I've been gone from the blog world for a little over two weeks now and I've missed it. To be completely honest with you, I haven't come back because I've been in kind of a cruddy place emotionally and didn't want to bring that energy to my blog for fear it would set a bad tone to people who want to come and read what I have to say/what I've been up to.
February has never been a very good month for me. Yes, it is the month of my birthday and yes it is the month of "love" and I even have someone to share that day with but it's this month, every year, that I feel an overwhelming sense of sadness. And it sucks. It probably also has something to do with the continuous subzero temperatures and the non stop snowstorms, or getting my shit rocked by the stomach flu AND debilitating head cold. What also sucks is that February was the month that Derek and I each tragically lost a friend. With out elaborating much more I would just like to say thank GOD February is over and good riddance!!
With bad days always comes some great days and just so that you know I'm not a complete whiner and that I truly enjoy/appreciate this crazy tragic thing called life. Here's a rundown of things I've been up to in the last few weeks!
The weekend of my birthday I was invited to two baby showers. One was for Derek's cousin and the other was for my lovely friend down south in Arkansas. If you know me at all, you know that I have a weak spot for the south so Derek and I left on a weekend road trip down yonder. It ended up being a 9.5 hour drive down to Fort Smith, AR. When we arrived we went out to eat with my friends Megan and Maygan and their hubbies Friday night. I also got to meet Maygan's sweet little Lillian for the first time and just in time to give her a present for her first birthday!
After dinner we went back to Megan's house where we got to catch up on life, joke around, and laugh. This is also when Lilly and I got some major bonding time in (what can I say-ginger babies love me :)). Saturday Derek and I drove around Fort Smith and hit up the mall for a bit before the baby shower meanwhile basking in the southern warmth. We even picked up souvenir Arkansas tees to make our trip official!
The baby shower was beautifully decorated and organized by Megan's bff Dusty. She received some great things while I got to play with Lilly some more until she poo'd her pants and wanted nothing more to do with me! When the baby shower came to an end I took my cupcake to go and Derek and I hit the road for Kansas City. {side note: When we left Iowa on Friday is was a cozy 25 degrees....a real heatwave in these parts. However when we got out of our car in Arkansas it was a whopping 60 degrees!!! And on Saturday (my birthday) it was an insane 75! Warm weather is by far the best gift someone can give me on my February birthday.}
It was a long 4.5 hour drive up to the city. It felt terribly long mostly because we were on a time crunch to make it there by 9 when the UFC 170 match vs Sara McMann and Ronda Rousey came on. For those who were wondering--Derek and I are team Sara because of our hometown ties. Also because she is crazy good, humble, and inspiring....and Rousey just seems like a terrible human being in any/all interviews I've seen. Anyway--we made it in time and were able to enjoy a few beers and some (boneless) wings before the fight, which ended way too prematurely if you ask me.
After the fight we headed to our hotel where we found the bed to be the most heavenly thing we had ever slept in and crashed ASAP. BUT the morning came way too soon and it was time to get up and get ready for breakfast with my favorite sassy redhead Katie and my sister, brother-in-law, and adorable nephew. Catching up with Katie and my sister was amazing. Watching my nephew open HIS birthday present from me was heartwarming. And all too soon it was over and time to head back to the cold tundra that is Iowa to attend a funeral.
RECAP: The weekend of my 27th birthday held a roller coaster of emotions. We were able to celebrate new life coming into this world, celebrate the year mark of two adorable children that belong to great parents, and finish the weekend mourning the loss of a person who has meant so much to me through the years past and has left this world far too soon. Its always that simple reminder to appreciate what/who you have in life because you never know how long God will let them stay, and you can never hand out too many hugs or too many I Love Yous.
Now that March is here my self pity party has officially come to an end and I cannot WAIT for this wretched snow to melt and the temps to warm up! T- minus 5 months until I say "I do"!!
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