Mother Nature

Today I had plans to spend time with my other best friend Hannah and her children. Hannah has a five year old and a two year old. She has decided to take her kids to many of our state parks this summer, which I really didn't know that we had like thirty of these?!?!?! Anyway, I really don't see much of her because she lives in Fayetteville ( making it hard for me to visit her because B and I share one car), and as many of you moms know, it's hard to travel with kids!

We planned on visiting Goose Creek or Pettigrew to cut back on travel time, but low and behold,  Mother Nature hasn't wanted to cooperate! Many of the trails at these parks are closed due to all of the rain that we seem to get everyday..not that I don't enjoy the rain, but it kind of puts a damper on activities that are outdoors. (And might I add that it was supposed to rain today, and it has been beautiful! GRRR) Our biggest fear was getting all the way to the park and it deciding to pour, and no one wants to tell a two year old and a five year old that they can't run freely in the woods...especially after you have chalked them up about exploring and having a picnic!

We ended up canceling...boooo!!! Since the weather is so unpredictable these days, we re- scheduled to go to the Kids Marbles Museum in Raleigh later in the week. When I recommended it she said, "well there might be a TON of kids there, and I don't want you to go into teacher mode!" LOL! Am I really that bad? I think that I worry about kids getting hurt or wandering off probably because I don't have kids...?? She always seems so relaxed while I'm covering my eyes and saying "please don't fall, please don't fall!" I promised to relax....and actually I feel like I am the MOST relaxed on field trips, especially when I brought my third graders to the museum in October..my field trip theory is....keep your eye on your adult at all times, and have fun! Aunt Jecaduh will have fun no matter what :)

New Beginnings

I have recently had some friends start blogs and say "goodbye" to Facebook, I thoroughly enjoy reading blogs because you really get to keep up with someone, rather than read a FB post. So I will join the world of blogging, however boring my life may be, and eventually say "goodbye" to FB :)


Last night I had to say goodbye to one of my best friends, while some of you may think this is silly to blog about...its never easy saying goodbye, even if you're 26 years old! I realized that she was my last standing best friend still living in Greenville, everyone else moved shortly after graduating college. But, she isn't moving to another city within North Carolina....she is moving far far away...to California! So it sparked this blog title...new beginnings.

We both stuck around this city to join the teaching world, we both became third grade teachers, and we both leaned on one another to share our "adventures." I think we both realized that we needed a change, our hearts were not dead set on living here, in Greenville, for the rest of our lives. Our hearts weren't in teaching anymore; we needed a new beginning.

A new beginning always means a new adventure....and an adventure this year has been for me. I got married ( oh yeahhhh), Brandon ( my husband) will begin a new job in two weeks, and I quit teaching to go to graduate school full time.

My maid of honor, my best friend, is traveling across the country to live with her brother and find a job in California (Berkley area). NOW THAT'S AN ADVENTURE! I'm excited, sad...sad... did I say sad? It's the end of our Panera dates, beach dates, game nights, our singing along to bands of the 90's,  and endless talks about our jobs. Now, we will be left with Skype, and I will get to listen to all of the wonderful and adventurous things she is doing. I know it's the best thing for her, but I sure am going to miss her! As we parted ways last night, teary eyed,
she said, "keep me informed about any baby news!" Silly girl...there won't be any babies anytime soon :)


I wish her the best of luck and hope to visit soon, goodbyes stink, but I hope that this year is filled with adventures for her, and new friends for Brandon and I!

Before my husband, there were my best friends....reminds me of a song I learned in Girl Scouts ( haha, yes, I remember it)  "Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. A circle is round, it has no ends, that's how long I want to be your friend."