A Year Full of Memories, Crammed Into 5 Months!!

All my life, Ive been the child who did things in life very backwards. The person who would rather have a small wedding, a small house, but so much love that it would make the happiness continue through all the days of my life. In the past 5 months I have...

1.Graduated from college with a bachelors degree
2.Married my best friend and better half
3.Bought a new SUV
4.Found and bought a house in one month
5.AND FOUND OUT I AM GOING TO BE A MOMMY TO A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY

now most people have stages in life they complete before attempting to take on the next, but thats never been my style... EVER!

I guess I should start from the beginning...

This has to be one of my best memories to date. I had worked so hard to graduate from college, and over a 4.5 year time span and 20 credit semesters i finally achieved my goal. My final GPA was a 3.45 which means i missed honors by .5 of a point.. BUMMER.. but to be walking across that stage with my parents and aunts, uncles, and cousins it meant the world to me. It was the first thing in my life i had worked at for over 4 years and ACCOMPLISHED.. oh and i was 8 weeks pregnant here too! haha

Then came justin leaving.. he left early may for canada to play baseball. One thing i can say is that yes, distance may make the heart grow fonder.. BUT IT SHOULDNT HAVE TO HAPPEN THE FIRST YEAR OF A MARRIAGE! haha we have had our fair share of the ups and downs while jus has been gone, mostly good.. but i will be honest and say he does look mighty fine in baseball pants.

THEN COMES THE GOOD MEMORIES FROM THIS SUMMER.. jus was unfortunately hurt and came home for a month. it sucked because i knew his heart wasnt home, it was with his team playing ball, but we enjoyed getting a chance to be together and make memories. One friday jus, myself, and my parents all packed up and went up to mccall for a weekend. it was really relaxing and fun to get driz our puppy into the water. the weekend went too fast.. LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN YOURE HAVING FUN.. but well have to go again sometime soon.

This is our first house! Its bittersweet for me, i mean of course i adore it and the location, but i cannot lie and say making the purchase without justin really broke my heart. If youve ever had to buy a house, you will know how detailed it is, and truly how time consuming the entire process can get. I have been very fortunate that this experience has been postive. I found the listing on one of the first days i started our search, and went to see it within 24 hours. After walking around the home I knew instantly that this was something both myself and justin would love. We put an offer on it on a thursday night and by friday morning we had signed the contract saying it was ours. talk about a fast process. the seller has been SO helpful and so willing to do the things ive asked of him. The bittersweet part comes to play when i sit and think about all the things a newly married couple gets to do together. One of the biggest first memories is buying a house and going through that process together. I knew had to act on this deal quickly or we would lose our chance, but it didnt make it any easier having to go at it alone. Justin is also in canada most of the time so it makes even communication on the phone a challenge due to international phone bill costs. He did get to see our house before we put the offer in and he agreed it was perfect for us. All in all im very glad I was able to find this for my family, i just wish we could have done it together and shared the satisfaction in knowing WE did it together.


This year has been a whirlwind.. but i would change it for anything. I have the best parents and inlaws anyone could ever ask for, a husband who is amazing, a puppy who i adore so much, a HOUSE closing on august 26th, its about to be football season which means tailgates and amazing food, A job with amazing children and my best friend Kyrie, and a little boy i love so much it hurts.. CARTER OWEN MACE. (which by the way ladies an update with little man.. HE IS GETTING SO BIG! he weights about a pound now and i feel him moving and grooving all the time!!! over halfway done which means about 18 more weeks to go!)


My quote lately has been..

"If God leads you to it, He'll get you through it.."

HAVING FAITH IN EVERYTHING AND KNOWING I CAN MAKE IT UNTIL SEPTEMBER AND OUR HOUSE CLOSES AND MY HUSBANDS HOME.. EVEN IF ITS A LITTLE MISERABLE AND STRESSFUL RIGHT NOW!