I think I Need a Sunrise... Tired of the Sunset...

Life has been really uneventful lately. Everyday feels exactly the same... because it is. I work. I come home. I "clean". I sit. Repeat. My life. Everything's just become so mundane... I know it's my own fault. I could go out and do stuff, but I don't really have people to hang out with here... again my fault. And who wants to hang out alone? I can do that here. I've been working a lot less so I've been bored even more so than usual. I really need to find something to do with my life.
I'm not doing anything, really.
But, things are going to change soon. We found out we're 99% positive we're going to Maryland when we're done here. I am so excited! Especially because that means we're not going to Georgia. No offense Georgia, but I had no desire to live there. I've always wanted to go to the east coast (blame Gilmore Girls). It just looks so beautiful. And where we're going to be is right in the middle of a lot of history. I'm looking forward to a change. Something new. It's never felt permanent here because we always knew we were leaving. Although we didn't realize we'd be here this long. I love this place and we were really blessed to get the chance to live here. But it's time for the next stage I think. We're lucky we get to do this while we're young. Explore. Travel.
We've been talking about kids lately. I don't know if you can ever be ready for kids, but I just feel like I am. I can't wait to be a mom. I can't wait to see Ty as a dad. I know it'll mean a lot of sacrifices and life will never be the same. At times, that does make me hesitate. But the desire I have to be a mom outweighs all of that. We've discussed starting to try when we get to Maryland since we know we'll be there awhile. It's crazy to think that this time next year we could be expecting.. CRAZY. I just want to make sure we're ready. Both of us. I want to make sure Ty is ready. I don't want him to be pressured into anything, you know? So I'm trying to limit the baby talk. We'll know when we're ready.
That's really all there is to share for the moment. The present is uneventful, but the future is looking more and more exciting.

CANNOT wait to experience fall again...

I'm going to find this place and never leave.

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Easter and Instagram type things...

Well, Easter came and went. Hard to believe. Harder to believe I didn't take any pictures that day. :/ We didn't do anything special I suppose anyway. We got up and watched the church service from back home on the tv while I consumed half my weight in the chocolate chip biscotti I made. I had Reese's eggs too which is my one absolute must on Easter (candy-wise). But seriously, I ate like 8 pieces of biscotti that day. We then decided to get dressed in our Easter best and go out for an Easter coffee at the only place that was open=Starbucks. That was pretty much the extent of our Easter. This holiday definitely  made me miss my little ones back home. It's not the same without little ones running around hunting for Easter treasures. You know? I can't wait to have little ones of our own to spend Easter with. I'm also looking forward to dressing them in uber adorable Easter outfits. Yes. I will be THAT mother. :)
Anywho.. Instagram finally became available for Android. FINALLY. Of course I got one. (chrissyswonderland) I don't know why. It's really not THAT cool. I mean, the filters are nice, but I have an app that have cooler ones. I guess it's just being on the bandwagon that's exciting. It's definitely made me get back into taking pictures. I'm just taking random pictures just to post them.. :/ I do acknowledge that vintage effects does not a photographer make...unlike some people. But who am I to say what defines a photographer? Isn't anyone who captures a moment a photographer? Or is it the skill and the composition that define one? Hmm... Deep questions.
Well, enjoy some of my Instagrams and feel free to follow!! :)

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Spring is Officially Here...

Wow. I can't believe I haven't posted in so long. I just really have had nothing to remark on or share. Boring life sometimes. Anyways, today is the first day of April.. holy crap. Where does the time go? April always marks the beginning of spring for me. It's when things really start being...springy... It's hard to believe next week is Easter. Not that we're really planning on doing anything. We don't go to a church out here and since I really do not want to be one of those people who only go to church on Easter and Christmas, I think we're just going to watch a live feed from my church back home. I know it's not the same, but at least we're getting an Easter message. I plan on getting dressed up too for sure. I miss not being home for Easter. With four little kids, it's a lot of fun on that day. I miss not seeing my babies all dressed up, running around hunting for eggs like crazy. Oh well. We'll have to make do. I plan on eating a chocolate rabbit and having some of those delicious Reeses' eggs. (side note: Why are the eggs and pumpkins so much more amazing than just regular Reeses'??)
As I said, not much has been going on lately. I got "promoted"... sort of. Basically I have more responsibilities, have to get up at 4am... but I don't get paid more. Yay. Aside from the 4 am part, I am liking it though.
We did celebrate the last day of March in quite a festive fashion. We woke up at 10:30 and decided to go enjoy bottomless mimosas at a local restaurant.  SUCH a good idea. Only $12 for as many as we could drink before 3:00... and we got our money's worth! It was so much fun to be sipping mimosas in the middle of the day. Plus, I had the most DELICIOUS waffle EVER! Ugh. I cannot even tell you. (I have a severe love affair with breakfast food...) I did not enjoy, however, walking around the little mall area where the restaurant was incredibly tipsy. I sort of felt embarrassed since it was the middle of the afternoon and all... Oh well.
Usually for April Fool's Day, my husband and I will post some status on Facebook like we're engaged(before we were married) or we're pregnant. But we've been using the "we're pregnant" joke too much I think. Since we're actually planning to start trying for kids within the year, it probably would be a good idea to stop "crying wolf" so to speak. No one will believe us when we actually do get pregnant. So no joke this year.
Happy April everyone! :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

New shoes that I'm absolutely in love with.

Homemade chocolate chip biscotti.

Our mimosa day.

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