Land Ho!

Gooooooooooooooooood morning dusty blog! I am so, so, so sorry for neglecting you. It's been so long that the spammers have finally located me. The only comments popping up on in my inbox nowadays are penis enlargement "comments" and make $1000 a day staring at your computer "comments". I think it is finally time to re-surface!

Life has been extremely productive and extremely busy! During my pregnancy with Mela I hatched a plan for our future. It was the wind back if you will. As soon as little Mela came and saw us I commenced with the follow through and I've been commencing every since.

Mela is doing fantastically well. She is 7 months old now! I can hardly believe it. She is a busy little bee and working on crawling...

eating...

taking baths...

and just overall loving her little life...

As for Momma, well she's busy loving her little Mela...

Oh and more! So much more! Since I've talked to you guys last I've been able to do a lot of things! Last November I went back to school and got certified as a nurses assistant here in the state of Texas. I started working immediately. Shortly after that I applied to a nursing program at one of the local colleges here and was accepted! In June I'll start nursing school and I am beyond excited. Things are really starting to come together and it feels fantastic. 

In personal news I've lost 50 lbs! (woooo!) I have about 30 more to go but I'm well on my way. The new healthy lifestyle feels fantastic. Eating right (most of the time!), exercise, and balance are just the things I was missing.  

Socially and romantically things are pretty quiet. It's not that there aren't options out there, it's just the way I prefer them right now. Life is so hectic keeping up with a work schedule, a little baby, and reaching my fitness goals.  Adding too much else throws off the balance I mentioned above. 

There is a line from a poem written by author and spoken word artist Mary Fons. It's from her poem "Cliffhanger: For Norma" (video of her performing it below), it goes "I haven't lost my edge, I just don't live on it anymore". This has been a resounding thought echoing through my head when I fear I've become a boring old lady. 

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For now this is all you'll get. (Ha!) Just kidding of course. For those of you that stayed, I love you! For those of you that have left, you'll be back! : ) Stay well my friends and we'll talk again soon.