Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Hello all. Well, not a whole lot has changed since my last update. I am still working towards all of the goals and everything that I wrote about in the last post. Work is going well too! I have been a pretty happy girl, lately. *Smiles*.

One thing that is new is that I am now taking TWO different trips out of town this year and I am UBER excited for them both. *Smiles*. I actually knew about one of them the last time that I blogged but not the second one. Tehe.

The first trip that I am taking will be to Indianapolis, IN for THE COLOR RUN in late July with family and my best friend, Kate. It is just us girls. It will be Momma, Holly, Kate, Kailey, Kaycie, and myself! I am SO EXCITED! This is going to be a blast. Seriously. We are staying in a hotel and making a full weekend out of it and I could not be happier about it. Yeys! I have always wanted to do one of those things and now I AM! Yess!!! This is going to be EPIC.

The second trip that I am taking will be in late November or early December. Hubby and I are going by ourselves. We are getting a hotel and going down to visit my brother in Lexington, KY for the holidays. He is going to be having Thanksgiving and Christmas kind of all in one and the entire family is heading down there but hubby and I are going a day early and again, making a weekend out of it. It should be fun. I always love family time and I miss my brother and Morgan. It should be great! Plus, I have never been to this city before, so I get to see something new. I think it will be great and hubby and I will get to relax and spend some time to ourselves. I'm excited that I actually get to go two different places this year! Yey! Lol.

Other than that, everything else is pretty much the same. I am still going to try to write in here and keep you all updated. I know that I used to do this a lot and a lot of family and friends were able to keep up with my life that way, so... I am trying to be better about it. Hubby and I are still planning on buying a house in either 2016 or 2017 but this has caused a pretty TIGHT budget as far as finances are concerned, so.... I am blessed that we were able to work it out so that I can still go on these two trips! Again, YESS! Lol.

One other thing that has been annoying me lately is I just have been overwhelmed by people's rudeness lately. It is astonishing. Seriously, I have felt like everyone either ignores me completely and doesn't give two craps about me or they are just plain RUDE any time that I try to talk to them. I hate it and I have had it. So, I am going back to the old philosophy of "treat others how you want to be treated" and so... if someone ignores me or is rude to me, they better expect the same in return! That is all I am saying. It just seems like an epidemic in this world today or something. I mean, even at restaurants and basically any type of customer service, I have been experiencing this as well. It is time to bring back kindness people! Where has it gone? It is sad really! However, I will NOT be taken advantage of because I choose to be nice. So, look to be treated in the same manner in which you treat me! It is only fair! Lol. But, in all seriousness, this is just horrible and makes me sad! Really.

By the way, Hubby and I were thinking of changing cable providers and possibly going with DirecTv. Any thoughts on this from anyone? It will save us money but I have never had satellite before, so... IDK! Opinions?

Also, I have NONE of my favorite shows on right now and I am missing them like crazy. Thank God I only have like two weeks until some of my shows start coming back on. Goodness! I miss Pretty Little Liars the most! Lol. It is awesome that my Hubby is into the show as well and we have discussions about it. I am excited! Come on June 11th! Hahaha. :)

Anyways, Love you all. I will update as I can. Peace! <3

Heidi

Life Is An Amazing Journey

Ok. So, it has been FOREVER (it seems) since I have blogged on here. Sorry about that. I have just been so busy lately. There is A TON to update you all on. Let's start with the basics.

First off, I am going to try to start blogging more and being more active in social media in general. I feel like I don't have many friends anymore and like I am just a total "home body". In some ways, I am okay with this, and in others, I just feel like I need an output to be able to vent. So, here we go! Back to blogging! Lol. It's funny, I used to blog all of the time on Myspace and it was wonderful. Not sure why I haven't picked it up here as much. Haha.

Anyways, things at home are great! Hubby and I are doing wonderful. We actually did adopt another dog since I last posted (or rather kept him, Lol). He is actually our toy poodle's baby (Aniya). His name is Miles. He is a total sweetheart. So, that makes three dogs, two cats, and a bunny for now anyways. I say that because we are seriously on edge with one of our cats. She is causing damage to our home, which at this point is still a rental, and is just plain DEFIANT and annoying. She poops EVERYWHERE and will not listen. Gah! So, we may be getting rid of her soon. I am pretty much at my wits end with her.

In other news, Lol, Hubby and I have come up with a complete financial plan / savings plan in order to budget and put money back for a house! I am SUPER excited. We plan to buy a house around 2016 to 2017 (depending on loan companies and such) and to be debt free by then as well (minus my student loans). It's crazy to think that this actually feels like a reachable goal at this point and it motivates me like NO OTHER! So happy with my life and with the direction it is going. I know I complain that I don't have many friends but the ones that I do have are amazing and my husband will always be my best friend. They are all that I need. Life is amazing when you work hard and MAKE it that way! Ya know?

Things with my stepson, Evan, have been great lately, as well. He is getting so big. We are actually going to be getting him for a few weeks this summer due to holidays and such, so it is going to be great! I am super excited. He has come such a long way but still has a ways to go. He will be in Kindergarten this year as well. Time sure does fly! I love my little man. *Smiles*.

Work is just CRAZY lately. So many changes but I think that is for the better. More responsibilities but more pay! I am a happy camper there! Lol.

I am also going back to school starting this August (Fall 2013 Semester) and will be done after spring semester 2014. I am SO HAPPY about this I could SCREAM! Finally! Lol. I only have 5 classes left and then I am done, I just have had issues with financial aid and such in order to be able to get back into school and finish it.

The plan is that once I am finished with my associates then I will enroll in USI here in my local town and finish my pre-law / sociology degree. Then, once I have those two degrees finished, I will go ahead and go to law school once I am ready! No rush! Since we are buying a house before I go to law school, we plan to rent the house out to someone while we are away for three years at Law School and renting a house. Then, once I am finished with Law School we will move back into our home! *Smiles*. This is all provided that I do not find a way to take online law school classes while working as a paralegal. I am going to be looking for a job as a paralegal ASAP once I have my degree. I cannot wait! The main reason I am saying “no rush” on Law School is because of Evan. I want him to be older first and able to decide if he wants to go and live with us or stay with his mom while we are away. I WILL NOT take that child’s father from him at such a young age because I would feel selfish and horrible. So, therefore, we just wait until he is a little bit older. He is already almost 6, so… we are good! Lol.

Basically, in light of recent events in the news I just wanted to take this time to remind you all that life is AMAZING! Always remember that. Life is really looking up and heading in the right direction for once for hubby and I. Hope you all have a great weekend! Love you all. Peace!

Heidi