Monday, February 20, 2012
Halloween 2011
This year Halloween was so fun! Mostly because I thought my kids were so adorable!! Maylee was Minnie Mouse and Kale was Iron Man. This year we went to my parents neighborhood and went trick or treating. It took us 2 hours to do both sides of their street and then half of the one over! I was shocked! The night was beautiful, and the kids were in no rush! We made out like bandits though! I will make sure to hit their neighborhood again!!
It is time to catch up on the blog!!
oh my! It has been over SO long since I have blogged!! I have missed it that's for sure, and I have had so many things that I have thought to myself I need to blog about that.... but I just haven't found the time or energy until now! I'm still trying to figure out how I'm goona do it... all in one post or a bunch of separate ones.... I guess we will find out soon enough!
So why such a busy life nowadays?? Well, I think the biggest factor is that in November I went back to work. I now work part time, nights, at the hospital as a unit secretary. Things are going well. It took a lot of prayer and searching and even turning jobs down trying to find the right job for me and for our family. I think I found it! I can't say that I love working, but if I have to work, this is where I want to be. The people are so nice, and I have fun at work. Also, adapting to the night shifts has not been as horrible as I thought it might be. My kids have done wonderfully, Blake has really stepped up to the plate and taken on a lot more house work and domestic duties, and really hasn't complained much at all! So really, I think in our case we are in the best case senario. We definitely have goals and a purpose for me going back to work, so the pressure is on to make this time worth it!
It definitely has been an adjustment trying to "re-prioritize" my priorities. There are things I have to let go of now that I want to do, and make sure the things that really matter get pushed to the front burners and get done. I'm mostly concerned for my kids and making sure that me working nights and having to sleep during the day doesn't have to impact them any more than the bare minimum. I think that has been the biggest adjustment of all. Trying to remember to still have fun with them and get them out of the house even when I am tired and want to sleep more. OR going to bed on my nights off even though I am in a groove with whatever I am doing so that I can wake up and be with my kids in the morning.
I do think, however, that over all it has strengthened Blake's and my relationship. We are working more as a team now and it has really helped us in achieving our goals and feeling connected to one another. Of course there are rough spots where we have to remind ourselves of the big picture and re-center ourselves. But overall it has been good for us... who would have thought?! You never think that the wife going back to work would be good for a marriage... at least I never did! I think it helps us to appreciate the other more and what their role is to the family.
So that is my first post in updating! I have decided to make smaller, more specific post to update the happenings of the past 4 months... I think it'll be a little easier to digest and keep organized!
So why such a busy life nowadays?? Well, I think the biggest factor is that in November I went back to work. I now work part time, nights, at the hospital as a unit secretary. Things are going well. It took a lot of prayer and searching and even turning jobs down trying to find the right job for me and for our family. I think I found it! I can't say that I love working, but if I have to work, this is where I want to be. The people are so nice, and I have fun at work. Also, adapting to the night shifts has not been as horrible as I thought it might be. My kids have done wonderfully, Blake has really stepped up to the plate and taken on a lot more house work and domestic duties, and really hasn't complained much at all! So really, I think in our case we are in the best case senario. We definitely have goals and a purpose for me going back to work, so the pressure is on to make this time worth it!
It definitely has been an adjustment trying to "re-prioritize" my priorities. There are things I have to let go of now that I want to do, and make sure the things that really matter get pushed to the front burners and get done. I'm mostly concerned for my kids and making sure that me working nights and having to sleep during the day doesn't have to impact them any more than the bare minimum. I think that has been the biggest adjustment of all. Trying to remember to still have fun with them and get them out of the house even when I am tired and want to sleep more. OR going to bed on my nights off even though I am in a groove with whatever I am doing so that I can wake up and be with my kids in the morning.
I do think, however, that over all it has strengthened Blake's and my relationship. We are working more as a team now and it has really helped us in achieving our goals and feeling connected to one another. Of course there are rough spots where we have to remind ourselves of the big picture and re-center ourselves. But overall it has been good for us... who would have thought?! You never think that the wife going back to work would be good for a marriage... at least I never did! I think it helps us to appreciate the other more and what their role is to the family.
So that is my first post in updating! I have decided to make smaller, more specific post to update the happenings of the past 4 months... I think it'll be a little easier to digest and keep organized!
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