waiting to exhale

I've hit a wall. 

There I said it. 

The last week and a half has been tough.

For lots of reasons.

It's the end of summer push.

We all need a major vacation.

It's rained nearly every day.

 Tisha, my Knoxville BFF and her family moved to Winston-Salem.

I miss her.

Every boy in my house has a attitude.

I'm bored.

I'm tired.

There's been too much time for this mom brain to dwell.

My mom reminds me that we all have times like this.

That a lull in the action,

down time,

laziness,

a moment of sadness,

it's just what happens before you pick yourself up again and start a new. 

I've taken in a big breath,

 I am gathering up the energy to end this summer with some sort of grace. 

There is a lot yet to come.

a much needed visit home

a wedding

my sisters

Becca and her kids

lots of memories yet to make. 

I'll exhale come September. 

Until then I cherish all the good.

Give myself permission to forget the bad.

{like this morning when I yelled my fool head off}

Pray for strength to face some loneliness.

Celebrate that God has His plan.

This past weekend we were fortunate enough to visit our friends Lance and Summer{and Kailey and Kara} in North Carolina.  We had a really wonderful time.  Their life, well...it doesn't suck{Lance's words exactly}.  They live on a beautiful lake and it seems as though it's a 24/7 vacation.  What fun we had!  The boys tubed and swam and slipped and slided their hearts out.  I tried surfing{behind a boat!} I almost did it, but then I swallowed half the lake and decided to wait until next summer to try again :)

So here is to making memories....