Suffice to say the weekend has ended with us staying with our in-laws and washing the majority of our belongings at a local laundry mat.
Yep.
Most people would say that the worst part of my weekend would be the staying with the in-laws part, but really, I don't mind that at all. So here's a story I don't mind telling. In 2008, when Sean was 10 months old, I starting teaching. Within a span of one week I started graduate courses, Sean started day care, I started my new teaching job, and our house sold. The economy had totally tanked and we weren't expecting the house to sale, but four weeks after listing it, the dern thing sold. With all the other stresses going on, we hadn't even looked at a single house. The buyers wanted to move in immediately.
The weekend before I started teaching we had a marathon pack up and found ourselves with no real choice other than to move into my husband's childhood home. At first it was a little awkward living there. It was odd to sleep in Curtis's bed and eat dinner with his mom and dad every night. But there are lots of perks- of course they all sound superficial and selfish- dinner every night, clothes washed and folded, built-in babysitter.
I know looking back that there is no way I would have survived that first year of teaching. I had class two nights a week. I got to school every morning at 6:30 and often stayed until 6:30 at night. I would come home and eat, prepare for the next day and crash while nursing Sean. If not for my mother-in-law, I would have lost my mind. And tonight I am thankful again that I have somewhere safe I can go. Maybe one day you'll hear the rest of my weekend story, but I seriously doubt it. Seriously.
17 comments:
ohhh so sorry you had such a crappy weekend.... mine wasnt much better to be honest! HOWEVER.. wowie you look amazing here, the colours really suit you and your hair looks amazing! i have complete hair envy over here. You look sooo pretty! hope things get better this week for you. xx
Like I said...I hate the reason for you, but LOVE having you guys here!
Sorry to hear your weekend sucked :( But you look SO cute in that pretty floral dress - love it!
Annie
The Other Side of Gray
I'm sorry your weekend was horrible, but happy that you have in-laws that you love. You're very lucky. And great outfit! :)
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Well, despite the bad weekend you look adorable. Love those boots! :)
Sorry, it wasn't the best weekend for you. Sometimes those times in life, we get a chuckle out of later or maybe a smile when retelling it. On a up note you look great! I love your outfit (well I always do) but this is one that really made me stop and saw Wow! I love it on her.
Thanks friend! These are Old Navy boots! I got my $30 out of them this season for sure!
Thank you so much, Amber!
wow. I'm trying not to think of the possibilities for your weekend, but hoping it didn't have to do with the bad weather down there. other scenarios include broken car, dirty hotel linens OR really sick (as in vomiticous) kiddo.
here's hoping the week starts looking up by humpday!
Thanks Annie!
Thank you! We were both rocking it today with our short dresses! And thanks for the hair comment. It's so thick and unruly, I spend most of my morning fixing it and cursing it!
Ugh so sorry you had a lousy weekend. Buy you'll tell ME about it, won't you?? :))
Love the outfit - where did you get the dress?
I am sorry to hear your weekend was not according to plan. You have wonderful in-laws, they sound very supportive and helpful. Your outfit is beautiful too, love the floral patterns... It's my first time stopping by so I hope the week will get better :)
If this was FB I would dislike this! I was hoping you'd have a wonderful weekend. Here's hoping you have a good week.
So sorry to hear you had a horrible weekend! You don't have to tell the story if you don't want to; I totally understand. Glad to hear your in-laws are so supportive.
Your hair is awesome! Love your blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you come back often! I love your blog :)
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