So for #250 I've been stewing for a few days on what to say about it all. Actually I'm stewing more about what is all even is, because to be completely honest I am not entirely sure. I have nothing terribly meaningful or earth shattering to say. Nothing out of the ordinary to report. I will say, however, that I am feeling so great about life in general right now. Yes, I am having a little bit of a rough time with some pregnancy hormones at the moment, but remembering that at the other side of this rough patch will come a baby girl helps me feel better soon every time I feel a little blue.
I suppose the major impetus for the relocation/redesign of my blog is that I feel like our family is starting yet another new chapter of our lives. Tony recently started a new school program and changed his major, which we both agree is a positive step towards achieving our family goals sooner and will help make life more financially manageable for the next several years. We have been in DC almost a year now and I am really starting to feel like this is home. Liam recently turned one and is fast becoming more of a little person rather than a baby every day. Baby number two is approximately 15 weeks away from joining our family, and we absolutely cannot wait to meet her! Oh and . . .
We have a house. We are (mostly) moved in and settling in nicely. Liam has adjusted to all the space like a pro and he sure does love crawling up those steps. Now we just need to master the down the steps part.
Can I just say that again:
WE HAVE A HOUSE!
I have dreamed to live in my own house for so long. Apartment living really is not meant for me. I still get happy jitters when I remember I get to drive to my home! Here's a sneak preview:
But isn't she beautiful?
She's a 1950's girl and you can definitely tell by her salmon pink bathroom tiles (and fixtures to boot!), green carpeting, black and white kitchen tiles and split levelness. I mean who needs four such little tiny floors? But Liam does love those stairs so I guess it's not too bad. We have a deck! And a yard! It's on a dead end street. Oh and get this, there is a national park right on the other side of the street from us. I cannot wait to get everything unpacked and ready to invite some friends over to our new place!
We are here for the next two and a half years.
I thought for my last post on my old blog (and my first post in my new house) I would set some expectations/goals/new dreams for myself to live up to in the years to come. With a little luck and some hard work, I hope I can look back on these goals some day and feel proud of how far our little family has come. Sure, I won't get all of these (probably not even most of them), and there are many things I am sure are in store for me that I have not even thought to include in my list yet. And I look forward to experiencing it all as it comes (no rush of course as I am in the process of learning to love life as it is at this very moment).
Some of these I expect will take a lifetime. Some may never happen, but what is life really if you aren't working towards something?
So in honor of this new chapter in the Torres' family's continuing journey may I present to you:
Rachel's List of Buckets to Fill:
Before we leave this house I hope to ...
- Get Tony through school
- Secure Tony a job
- Save up enough money for a dream house that actually belongs to us
- Pay off a significant portion of our debts
- Have two happy, healthy children
- Get at least a raise or two at work
- Institute a yearly family vacation
- Take advantage of the wonderful city we now live in and not just near (including the park, zoo, etc. that are just minutes from my home)
- Finally take some time to really use that piano we brought with us
- Keep my house in the clean, orderly state my children and husband deserve to live in (this is harder than it sounds for me)
- Read, study and learn at least some of the things I have been trying to find the time to get around to
- Enjoy it all a little more!
Someday, sometime, somewhere . . . maybe
- Get to be a stay at home mama
- homeschool my children for K - 2nd grade (Tony and I are still negotiating this one)
- Go to culinary school
- Visit all 7 (Yes, including Antarctica) continents
- Live debt free (Dare to dream, huh?!)
- Go on a Church mission with my husband
- Be on Jeopardy!
- Get through the children's names we have picked out so far (i.e. have more children)
- Finally own a second car
- Buy our dream house!
- Own a farm/land (even a small amount will suffice)
- Sing in public by myself (this has been one of my goals for years and I don't really know if it will ever happen but I would love to some day have the courage to do it)
- Be able to do what I want if I do work, not what I have to do to make money
- Get my teaching license
- Be on the board of a non profit (or a school board perhaps)
- Travel, travel and travel (honestly there are few places that I do NOT want to go and most of those I would go to if it was actually safe)
I have been a little stressed with the change/expense of moving and settling into this new chapter of our lives. I know that adding another baby while wonderful and joyous, will certainly not make life easier by any stretch of the imagination. However, I am so excited for it all right now! We cannot wait to meet you baby girl!
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