Where to even begin

Ever have one of those times when you need to catch someone up on your life but you have no clue where to even begin because everything has been so absolutely insane? Yep well this is absolutely one of those moments. Yes I fell off the face of the blogging world but only temporarily! Our family is going through some seriously stressful changes and priorities take over when I get into this stressed out mommy mode!

First my husband was injured while attempting to complete Officer Candidate School and thus dropped from the class and we returned to GA for him to heal and train for a future class, which we decided would be in October 2012 in order for his shins to heal properly and him to relearn out to run without reinjury. So all was set for us to do a simple move whenever he graduated OCS in December and we would be settled in Houston TX by January in order for him to start classes at the University of Houston and for Jaxon to be enrolled in a local preschool.

While registering for my FINAL semester as an undergraduate student at Liberty University, we discovered I was surprisingly pregnant with our second child! Overjoyed was not my initial reaction considering the confusion this would bring to our "plans." But in true God fashion, our plans are not always parallel to His all powerful plans. I was determined to complete these final few classes over the summer. Throw in a few stressers, we determined the due date, December 31st. With Alan's graduation from OCS falling in december we knew that Jaxon and I would be unable to stay in GA without adequate support in case this little guy decided to come early, not to mention attempting a move to TX with a two week old was just a little bit overwhelming for me! So the decision was made to pack ALL of our belongings into a large storage unit and take the necessities and move to North Carolina with my parents so I would have the support I needed as well as be close enough to Virginia to go see Alan on Libo weekends. 

Over the summer I did complete my classes, we DID pack stuff everything we owned into a small storage unit and we DID move in with my parents. Overtaking their beautiful home with a two year old and a dog and all of our "baby" necessities. Overtaking is probably an understatement. The impact this toddler has had on this normally quiet household has been exciting and challenging all at the same time. Jaxon has taken it in stride, I have had a few I am going to pull my hair out moments but I have accepted the mind set of "one obstacle at a time".. and let me tell you, it is all I can take.

So here we are, Jaxon is enrolled in a preschool two days a week. This is both for his behavior, socialization, education, and probably above all, my sanity. His deep desire to play with other children and his need to get rid of energy via play, made it an easy decision to enroll him a year early to set a firm foundation for when he does attend real preschool next year.

Jaxon's first day at his new school

And here I am, 6 months pregnant with our second child, a boy.. name to be disclosed upon his arrival! 

So where does that leave this blog? Well it leaves it still in the middle on the priority list. With a few hours of freedom each week, I plan to take back my sanity and blog until my heart is content. With a new desire to devote some energy and time into further progressing my hobby of photography (HOBBY.. definitely not profession), and as always COOK. Probably my favorite part of being at my parents house is their openness to new recipes and their ever honest opinions of anything I make. Pinterest has become an obsession of mine with regards to inspiring new creations as well as some pretty terrible failure.

With a new baby on the way, and the world's most adorable niece awaiting her aunts arrival in TX, I can promise there will be crafting involved in quite a few posts. As well as budget friendly posts regarding a new baby and everyday military life. 

Until next time, signing off as a soon to be mother of two