The best part for me about telling this truth to those who asked, was that they all responded the same way: that they never minded reading it. That they were disappointed when I'd quit.
So here I am again. Ready to pick it up and get back on it.
I can't promise it will always be happy.
Because, let's face it: I have some happy days. But I also have some sad days.
And [warning!] if it's a sad kind of a day, and I feel like writing, it's going to be a sad post.
So (this is your disclaimer) if you don't like it, don't read.
And if you don't mind, any prayers or hugs would be appreciated.
What I can promise is that it will be honest. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
So here we go; here's what you've missed out on since I posted last (just before Halloween! Crazy)...
- Discovered that beavers have taken up shop just behind my parents' house in central Minnesota. More exciting, however, was the discovery that beavers really DO chew on and chop down trees in real life exactly like they do in cartoons!
- Tricked the hubs into helping me make oodles of Christmas candies!
- Went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter for the second time! Unfortunately, we decided to go just after Christmas and before New Year's. Unfortunately, this is when everyone else in the entire world opts to go apparently. Unfortunately, this lead to a two hour wait in line just to get IN to the HP section of the park. Regardless, we got Butterbeer. Obviously this made the entire, insane day worth it!
- Took a Caribbean cruise with my grandparents, parents, sister and husband.
Highlight of the trip? Winning a trivia game show on New Year's Eve and
bringing home a trophy as a result! (All those childhood years spent
obsessing over movies like Back to the Future, Star Wars, Beauty and the
Beast and the Wizard of Oz completely came in handy!)
- Learned that hubby was offered a REAL job for when he graduated in May (yes, he was offered it five months prior to graduating)! Unfortunately, aforementioned job was located 100 miles away in our hometown (the hometown part was not unfortunate... just the fact that it was 100 miles away!). Operation: Decide Whether or Not to Leave a School and Staff Megan Loves ensues.
- Learned we were pregnant five days prior to my 25th birthday!
- Had my first non-Megan centered visit from the Easter Bunny! (Don't worry, I was totally okay with sharing my basket with my apple-seed sized baby :)).
- Learned we were miscarrying.
- Decided to give official notice that I would be leaving my teaching
job full of students and staff that I came to love so dearly.
- Was a proud wifey as I watched my husband cross the stage and accept his diploma after an undergraduate education full of hard work!
- Interviewed and accepted a third grade teaching position back in our hometown at
the Catholic school. A dream come true! I've wanted to teach there for
pretty much all of my college-and-on years.
- Graduated from apartment living after being in some form of one
(dorm, apartment -- po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe) for the past SEVEN years!
Moved into our first (owned by someone else who we rent from) house!
- Explored NYC with my mom, dad and baby sister!
As one can easily see, it's been a time of ups and downs. We've had some times filled with belly laughs that make you feel so great to be alive, while we've also had a few times when things looked quite bleak and like there was no light at the end of any tunnel we were in.
However, life goes on. Time passes. The sun rises each day. And we keep on keepin' on, thanking God for all the blessings we have (which, quite apparently, are abundant).
So what's next?
Maybe a puppy.
Certainly a new classroom, a new staff, a new set of third graders, a new school year.
And we believe, new life.
Told you I'd be honest.
