It's Official!!!

Time Flies

It's been well over a year since I last blogged.  I must admit that I got caught up in the blur that is social media...i.e. Facebook and Twitter.  At the time, I thought it was much easier to post a quick blip on those sites rather than sit down a create a post on my blog and things were changing quite rapidly in my household during the last three quarters of 2012 through now.

Items of note:

• Daughter decided that JSU wasn't for her and that she was going to move to Bellevue, NE, which she did in June 2012.
• Daughter gets married in September 2012...surprised us, too.
• Son starts Senior year of High School and we all know how crazy that is.
• Marching Band's Fall 2012 Show - IRobot - was AWESOME!!!
• Spent most of the Fall planning/organizing my in-laws 50th Anniversary Party long distance, no less.  Thank goodness that's over!
• Daughter and SIL decide that marriage isn't for them and she moves to Portland, OR this Spring.
• Son went to NY for his final Band trip and had a blast!
• Hubby and I went to Orange Beach, AL for our anniversary and loved it!
• May rolls around and we're gearing up for our son's 18th birthday and HS Graduation.

There you have it the last 14 months in a nutshell.

Once again, our lives are about to change in a major way with our son heading off to college in August and we will come home to an empty nest.  My goal of this blog is to chronicle how our lives will change and how I feel about all of these changes as my Hubby and I move into this new chapter of our lives. My hope is that you'll follow along on our new adventures.

Spring!

Rough night

I've been awake, off and on, since 2:15am this morning. Wondering if I can squeeze in a little nap this afternoon before Hubby and the boy get home. Maybe...

Storms, with tornado warnings, rolled through here between 2-3am. I'm thankful that we didn't lose power and could check to see where the storms were. Still...it's a little disconcerting to be awakened in the middle of the night to tornado sirens going off. We heard from our daughter at 4:50am to let us know that the sirens were going off in Jacksonville. She's fine, thank goodness!

Mind you, bad weather never used to bother me much. That is until April 27, 2011. I will never take severe weather warnings for granted again. Suffice it to say that losing power and not being able to keep an eye on the radar was nerve-wracking!!!

Thankfully, last night was nothing like that day in April here in No. Alabama. The same cannot be said for people living in Jefferson County. My thoughts and prayers are with those who were affected by last night's storms.

I'm hoping this isn't a precursor of our spring to come.

A new year, a new beginning, a new me...

I've decided that instead of resolutions this year, I'm going to set goals for myself. Two of the most important goals I've set are to get back into shape and make healthier choices...everything in moderation. It's been way too long since I've felt really good and I'm ready to get back to that. Besides if I want to grow old with my husband, I NEED to do this...for me and for him.

Did you set any goals for yourself?

Here's to a successful, happy 2012!!!

Happy New Year!

My favorite - Silent Night