Looking back at my last posts, this one could also be called The More Things Change, The More Things Stay the Same...kind of.
Arden was in 4th Grade the last time I wrote. She's now in her final quarter of her junior year of high school. They say don't blink and damn if that's not true. She's still not the most organized human, but lord help us she is smart. We told one of her coaches yesterday that she is planning on law school, and he responded with 'Arden as a lawyer...that's scary.' I wouldn't want to go up against her either...like a dog with a bone.
Life right now is still chaotic. We've (gratefully) survived the COVID-19 global health pandemic. I wish I'd remembered this little corner of the interwebz in March 2020, and captured the day to day of that surreal time. 2+ years later it's still not over by any means, but at least we've been able to move about the proverbial cabin. We're in the thick of college recruitment. I will probably write about the process, in the hopes it helps another family. We just signed her last club contract. One more year. Weird, the trajectory of life. One clinic...an invitation from a club...7 all-consuming years later. I have thoughts, eventually they'll make their way here.
I used to write a lot about health and fitness, and the stops and starts. About 6 years ago, I guess, I discovered at-home fitness that really (really) works. And makes consistency easier. I still push play more often that not. Nutrition is still the hardest for me, as it is for oh, millions and millions of humans. If there was a window to my brain, you'd see an endless real of thoughts about losing weight. I know I'm not alone. I am very, very tired of thinking and worrying about it, and still it's a hamster wheel I've yet to get off. Here's to hoping I strike a balance on this soon.
Wild to see the things not documented here...selling our first home and buying a horse farm. A sweet pup named Dobby, whose faced never graced this space, and who was earth-side for too short a time. Shelby, the Mississippi runaway, is still goin' strong (knock wood). The aforementioned pandemic. The arrival of two nieces and a nephew. A once-in-a-life time trip to the World Cup in France - aka the trip that made me say YES to becoming Disney Vacation Club members. Traversing the country for Arden's soccer -- we've been to some seriously random, and seriously cool (Boulder, CO, anyone?) places that are worth talking about here.
Last time I wrote, I had a kid in elementary school, and now we're a year and change way from having a high school graduate. Which means a whole lot of thought is going into what in the heck we do when she leaves for college. Empty nester life here we come *sob*.
The country has been to hell and back since November 2016. It's surreal, it's terrifying, and we think quite often about life elsewhere.
Anyway. I'm back. My goal is to document our life, but also to provide helpful information on other things. Books, recipes, fitness, recruiting, Disney, life as two moms, and soon, life as empty nesters (the wife has been saving cool places to road-trip for years now).
Thanks for reading, if you made it this far. Stay tuned!
