Intro

Okay as of today my husband and I are awaiting orders to move to North Carolina.  Nothing like waiting until the last minute to move.  We are past the point of it being an inconvenience and we are in the "this is just ridiculous" phase.  Being "just a spouse" has taken some getting used to.  I served ten + years in the Army and now I am a stay at home mom.  So now what?  I have so many aspirations.  I want to dream up some great complicated storyline, wake up and jot it all down and be the next Stephanie Meyer.  But until then, I will have to make due with loving my family and trying to do what's best for them.  Now that my twin boys are over a year and I have a good routine down I feel like I can start doing other stuff.  I've made all their baby food, which I loved doing. Not only did we save money, but I knew exactly what was going into their little bellies.  So I am super excited about moving from Northern Texas (blech) to NC.  I've scoped out the area via Google and I have found many roadside stands offering organic produce and eggs.  My goal is to buy local, buy what's in season, and make the most out of it.  Those of you who know my parents know that if the apocolypse hits, we should just head to Robin's house.  If we hunker down there we won't only survive, we'd thrive and get drunk on homemade wine!  My goal is to do what she does but on a much smaller scale.  Who needs 20 tomato plants???  Not this girl!

Jamie (my hubby) and I are going to try our hand at home brewing when we get settled in NC and I will try my hand at canning and whatever other projects tickle my fancy.

The other little road you can follow me on is my marathon training.  I wanted to run the Chicago Marathon in 2010, but it was only 10 months postpartum for me and decided I should probably let my body heal.  So 2011 it is!  Running is my grip, however weak, on reality.  Without it I feel like Jack Nicholson in The Shining.  The marathon training I will be following is and 18 week plan.  Using backwards planning, I really have to get serious about it April 10th.  I love running races, the kookier the better!  So there will be those as well. 

Andrew

William

Oh yeah, once we move, Jamie returns to Texas almost immediately to go through a school for four months.  I will need pick me ups and tough love giving me a swift kick in the ass to stay motivated.  I rely on all of you for that!