanted to study early on, Marketing -- and enjoy it from the get go. I always just knew it was where I needed to be. I love this field, and have found it fascinating from the beginning. But graduate school for me, is a chance to make myself better in the field I love. An opportunity to go further.

So, back to school. It will be tough. And it will be stressful, and I plan to enjoy every moment of it, because I know I'll never be back here. I'll never be here, at LSU, in class, on campus, care-free (mostly) with my entire day focused on reading, absorbing and learning. I'll probably never have the freedom like this experience offers. And I know Jason and I will never be in this place again either.

It feels as though graduate school is the gateway to so many bigger things. It's that "last step" before the next step -- a family. Moving to a new city (probably). Having kids. Getting grounded. And being more than just the two of us. I think that is part of what excites me the most about starting school. I know it's the first step in a new direction for us. I don't want to get ahead of myself and miss this experience, but I can't help but look down the road a little bit and get excited about what's to come.

So, in honor of that. I wanted to reflect on where we've been lately.

We braved our first holiday season together:

We moved into a new place (with the help of some amazing family and friends):




We celebrated another Spring, where a year before we stood waiting to see each other for the first time on our wedding day:

And of course, loved on our adorable, almost human child, Sadie (who right now, I kid you not, is licking the couch cushions):


And we danced. A lot.




So soon, there will be new pictures of new moments together. And I can't wait to share our exciting it will al be!