Today I’m thankful for family time, Alice and Wonderland on Netflix, and homemade Mexican food.

Its finally sinking in.
I’m leaving here in in one sleep.
My mama won’t see Jovi again until she is walking.
It will be her first birthday at the earliest
It hurts my heart to think about not seeing my parents for almost a year. I talk to them all the [...]

One of the things that has always amazed me about my Aunt Nancy is how magical she is! She encourages all the people around her to use their imagination.
I remember when I was a little girl she would send me letters when she lived overseas. She would always draw me little pictures [...]

It is fascinating to me to see how different people view life (and themselves.) I am a great lover of learning about people and seeing how their brains work.
I talked to my Aunt Nancy at length this weekend, which I haven’t done in a long long time…and I so admire her positive outlook on [...]

Man, these trips are hard on me. Coming out here and staying with my family reminds me of just how much I really miss them. When I’m here I try to soak up the family love as much as I can, but it is still REALLY REALLY HARD to go home.
I [...]

Today was a chill day. I didn’t even wake up until 10
The kids and I stayed at home all day…we had school in the morning, napped in the afternoon, and ate pizza with the ‘rents in the evening. We watched a silly Disney made for tv Christmas movie. That was [...]