After being gone all week, I was glad to pull into the driveway of the little rent house last night & know I don’t have to go anywhere but local places for the next 3ish weeks. All this driving & being displaced has really started to take its toll on me. I feel a bit like a vagabond, & I’m ready for a normal routine. More than anything, I want (& desperately need) to settle in: to my new home, my new town, my new life. And that’s exactly what I plan to do.
How about some good things?
- Seeing tiny seedlings (are they called seedlings? sprouts?) of basil coming up in one of my Four Little Pots! And I only planted them last Sunday. Those little leaves are spunky, I tell you.
- Tan lines, faint as they may be.
- Lovely new friends.
- Plotting & planning bloggy things.
- Zac Brown Band.
- Having my husband and dogs in one place, with me.
- A late night Sonic run with Cio & a Skype date with Kayleigh.
- As a result of a tragedy, realizing how short life is & that every second counts, & holding tight to loved ones.
- Seeing how far I’ve come as a result of the work I’ve done in therapy.
- Setting goals for myself for becoming the woman I want to be, & then actually working to achieve them.
- My husband getting me a “wife pass” for the college gym, so I can get involved in yoga & spin classes.
- Phone calls with my sister, where we talk about anything from The Hills to husbands to upcoming weekend trips.
- Cold Shiner Bock.
- Weekends. Need I say more?
This weekend, I think I’ll do a whole lot of nothing, catch up on my sleep, go to the Farmers Market, sunbathe, write, & scheme up some summer recipes. What are your plans?
Kyla Roma says:
Aw, I love this so much – new friends and tan lines and working hard to be who you want to be, all that AND fresh basil? Sounds like life is starting to settle out and feel more summery and less like a moving whirlwind. <3
RootsAndRings says:
I plan to sleep in, go to Ikea for ONE $14 item, maybe put away baby clothes, maybe work on Jansen’s scrapbook, maybe cook some food, maybe go see a movie, maybe get my hair cut. I DON’T KNOW! Too many decisions. Work really gets in the way of my life.
Mrs. Priss says:
This post made ME happy! :) I hovered over your “lovely new friends” links and saw that one of my real-life bffs (jimaie) is in there. Funny! She really is a lovely one.
Have a happy weekend!
jody says:
…and now i’m craving sonic’s chili cheese tots.
love your happy list! it’s nice to think about the good things. sometimes we just focus too much on the bad, stressful things and let the good ones go unnoticed.
KT says:
Aww what a cute welcome mat!
We are heading to a Red Sox game and packing up our house. We are moving into our new house next month and have to get everything together!
Liz says:
I definitely think settling into your home will make you more connected with it and not feel so foreign and want to escape.
And I just tweeted about spin class! I’ve never been. I wish we could go together :(
Beth says:
Just went to my first spin class this week. It was wicked! Thought I was going to die the entire time but afterwards felt great :) Hope you enjoy your wife pass
Holly says:
I have seedlings (or whatever you call them!) in two of my Four Little Pots! I haven’t been so excited since I planted a geranium for my mom for mother’s day in first grade! This weekend I’m heading to Calgary to visit with my family who I haven’t seen in over a year :D Hope you have a good one!
san says:
Sounds like you’re settling in nicely at your new place. *two thumbs up!*
Victoria says:
Hi Lauren!!!!
I LOVE your new welcome mat! It is VERY you!!! :) I am so glad that you are adjusting to your new house! I hope Michael is liking grad school now! I hope all is well with you as well!
This weekend I am picking out my dining room furniture! AND I am FINALLY putting up the curtains in my house!!!! YAY!!!! :)
Have a great weekend! And I love that picture of Pancho in the scarf lol he looks like someone from “Fiddler on the roof” hahaha lol
Suburban Sweetheart says:
ALL I WANT IS SONIC. Oh God, I’m so jealous. I haven’t been to one since college & my life is an emptier place because of it.
Enjoy settling in. Take it easy & let it take you in. <3
Cio says:
I absolutely loved having you here!
Late night runs are fun! :)
‘member when i laugh cause I have to order? lol
Glad you’re taking it easy this weekend
you most definitely deserve it!
my plans? work.work.work. :/
jimaie.marie says:
Aaaa! This post made me smile! I feel so honored that you would link to my blog b/c I just adore you, lady!
You know what else I adore?! THIS FREAKING DOORMAT. I neeeeeed it, for reals. Is it from Target? If my husband was reading this right now there would be some hardcore eye rolling b/c he thinks doormats are so pointless and since I bought one earlier this year the fact that i want to buy another would blow his mind…but there isn’t one in front of our back door! Excuse found.
Besides, cute things make me smile and if something make me happy it’s worth it right? ;)
i would now like a shiner bock please.
mintyfresch says:
This is a little late, but:
1. I love your welcome mat
2. I also love your shoes!
3. I’m jealous of your basil
Happy Tuesday!