We have made it through the Tent Sale! I’ve been with Joe for 10 years now, so the actual sale is nothing new and through the years I have been able to keep a pretty optimistic outlook. I used to dread it and hate him working so much, but one day it clicked. He explained it to me that it is like his “Super Bowl.” The biggest sale of the year where he will be able to make the most money and provide for us. Now of course we have added two kiddos and now a puppy, and we still have Holly so life at home solo parenting is anything but easy! He works 9-10+ almost two weeks straight and I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t hard.
But we did it. We both put in the hours and time and somehow we are already on the other side!! It is nice that Father’s Day he gets out earlier and we can have a nice dinner and some family time. Tonight will be his first weekday evening off in a very long time!
My father had his surgery and they did have to remove one of his lungs, due to cancer. He’s home now recovering, but it’s not easy for him and I am still praying for a safe recovery. He also closed his family business after it being in the family 138 years.
The real estate business is super busy and of course I was picking up most of that while Joe was working crazy hours. I even closed a deal on one home by myself! That was exciting.
I stuck to my 10 day cleanse, (other than a built in cheat meal with Father’s Day dinner and some bubbly.) I’ll post more about it, but I did lose inches and pounds! Honestly, I think not drinking and eating the best foods possible was the perfect combo for that time; it could have been super stressful and I could have lost my mind but I was really in a great place! A few meltdowns here and there, but considering all that was happening I’m super proud of myself.
We are now planning our Summer getaway for my mom’s wedding; we will be visiting South Carolina where she will get married on a beach. We will get to escape to Savannah, Georgia just Joe and I for a few days! We plan on ending our trip in downtown historic Charleston. It will be the first plane ride for the kids and our first true beach vacation as a family. We are pumped!
As for the rest of this week? We have plans to go to our little beach tonight, though kind of cool, dinner at one of our favorite Italian places and a family day at a local amusement park Sea Breeze on Friday. This weekend we have a sitter for an evening–woot! Date night here we come.
I have got to say all of the work I’ve been doing on myself has landed me in a really sweet space, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Life is damn difficult at times but taking time to feed my mind with really great reads has literally brought me to new levels.
I know this little blog here has taken a back seat, but not for much longer. I have lots of thoughts to share and now that I am where I am, it’s time to take off. I would love to hear what you’re most looking forward to this Summer?
- Summer Reading
- Spray Parks
- Date nights
- Amusement rides
- Family time
- Blogging
- Tanning (spray mostly!)
- Outdoor workouts
- Dining al fresco
- Traveling
- My Birthday
- Our 8th Anniversay
- My mom’s wedding
- Kids going to day camps
- Beach days
- Living
