Well good morning, friends.
I hope you are having a great Tuesday. Today we are having a nice, slow morning. It is just what we need as I get settled into a routine again.
I am one of those Type A type people who really thrive on routine. There is nothing like a lack of routine for me to feel just exhausted and a little bit overwhelmed. I feel like it has been just months and months since we had a true routine. Welcoming a new baby, then summer vacation from preschool, then mine and Corey’s little adults only vacay last week. All very good things but there has been no semblance of order to my life lately.
This all leaves me feeling just so excited for this season. Fall is my favorite time of year anyway but I have found myself anxious for its arrival more than ever this year so that we could fall back into more of a predictable routine.
I have been trying to squeeze in my work and blogging into tight little cracks of a very busy season of life for us, which is just so challenging. I’m grateful for it because this stage of life is full of all the things I love most but boy is it a lot sometimes. I know all of you with small children can relate.
Today’s post is going to be just a random stream of consciousness but those are really the most relatable, aren’t they?
We have been very busy learning and managing Connor’s allergy over the past couple months. One of my close friends has a little boy with a peanut allergy and I am so grateful for this friendship and for her walking me through this. I met this particular friend in my old neighborhood when Madeline and her little boy were just two months old. Then we ended up both moving right around the corner from each other in our new houses. Isn’t it crazy the way God works some times – preparing us for the challenges we will face?
If you have been following along on Instagram then you already know that Corey and I just returned from Italy. This was the adults-only trip we have been planning since last fall. If I’m being honest the idea of leaving Connor when he was nine months old seemed way easier before he was born. I did panic a little as the trip got closer but it was nonrefundable so I persevered. Haha!
I will do a full recap soon but it was really just incredible. This was not my first time in Italy but I had not previously visited any of the places we went. Most importantly it was just really nice to have this time together. We haven’t had a week together without parental responsibilities since Madeline was born and we haven’t taken a big trip in years.
I am so grateful to have had this time to connect and spend one-on-one time together exploring a new place. I’m even more thankful that our children have wonderful grandparents who were able to love on them and care for them while were were away. That is a true blessing. I wish I could say we were already planning another trip but I do think the grandparents are all worn out!
Now that we are home, we are eager to embrace our new routine with Madeline back to preschool and Connor on a consistent schedule. This is the start of my busy season with Beautycounter as the Holiday collection releases soon (it is so good this year) and I am really looking forward to consistent work hours and even getting back to my regular blog schedule. I have some good, good posts rolling out for you in the coming weeks – including Connor’s nursery reveal (at last) and the One Room Challenge next month.
I hope you all are having a great week!
