Things I want to remember

T E N  T H I N G S 

-as of late-

1.

I think it is a bad sign when your husband says, "thank you" when you do your hair like it is some rare treat or something. haha. I have a thick massive head of hair on this head and add on that it is blazin' hot and humid outside and suddenly the task seems impossible. I don't know about you but a blow dryer on a summery day sounds like a slow painful death.  Okay, I know what you are thinking: "get some real problems, lady". That brings me to my next point.

2.

Infertility.  It bites.  In case you were wondering.

3.

I was released from serving the young women in my church last Sunday. I cried like a baby when I told the girls, "see you around". Those girls have been a huge part of my life over the last three (almost) years.  Despite some hard things, I feel I did my best to serve them. But, sometimes I wonder if I did enough good. They made me a little thank you card and one of the girls wrote: "I will miss the car rides where we just talked."  Best. Compliment. Ever.

4.
almonds and dried cranberries mixed. Try it. You can thank me later.

5.

My sister is moving to Ohio. Can you say, crazyawesome? I mean, what are the odds? We will be a measly 2.5 hours from each other. Get ready for some frequent visits, Sis.  I cannot even wait!

6.

I am a list person. Can you tell?

7.

I copied a yummy salad we had on our trip to DC and it is my favorite thing to eat on these hot days. The ingredients are: 

spring greens

big chunks of avocado + tomato. 

chopped red onion. 

chopped chicken cooked with salt+pep+lime. 

yellow corn chips crushed. 

juice from half a lime. 

cliantro dressing (from Trader Joes, produce section).  

8.

Girls Night Out should be mandatory and held once a week. Just sayin'.

9(er).

We don't have a clothes dryer and our washer is one of those portable hook-up-to-the-sink contraptions that fits two towels, maybe. Our laundry pile is always sky high and our second bedroom is currently designated as the clothes line room. It is definitely do-able but the crunchy clothes are getting old. A real washer+dryer is on my list of  "future luxuries I will not take for granted".  See also: outlets in the bathroom.

10.

My man is officially a 4TH YEAR DENTAL STUDENT!  Watch out, grey scrubs are top dog in the dental clinic now! I used to marvel at the 4th years when we first moved in. How would that feel? Now that we are here, it is blowing my mind. Next year at this time he will be graduating and a new adventure will begin. I know it is going to come fast [for me] so I need to soak in every last drop of Ohio I can in the next 365 days.

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