Just wanted you to know.

Yesterday, Charlie and I returned from our weekend in Comfort, Texas (a teeny town in the Hill Country, by San Antonio) visiting my older brother’s family. My sweet niece and nephew…I mean, how lucky am I that I get to see them now more than once a year??!! We ate a lot of peppermint ice cream, shopped the darling streets of Fredericksburg (so happy I got some killer things for Forever 21 prices!) and the best part? Watching Charlie and her cousins LIVE.IT.UP. I didn’t have cousins my age growing up…so I get all excited thinking of the three of them (and Baby E, of course) becoming best friends.

God has shown up in some amazing ways lately…this bootcamp I’ve been taking at Charlie’s school (pretty convenient that they have childcare for E and it’s right after I drop both girls off at their respective rooms) has also resulted in some new friends…who led me to a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group that happens to meet at a church around the corner from our house. I went a couple weeks ago, and guess who was there? My new small group leader’s wife. Oh! And a few gals who live in the hood, one being a Pepsico employee. I mean…really, God?

Also, I braved my second mom’s night out in the hood (this time a Christmas party at someone’s house) and it was so much fun. It is SO scary putting yourself out there…but I really feel like it’s coming back on me tenfold. And I haven’t even mentioned my new sweet friend Michelle and her lovely husband Michael…we went to dinner with them a couple weekends ago and I think we’ve found kindred spirits. How fun!

Vann stayed home with E this past weekend and met up with Rhonda, our new occupational therapist (OT). He took a ton of notes…I haven’t had the energy to get the full scoop yet, but I know she’s given us exercises to work on until we start meeting with her weekly on Wednesdays next year. I am feeling a bit more calm today…maybe the time away was what I needed to recharge my batteries.

We are finally starting to put some things up on the walls. I’m hanging lanterns in the girl’s bathroom. The two 16 x 20 prints of the girls we had framed are ready for pick-up. I’m ready to bring some warmth up in here!!

Ciao for now.