Friday Favorites

Hey everyone!

I hope you all have had a good week. Ours has been pretty busy with the move. John and I have both suffered with the sniffles, I'm guessing because of the cold front and stress from the move. The good news is, we have found an apartment and the move has gone pretty smoothly so far. Tomorrow we will be headed to Amicalola Falls to spend the night at their lodge and spend time with my mom and sisters. :) I'm looking forward to being away and not staring at, packing boxes. It's hard to believe that next weekend is the big move!

So here's my favorites for the week:

I found this tumblr through Pinterest and was so inspired. http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/ Taralynn shares with everyone her story, healthy recipes, grocery guide and much more. I've never been good with diets, but I feel like this is something I could actually accomplish. Next week when I go grocery shopping, I hope to use her guide to plan my meals. Another plus about our new place is that they have a fitness center, walking track, tennis court, and swimming pool(s) Plenty of opportunities to get in shape. :)

My Fall Creamers---okay, so they are filled with sugar. I wasn't dieting when I bought them...lol. I hope to not use the word diet, if possible. DIEt think about it...;)Oh and in my defense, I normally use sugar free creamers. :D So I have been enjoying the new Brown Maple Sugar Latte and an old favorite Pumpkin Spice from Coffee Mate.

This wonderful idea, from Sarah, http://richandsarahchristensen.blogspot.com/2011/11/getting-in-christmas-spirit.html We should definitely do this year round, but I think it's an excellent reminder and could cause a great habit to form. :)

I received my final Fall Swap goodie. A perfect pumpkin candle from Yankee Candle. Thanks, Molly! :)

God is constantly by my side, but I have felt especially thankful for His guidance and encouragement this week. I don't know what I would have done without Him. A move is stressful enough, I couldn't imagine it without Him.

For Veteran's Day:

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

<3 Anna

Moving Humor

Hey everyone,

I thought I would share some moving humor with you all. I know it's helped break some of the craziness here.

Too cute!

Ain't that the truth?!

The walls are starting to close in...lol.

Awww!

Too funny!

Wow...

<3 Anna

Friday Favorites

Hey everyone!

It's Friday! This has been one crazy week, so I'm so happy it's finally here! :) So I have a lot to share with you today. There are so many great things that make my week better and so many things to be thankful for!

First of all, here are some pictures from our Halloween:

Meow!

Sophie the cutest pumpkin ever! She hates this costume and is happy that this will be her last year wearing it! lol

The next few pictures are rather dark, because they were taken on my camera phone.:/ Marquis fell asleep at our Halloween party and we tormented him!

Being silly, Andrea and I made Marquis a pretty, pretty princess and then a kitty. The sad thing is, is that Quis wore the ears better than me!

So that was our Halloween in pictures! :) It was so great to spend time with friends and pass out candy to all of the kiddos.

I went grocery shopping today and they finally got out the holiday creamers! I bought Pumpkin Spice and a new Maple Latte flavored creamer...my coffee is going to be happy tomorrow! ;)

The best news of the week....*drum roll*

WE ARE MOVING! John's interview went really well and he got the job in NC. We will be moving in the next couple of weeks. Right now it's looking like the weekend before Thanksgiving. We are so excited and are experiencing a world-wind of emotions. So if I'm not posting as much, that's why. So send good thoughts and prayers, our way. So much to do and so much to be thankful for this week! :)

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

<3 Anna

Change in Plans

Hey everyone,

I've been busy lately trying to get everything ready for school. So yesterday I met with my advisor to get some more information on my program. This is when I got my bad news, the earliest I could get my CNA is in January. (There's a HUGE waiting list) This is bad because John and I are working towards moving next year. (I don't need to still be in school around that time. It's just too risky.) There are also several fees that we cannot afford right now. (I'm sure our insurance would cover some, but I digress) I'm kind of sad, but I know that being a CNA wasn't my dream job. I was happy to have a direction for awhile, but it wasn't necessarily the right one. So my school plans are put on hold for now.

I'm taking this time to re-focus, re-energize, and re-evaluate my life. Right now I'm looking for a part-time job, volunteering, and trying to figure out what I'm truly passionate about. I may get my CNA some day. I'm not entirely ruling it out, but for now it's plan B and I'm definitely not doing it through ATC. I'm sick of that place and I'm sick of dealing with people who don't care about me and the fact that I'm trying to better myself.

So that's where I am right now. I don't really like it, but I'm at peace about it.

To all my followers, I'll be catching up on your blogs soon. I miss you guys and don't worry you'll be seeing more of me again:) I will also be making regular posts again and some possible revamping again. (I get bored too easily;)

<3 Anna

The Blues

I feel like I've been going through the motions for awhile. I see so many people close to me in pain. I wish there was something more I could do. It's hard to feel helpful when you are walking through a dream. I'm so tired of being angry with people. I know it's a process, but I'm starting to feel like all the people who are trying to rush me on through, were right...get over it! I feel like there are a lot more tears to come, but I don't want to shed them. This is no surprise, since I've never really been good at that anyway.

I guess I say all of this to say, that I'm ready to live again...for better or worse. I don't like this numbing thing I've been trying to make work. It doesn't. I'd rather feel a million times the pain around me, than try and pretend I don't care. People can think what they want: I'm soft, too sensitive, cry-baby, whatever. I can only be who I am. If you don't like me, then maybe you need to make a new friend. I've got to deal with what's going on around me or else I'm terrified of what I could become.