How are you? How is your week going? Has it been quiet like mine? I feel like I am finally recovering from a super busy past couple of months. It seems like we have been going non-stop since we put our house on the market almost 3 months ago!
Sometimes I wish I could sit down with each reader here and have coffee with you. Drinking coffee and connecting face to face with a sweet friend is just a zillion times better than via a computer screen, don't you think?
If we were having coffee together today, I would try my best to arrive on time. You know how it is with a kiddo-- even though I'm a "planner," having a little one never fails to derail me most times. I would probably show up at least 5-10 minutest late with a pretzel or an In-N-Out sticker stuck to my sweater from Eden and her creative ways.
I would probably order an iced coffee with a splash of half-n-half and a few pumps of vanilla. It really depends on where we are having coffee. If we were at Starbucks, I would probably have one of those sea-salt carmel mocha drinks. Whatever those things are called, man, they are good. I tried one on a whim the other day, and I about died. Yummmmm. But typically, I always order iced coffee. Because I mean, really, no one can make a bad iced coffee.
If we were having coffee together this morning, I would tell you that I am kind of going through a weird post-partum stage. Eden is fully weaned, and I think my hormones are going crazy. I've read up about mood swings after you wean a baby, and I totally think my current state is a result of the weaning process. I feel like some days I am really happy, and other days I am downright moody. I am trying to take it day by day. Most of the time, though, I find that I am adjusting okay as long as I get good rest :)
If we were having coffee this morning, I would tell you that I have felt so thankful for my church family lately. After 2.5 years of living here in Arizona, we are finally at that point where it feels like we live here. Not just live here physically. But like, live here, on all levels. We are growing here. We are building community here. I love it here so, so much. This place has grown on me on so many levels.
If we were having coffee together this morning, I would tell you about how excited I am for Christmas this year. Last year, Eden was only 4 months old and she didn't really get it. This year, I know she will just be in awe of every little thing. She is already getting so excited when she sees all the lights & Christmas decor at Costco! Having a little is so amazing because it makes you get to re-live all the childhood fascination all over again. It is truly the best gift.
I would tell you that I can never get tired of the song "Sweet Disposition" from The Temper Trap.
And that this band's latest CD is unreal. Gorgeous. Incredible.
I would tell you that...
I am turning 29 in March and am kind of freaking out about it. 1 year shy of 30.
I am soooo tired about hearing about Miley Cyrus and Kim Kardashian and freaking Kanye.
I am disappointed in our government and the fact that my husband had to go to work every day without knowing when he was going to get paid during the shutdown.
Building a house from the ground up is the most exciting thing ever.
I dream of our next, one-day baby and always dream it's a boy.
I would tell you that...
Eden is incredible and every day she does something new and she is constantly amazing me.
This is my favorite age ever. But of course, I said that last month.
Eden signed "more" & "thank you" for the first time this week. And said, "All done." And learned to walk backwards. And constantly is making me laugh. And is cutting molars (for some reason, they are easier than her first couple of teeth...??).
I would tell you that... I am missing my friends that live far away lately. And am getting sad that one of my best friends here is moving away in a few weeks :(
I sometimes wish I could be more mysterious-- but then again I have found that mystery rarely brings authenticity. And authenticity brings deep, real relationships, so....
I would tell you that...
I love this little place.
And life is so, so good.
And Joshua makes me the happiest woman in the world.
Okay, bye. xo
