Month of May

No, I have not suffered from bloggers' block :) the reason I have not been active lately is because this month has held so many things to do for me that I just have not had time!

This month has held a lot of "growing up" for Kellen and I. We closed on our house, renovated it, moved in, made "big girl/ big boy" decisions, and completely erased any possibility that we might still be children... we are in the real world now.

Kellen has decided to finally leave the company that has treated him like crap for so long... He will be pursuing other opportunities :) thank goodness! While this is a big stress, because we dont know what the immediate future holds for his job, we are so happy that he will be moving on from this place.

We have become officially financially independent. We used to have our cell phones on our parents plans, but this month, we also got on our own plans. (My dad said "Yay, I got a $10 raise! He is a hoot!)

Speaking of my parents, they were able to come up Memorial Day weekend and really help out around the house. My mom and I painted the master bedroom, while Dad and Kellen laid the baseboards (that look awesome!) and hung ceiling fans in the bedrooms, and also the water hose holders on the sides of the house. We got a lot done that weekend and it was so nice to see my family! Then, my uncle Wade and his family helped us move the big furniture, and he even power washed the fence for us! It was so wonderful to have so much help on the house that weekend! We have a great family!!

Kellen also finished another semester of school this month. This is always a topic of conversation because it is such a major stress for Kellen. Bless his heart, he is busting his butt to get done, but there always seems to be another obstacle for him to overcome (namely, Woodforest National Bank.) that is why we are so happy that he will be able to look for something else! He made wonderful grades last semester, and he deserved them! He applied for Grad school, and should be starting that coursework in the fall. It is hard for Kellen also because he could just throw his hands up in the air, say "I'm done!" and still have a bachelors degree! That is why this last year is so difficult because you just have to keep your eyes on the prize and not think about the short term, which is easier said than done!

"Sometimes you have to laugh just to keep from crying..." that seems like a constant mantra in our house :) we have learned how to enjoy little things like sitting on our back porch together, or taking a walk around the neighborhood (A. because it is cheap, and B. because we can do those things now that we have a house.)

Overall, this month was just a lot of hard work, a lot of growing up, a lot of responsibility, and a lot of making difficult decisions. We learned how to install laminate wood floors, how to patch a hole, how to replace a light fixture, a lot about lawn maintenance, dog-grooming even! It has been a wonderful, and awful month at the same time! :)