Things I Have Been Up To Lately

So I haven't even signed on to my blog in a while, and I am not even going to apologize. The month of May was entirely too crazy, June has shown it will probably be that way and let me show you why....

We decided to purchase a new car for me. Mine was older and putting more money into fixing minor problems seemed like it was a waste so we got a really good deal on a brand new Toyota Corolla and I am loving it. I have always wanted a brand new car!

On May 16th, I graduated from college. The week prior to graduation was extremely emotional and I spent most of my free time clinging to things that were common to my like Josh, my apartment, my friends and the little town I would soon be leaving behind. That brings me to the next adventure of May.....

I moved out of my apartment of three years. Things have changed completely from this previous post. After getting engaged, my brother having a baby, and visiting several times we decided to move back to my hometown. We are completely happy with this decision. It is a place where we are both happy, it's a good town, my parents are here, and Josh's family is close. So I moved back in with my parents while we look for a place and Josh will join me as soon as we have found a place to live.

In between buying a car, graduation, and moving I have also been searching a for a job as a teacher. It is harder than it would seem and the scary part is education is one of the more stable careers in this horrible time. However, I am not frightened as of yet because it is still early and schools often don't hire until August. 

We are also still planning the wedding. It is in almost 6 months and coming very fast. We are so excited, but still have a lot of work to do! 

So now I believe you are caught up with my life and since I am less busy now, I will try to update more frequently!

Overflowing

More than one thing in my life is overflowing at the moment. No this isn't a touching, abstract post. Things are actually overflowing. 

1. Laundry

A never ending story in my apartment. Four full laundry bins, and I am waiting as long as possible to do them. Reason: Paying for laundry kills me and I am busy, tired, and frankly too lazy to wash them if I still have clean stuff to wear.

2. Closet

It takes a huge amount of strength to slide the clothes on the rod to put more in my closet. Reason: I love clothes and have a problem throwing things away, because I just might wear it someday. I promise myself I will get rid of some clothes before the move because I think it would be ridiculous to move clothes I have not worn and probably never will. Other closets in my house are just as full and for the same reason. I will make the same promise for them.

3. Camera

I would accompany this post with pictures of the overflowing parts of my life, but my camera has not been uploaded since before Christmas. Reason: I took tons of pictures of my parents house at Christmas to be organized into folders by room to assist in decorating next year. (Once they are loaded, I will post some and explain). I planned to upload them and organize while we drove to Tulsa after Christmas, but I forgot my camera cord. So I continued to take pictures on our trip, New Years and some other random stuff and never had time to upload them. A few weeks ago, I decided to sit down and at least upload so I could use my camera for other stuff and realized I lost the cord. Searched everywhere, called my parents to see if it was at their house, and stressed for a good number of days before ordering one from Ebay. It just came in the other day. I haven't had the time, energy, or patience to even think about it.

So maybe not that many things are overflowing, but to me, it's frustrating! Ahh...life.

Christmas Time!

On Saturday I cleaned the apartment (extreme!) and decorated for Christmas! It is by far my favorite time of year and I can't wait until I have a real house to decorate and family can come, stay, and enjoy my Christmas wonderland!

If you know my mother, you will understand just why I decorate the way I do. I'll post a few pictures of the best parts!

The decoration on the front door! A dear friend gave me this snowman sign last year and I made the bow to spice it up!

My Gingerbread House nightlight.

The shelves in the entry way.

The back door.

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree!

Window (Mom, check out the bead garland! It's cute!)

Corner of the living room.

Dining table with the Gingerbread Village.

Gingerbread Man apron.

Entering the Kitchen.

The other side of the kitchen.

So as you can probably tell, I collect Gingerbread men and anything related. That started from a family tradition of collecting things. My mom collects Santas and Snowmens, other family members collect many angels and other things. One year my mom asked me what I would want to collect. Gingerbread men seemed really popular that year and they are really cute so I decided to collect them!

Besides the decorations, I put out the yummy smelling candles so my apartment smells as good as it looks!

Hooray for Christmas!