I've neglected you once again, my beautiful blog. My apologies. I'm aware not many will see or read this. Maybe its more for myself to look back on and reflect? Regardless, here I am 3 years and many life changes later.
Where do I even begin???
Texas only lasted a year and a half for us. To be honest, I was miserable there. I was depressed. I was lonely. I felt like I didn't fit in... While I met some pretty great people there, it wasn't ever my home. My husband got a promotion and that moved us to Arkansas.
I wasn't excited for Arkansas AT ALL. However - both kids started school and did well. I found an amazing part time job that fit our schedule and the people there instantly became like family. Our house was beautiful and I really did enjoy my time there. After about 5 months we were moved back to Indy, which WAS home. I look back on our time in AR with such joy and I still miss it.
Not long after moving back to Indy the pandemic hit. We barely had time to spend with family and friends before settling in for almost a year of staying home. We were - and continue to be - extremely careful. We dont see many people. We don't go anywhere. I hate everything about it. Well... almost everything.
In true R family fashion we couldn't keep or hands off each other on the 4th of July and BAM. New baby R is coming in just a few weeks! This is literally 3/3 on July 4th babies for us. I'll need to dive deeper into the night we found out because its a hoot, but let's just say that this baby was a total surprise. And everything about this pregnancy is different than the last two. It took some time to get used to the idea, but we are so excited to meet him! (Yes, it's another little boy. Two girls and two boys is a perfect mix for us and we are so blessed.)
During our time in Arkansas we have also added two feisty felines to our family. Chief Jim Hopper and Moody Monroe drive us insane but we love them. While I hate what they've done to our carpets (in our rental!) I think they were always meant to join our family and we wouldn't be complete without them.
So... there you go. Those are the major life changes in our (growing/not so little) family. Id like to get back into blogging a bit more. I do enjoy it. But I cant make any more promises. As it stands right now this little guy is slated to make his appearance in about 30 days. And if I can get off my butt without having constant braxton hicks contractions I may even start washing his clothes today. And if I'm feeling REALLY ambitious I'll make his coming home outfit like I planned! (Oh yeah, I like to think Im minimally crafty now lol)
So I shall see you all when I see you all... be well!
