I've got shoes under my feet!

Well, this will probably be the busiest, most hectic week of my LIFE! Why? Several reasons actually. Number one, I am going to have to leave my baby...my teeny tiny 26 month old baby (haha) in daycare full-time :*( I am looking forward to it somewhat, because I know it will be good for him to play with other children that are the same age, but he is my little man, and I want to hog him all to myself. I know that's so selfish, but Brody and I have been through the storm together......he was my reason for waking up in the morning through the roughest waters.....and I just want him to be at home with his mommy. I am terrified that he will think that I have abandoned him with these strange people and worry that I'm never coming back. I'm so scared of that. (Sigh) I know we'll make it through.

The second reason that this is the most hectic week of my life is because I start student teaching on FRIDAY! I have been working so hard for this for years, and it's finally here. I am just a few short months away from possessing a college degree. ME! A college degree! Seems unreal. I got my placement at Ardmore High School.....Thank the Lord! I prayed so hard for that placement! I feel that I will gain so much comfort just being 2 mins from Brody's daycare. I wanted to cry because I was so relieved. All the more reason for my praying for Ardmore is that I will leave in the morning, drive Brody to school, go to the high school, back to get Brody, and back home in about 5 miles total. I am so excited!! A tank of gas should last me 3 weeks! Another relief there since I won't be working until after December, and hopefully I will find something then! For all of the people who thought I would never make it.....especially due to the few bumps and detours that I took over the years..............I ain't mad at ya!!!!

The biggest reason that I am sooo stressed this week is because this week I will be referring to "home" as a different location in a completely different state! Yep, Brody and I are moving to Ardmore "officially". Only a select few of you can relate to how extremely difficult a long-distance relationship can be. Very few of you can relate to how sick and tired to death I am of driving from Ardmore to New Hope, or the other way around. I have been living out of a suitcase (no joke) for too many months. I can't even imagine the relief I will feel when ALL of my stuff is in Ardmore and I don't have to throw a suitcase together and drive all over the southern states. I am SOOOOOO excited! Yay!! Robert has been so patient and so great with all of this moving mess. Even though the house is a disaster area (it really needs caution tape), we still had a fabulous weekend. My bed, dresser, and clothes are all that's left, which is still a lot, but we've also moved a good bit too! I am more than ready.

As you can see, life is pretty fast right about now! Sometimes the stress gets to me, but in the words of Darius Rucker, "I've got a roof over my head, the man I love laying in my bed, and it's ALRIGHT!! I've got shoes under my feet, forever in the eyes staring back at me, and it's alright! I've got all I need, and it's alright by me!"

Have a fabulous day :)