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long time since i’ve updated… lots of stuffs going on.

big news… i am no longer a vw bug driver. well… technically, i haven’t been one since early january since it decided to pop a timing belt. i’ve been driving my mom’s car since (a late-90s toyota camry) and have missed having my own vehicle. last weekend, jeromy and i got a 2008 scion xd… it’s a sweet little thing and i looooooooove driving it. i usually hate driving but everything in this car is just so friggin’ fun. we got the upgraded sound package, which means my tunes sound sa-weet. pics to come. it was nice to give mom’s car back to her. she never complained once and it meant the world to me that she let us borrow her car for four months. i gave the camry back to her with a full tank, fresh oil change, and it had it washed and detailed. she was pretty tickled and said that it hadn’t been that clean since they bought it. heh. i seriously love that woman. i hate taking help from people, and it’s bugged me that i’ve had to do it this long… but her chipper attitude and non-keeping-score-of-the-situation touched me. i don’t think she realizes how much it meant… but that’s what good moms are all about.

i’ve been working hard and have been tired lately. but there are a lot of big items (not having a car, etc.) that are quickly getting checked off the list and it’s nice to have a little mindspace freed up so i am not stressing as much. the only odd thing is that i’m so sleepy all the time. i’m wiped out by 9 most days and it takes me less than two minutes to fall into a deep sleep. i’ve been having reoccurring nightmares, too, which has not helped. i just need to refocus on my health and start eating better/moving around more so that i’m not so physically spent at the end of every day.

this weekend is mother’s day. we’re going to head to mom’s on sunday and have dinner with the gang. tomorrow, i have a senior portrait shoot in the morning and then a birthday party for a friend in the afternoon. i think we’re having a stars watching cookout on saturday evening. hopefully, the stars can pull out a win and not repeat last night’s disaster game. man… that was painful to watch.

the album i ordered came in this week and it looks amazing. i love it. i was able to bring it along to a consult this week and the potential client had a positive reaction to it as well. hooray! i’m hoping to get on the stick and maybe make one for jeromy’s and my wedding… which i actually need to print photos from soon.

i had my trash the dress session with our wedding photographer last weekend. from what i saw on his screen, the shots are going to turn out ammmmaaaazzziiinnnggg. they were so pretty, i couldn’t believe it was me. we went to grapevine lake for the session and the wind was all crazy - which whipped up my long veil into a frenzy of activity and made for some killer pictures. i can’t wait…

not much else going on. jeromy’s taking a chl class next saturday. i think daddy’s going to go, too. alan is liking cosmetology school. i’m actually going up there next week for “free family day.” he has to do certain procedures a certain number of times before he can get certified in it, so mom and i are going to go and get things done like pedicures, brow waxing, etc. i’m glad that he’s doing so well at it so far and that he seems to really like it.

that’s all i know so far. i hope that everyone has a great mother’s day!