Announcements!

June 14 | Posted in Storytime

While I’ve been scarce around the blogosphere, things have been Large & In Charge IRL.

Here are some of the fun things I’ve been up to:

♡ Going super-blonde for the summer.
♡ Flying to Chicago to see my BFF Julie get married! ✈

And now for the BIG things:

★ Taking the GRE (and ROCKING it!)
★ Applying to graduate school.
★ HOUSE HUNTING…and getting a contract on one!

Yes, I realize these items are huge. And I realize I’ve been withholding information. Y’all don’t know how hard it’s been for me to keep these secrets! I guess that explains the silence here…well, that, and the being SO INCREDIBLY BUSY I can’t even see straight. It’s been nothing but work, studying, house hunting, getting ready for Julie’s wedding/traveling, applying for school, taking the GRE, talking to my boss to make sure everything was going to work (another reason I didn’t announce anything just yet), and now filling out paperwork to BUY A HOUSE.

I know y’all probably have tons of questions (believe me, I do too!) so I’ll try to answer some of the ones I think will be FAQ.

Home

We will stay in our current town, but we will be moving to a different home. The reason we decided to buy a house was because we realized that a mortgage would actually be less than rent, and we’d be investing into a house we can rent out to college kids when we’re both done with school and it’s time for us to move on. Since we’ll be here for 2 more years at least, it made the most sense to us.

School

If all goes according to plan and I am accepted, I will be attending the same school as Michael, beginning this fall. The name of the program to which I will be applying: clinical mental health counseling. This might come as a shock to a lot of people who know me IRL, but I know that my long-time blog readers will understand exactly where I am coming from. I had always thought that if I ever went back to school, it would be for English or Creative Writing. I’ll have to write the whole story about how I arrived to this conclusion, but just know that I have not been this excited about anything in a long time, and that it finally feels like I am on the right path to pursuing my dreams, as cheesy as that sounds.

Work

I will still be working at the hotel, part-time at the very least. Not only do we need the money, but I love my job and the people I work with/for too much to leave them in the lurch. It’s really a win-win situation all around.

It’s been so hard to not write about the hot pink, neon-flashing elephant in the room, so I’m glad he’s out of the bag and things can get back to normal, whatever that means. If you still have questions, feel free to fire away, and I’ll get to them as soon as I can. Thanks for reading and coming along on this ride with me. Sit tight, it’s going to be a bit bumpy in the next couple of months, but I for one cannot wait!

Comments on Announcements!

From Meg O.:

OMG you look like a seriously gorgeous model. No lie. Congrats on all the exciting news, especially with the house and school stuff! We close on our house tomorrow morning and man is it a crazy time.

From Clara from Portugal:

Oh yay Lauren. You will love being a grad student. As a full time PhD wannabe, I pre-welcome you into this wonderful, hair pulling, time consuming, weekend ruiner world. But also a world full of excitement, knowledge, dreams, success, new friends, new book smell… You’re gonna love it.
For online support write me! I’ve been doing this for a whiiiiile!

From AshleyD:

Lauren! I’m so excited you’re joining us mental health counselors!! I really think you’re going to love it. Feel free to email me if you have any questions at all. Grad school can be a little scary sometimes and having all the support you can get will help ease that stress a tiny bit. SO EXCITED!

From Carly:

how exciting!
graduate school is both terrifying and exciting at the same time. you will love it. :)

what school are you attending? i graduated with my master’s from texas state this past december.

From HeirtoBlair:

SO EXCITING!!!!

p.s. you look gorgeous.

From Kathleen:

That program sounds like what my husband wants to do eventually! I’ve gotta get him back into school so that he can do what he’s passionate about. So excited about all your changes and can’t wait to hear more. :)

From mandy:

Congratulations on rocking the GRE, applying to grad school, and having a contract on a house. Thats all very exciting.

From Heather:

That sounds like a really good career option! You can be one of those counselors on “Intervention”. It’s a career path I’ve often thought of too. Good choice!!

And you look so stunning as a super blond!

From KT:

Congrats on some major life decisions! Sounds like you are going to busy- but a good busy. :-)

From sarahdotcom:

INCREDIBLY excited for you, miss!

And the blonde? You are just so gorgeous.

From Chrissy (The New Me):

Yay! I am a big supporter of people going back to school and collecting degrees. This one sounds like it will actually be useful, which is a bonus!

And, lastly but not leastly, you’re hair looks amazing. Happy times indeed!

From Tabaitha:

Such exciting news! Can’t wait to see pics of the new house and to hear all about your adventures in grad school. Congrats!

From Sensibly Sassy:

that is all great news!!
I am excited to hear you are going the counseling route. Let me know if you have any questions-I am currently a therapist intern.
And your hair-amazing, I am so jealous (in a healthy not mean way) of how you can pull of ANY hair color!!

From Garnet:

You look absolutely gorgeous! Very fitting for summer!! Congrats on all the amazing new things in your life, you must be so excited!
I’m actually starting grad school in August. I’m going for my MSW and just interviewed to intern as a clinical mental health counselor! Good luck with the applications and everything, not like you need it ;)

From rachieannie:

So excited for you!!!! Such happy announcements :-)

From Liz:

Stop stealing all the pretty. ITS NOT NICE LAUREN. ;)

And I’m a TEENSY bit hurt that I didn’t know about any of these happening but I understand your need to be discreet. Can we PLEASE video chat next week?!