My Return to Blogging

Hello, blog world! After a long year of repeatedly remind myself that "I should blog about that" and never actually getting around to it, I'm finally jumping back on the bandwagon! I may not have anything super exciting to blog about such as wedding planning or kids, but I do lead a somewhat entertaining life at times and who doesn't love another blog to stalk? Right, ladies? And thanks to Meredith, I have a great new blog design. Somehow when she designed this, she read my mind, except that it's about 10 times better than I could have imagined.

So what's been going on with me, you ask (or maybe you weren't asking, but I'll tell you anyway!). For starters, I quit my much-loved job as an event planner/sales coordinator/company go-to girl to become the VP, Marketing for Insight Diligence Services in CA. The guys who own Insight also own a law firm, so I spend quite a bit of time doing investigative research. It's fun & I get to work from home, in my lounge pants. I thought I'd be lonely, but I get so much done! Plus, lunchtime trips to the Galleria just became that much easier.

4 of the sweetest and most adorable little girls, my nieces, are still doing their best to keep me entertained! Julianne turned 4 in November and Kristin turns 4 in March. Makenna will be 1 in May and then Jordyn, the youngest, turns 1 in July. Their mommas have their hands full. I love getting to see them and play with them and I cherish my role as favorite aunt (don't tell the others! ha!). I spend countless hours shopping for them; I really don't think Jon's going to know what hit him when we have children. I'm fairly certain that with a family full of spunky, sweet little girls, I might be the one that God blesses with boys, and that's ok by me!

Jon is still traveling every week, which is nothing new, but it's certainly not fun to live in a house by yourself. Thank goodness for a safe neighborhood, helpful neighbors and an alarm system. Our sweet neighbors have lived in their house since 1972, and have mowed our lawn on more than one occasion when Jon's been out of the state for weeks on end.

If you're ever in Dallas, please stop by and say hi. I love having visitors, and when it gets warmer, we have a wonderful backyard oasis where you can lounge in the pool as long as you'd like. I'll even make you drinks!

So, in an effort to not abandon you all again, add me to your blog list and keep me accountable for posting. I do take time each morning to check my blog list and read err stalk each one of you, so I feel like maybe it's my turn to give back.

And if you're in the Dallas area (or on the east coast), stay warm and dry!