"I keep dancin' on my own"

Well hello blogosphere! We've been estranged.

So here I am doing the same old same old, trying to get myself writing and trying to better myself. I am also preparing for a wedding! So, I've got some pretty substantial motivation this time around to stick with things. Also I now live in California. So yes, to recap, I left my awesome job, got engaged, Ed got a job with Apple (insert joke about being the next CEO), and moved to Mountain View, California! It's a strange life I tell ya.

Funny thing about being a 'housewife' and having a wedding on the calender... There is not a single reason why I should not be able to accomplish my goals. I can't blame it on work, or being tired, or too many things going on, or not enough time to figure things out... There's absolutely no excuse. This is good and bad. Good - I have to do it. Bad - If I fail it's alllll on me here. 


On the bright side this appears to be working as a motivator... I've made it to the gym all but 2 days in the past 2 weeks. I started a garden that also is growing despite my formerly quite black thumb. I've been cooking all the meals for us aside from one evening out since we've been here (and they've been reasonably appealing meals). The lovely, outrageously talented Joe Lamour is working on save the dates/invitations and we're on the same page about how to design everything. I've secured a wedding venue with GOATS - an awesome plus for a reasons I'll explain later. And I've even got a secret music project in the works (I'd tell you but it's a surprise for my mother who may see this, so if you want to know you can message me privately!)


Places where I've not been so successful but would like to work on: actually getting around to figuring out that damn sewing machine, finding a way to make delicious slow-cooker meals, staying within the weekly $100 food budget, learn how to can and preserve food, make my own ice cream (which is not conducive to the next goal), losing weight, studying for my GRE tests in April, figuring out what I need to do to (possibly) become a teacher in MD, learning how to braid my hair, and ideally finding a job out here.


There are about a MILLION more little things I want to get around to, but I feel like I'm off to a good start. So, I think I'll use this as a place to discuss all the little crazy things I'm up to out here. :) I'm doing this for myself and for my family and friends on the East coast who I miss very much and if you ever wonder what I'm up to, hopefully this will be a good place to check up on me!