emotions

Excited. Anxious. Nervous. Overwhelmed. Surprised. Blessed. Thankful. 
The emotions that have taken over me during the last week while I have come to the realization that I'm moving away (in 49 hours to be exact) from the only place I've ever called home. 

Excited. For a new beginning.  A chance to start over. To follow my dreams.

Anxious.  To be working for a company that appreciates me and genuinely cares about my personal and professional success.

Nervous.  26 years ago, I started in a place with about 800 people. College took me to a place with 30,000. Next up, 210,000. That's a lot of strangers. :)

Overwhelmed.  I'm a planner. Let's be real.

Surprised.  It all happened very quickly.  My first correspondence with this amazing company was only a month ago. 

Blessed. By the good Lord for an opportunity that fits my personality to a t and will allow me to reach for and exceed my potential and grow while doing something I am passionate about.

Thankful. For: God - After all, He is the one that answered this prayer. My family - who serve as my rocks and my biggest support system. My friends - who have encouraged me and supported my decisions no. matter. what. The Boy - who has supported me from the very beginning and has made me laugh when I wanted to cry during this process. And last but not least, my support system in Iowa, who have helped me determine that this truly is the perfect place for me.

Des Moines, I can't wait to call you home.

brady

Although I didn't get to post this yesterday because I spent the weekend in Iowa trying to find a place to live, I couldn't forget this guy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Brady!

Aunt LoLo loves you!

five days

Who needs a to-do list anyways?  oh, that's right... I do! 

If you would have asked me 2 weeks ago what my to-do list constisted of, I would have probably shrugged my shoulders and sipped on my wine... but here I am now still sipping wine trying to get it together!  

I have 5 days left in Indiana - yes, FIVE.

packing is a lot easier with a glass of merlot :)

So here it is...

1. Accept offer for the opportunity I've been waiting a long, long time for.
2. Submit my 2-week notice.
3. Doctor's appointment to get a recommendation for an endocronologist in Iowa
4. Finishing packing. Shoes, clothes, a ginormous tote of hair products, my stock in Bath and Body Works, and Jewelry that filled a 14 gallon Rubbermaid tote. 
5. Find a place to live. Minor detail, ya know. Ok but really. I'm going to find a place this weekend. I must.
6. Get a few last minute things to take with me.
7. Finalize any paperwork for the new job.
8. Get my nephew Brady a birthday gift - he's 2 on the 19th!
9. Grab dinner with a couple friends.
10. Go through storage and some boxes at my mom's.
11. Clean out the trunk of my car. This will take the entire 5 days, alone. :)
12. Say a few goodbyes.
13. Visit Harry's. You know, that local estabilishment was my second home while I was at Purdue so it's only fair to say goodbye to him as well.
14. Oh, and work 4 more 8+ hour days at my current job.

Prayers are apprecaited over the next couple of days as I tackle this to-do list,

especially number 12. 

welcome

Thank you for stopping by my blog! I can't promise that it will be entertaining or that every post will be full of awesome adventures and anything interesting for that matter but I can promise that it will be real, full of emotion, and a look into the life of a country girl turned city girl in the matter of a few short weeks! :)



this view will be replaced with the des moines sky line.