High hopes

I always have these grand ideas in my head... I'm going to start sewing, I'm going to redesign my blog layout, I'm going to make a high chair cover, I'm going to learn how to use every function on my camera, I'm going to blog everyday. I have the skill to do all these things, but it turns out time is pretty crucial and apparently I don't have any. I find this fact funny, though, because I'm sure I will look back in 10 years and think how stupid I was. But isn't that always the case? Nobody ever feels like they have time, but lives just continue to get busier.

The past month has been hectic. Daniel left for a 2 week trip to New York and I started packing for our move. Ironically, every time we move, Daniel seems to have a business trip of some sort that gets him out of a lot of work. It was a challenge to pack alone, with a little one getting into the middle of everything, but I still got a lot done in those two weeks. We moved from our home out in the middle of nowhere to a house on base when he got back. I don't know why I was so against living on base in the beginning. I guess a lot changes when you have a little one. Most people around us have kids Emily's age, we live right next door to a beautiful park, and the pool is only a mile away. We really are loving it so far!

To add a little more spice to our life, we had the brilliant idea of having Emily's first birthday party the day after we moved. Daniel actually pushed for having the party the day of the move, but thankfully I won that battle. Some of our dear friends offered the party to be held at their house, which was such a blessing given that our house was an absolute disaster. The party was a lot of fun and Emily enjoyed her first taste of sugar.

I only had about a week to unpack as much as I could before Emily and I set off for a wedding in Texas. We had a wonderful time and we even got to spend some time with Aunt Susan doing wedding stuff of her own. Now it is back to this house we live in that hasn't turned into a home yet. My list for this month...

1. unpack
2. paint and decorate
3. make high chair cover
4. sew Emily a little top
5. pool, pool, and more pool

Hopefully things will come together slowly. I did turn my blog design over to a friend from college. At least that is one thing I won't have to worry about for a while...