returning.

hi friends. it looks like my big goal of blogging consistently did not go as planned. but here i am, three years later, admitting my defeat and starting over. i considered erasing all of my old things, but it's fun to see how far i've come since 2010, living in a little house with a fat cat. how much can happen in 3 years? everything, it seems.

let's recap. since i last posted on november 21st, 2010, i have moved four times. i quit my job to live on a farm. i found a new job where i get to work hard, be creative, and laugh. i learned how to whistle. i've gone up a shoe size. i got very sick, but then i got better. i rescued a scruffy puppy, muffin. i fell in love with an amazing man. i'm about to become an aunt. i have ended friendships that weren't good for me and created friendships that i always wanted. i have experienced complete heartbreak and sadness, but then i have felt overwhelming joy.

i stand against the youth groupy mentality that everything in your life just magically falls together and God makes all the big decisions for you while you sit back and watch. that is hilariously not true. life is hard. these past three years have been hard. being a grown up is miserable sometimes. but it's rewarding, and it's fun. for instance, going dancing at a country music bar, wearing heels that i am far too tall for. going on a quest all over town looking for the perfect pumpkin with my love. (and yes, i found the perfect pumpkin.) sitting on the porch, listening to records on one of the first chilly nights of the season. and all of that was just this past week.

i am so happy, and i hope you are too.