We're Moving!

Wow has it been a while since my last post. Poor Grayson didn't even get a "Happy 2nd Birthday!" blog, and baby Kylan didn't get a "Welcome Kylan Jack!" blog. So...there ya have it. Grayson turned 2  (November 2nd) and 6 days later we welcomed Kylan Jack into the world (November 8th). I've been trying to think of a good descriptive word to describe the last 4 months with three little boys, 4-1/2 and under, but I can't think of just one word. A few words, however, would be 'exhaustion', 'busy', 'someone is always needing their butt wiped', 'comical', 'time management is brought to a whole new level', 'LOUD', and 'love'.

The main reason for not "blogging", is because at the end of my pregnancy I was exhausted and lazy, and after I gave birth, I've been exhausted and busy :) The boys will go to bed, and I think this is one out of a handful of nights that I didn't go to bed within 10 minutes after tucking them in. And surprisingly, it's not because it was a relaxing day and I have all this energy, I finally got a 2nd wind I've been asking to get for a long time now! (Come morning and I'll be sorry I got my 2nd wind I'm sure)

If you're friends with me on FB, you most likely hear stories that happen day to day, because...lets face it, I have 3 boys, I stay home with them, and FB ends up being my sounding board to voice what I'm thinking or funny stories that may have just happened that I just HAVE to share, because who likes to laugh alone, right? And, like I said, I've been too tired to sit down and blog after my day, so FB ends up being quick and easy. I like quick and easy these days. You may have seen my many posts about going through 33 years of my life. Cleaning out every little drawer, box, tupperware bin, folder, you name it, I'm going through it. The reason for going through everything we possibly own is not because I am doing some major Spring Cleaning, but because we will be moving to Arizona the end of May! Yes...you read it right! We. Are. Moving. So on top of taking care of 3 little boys, my other full time job is trying to DOWNSIZE. Toss, donate, sell or keep. It's a MAJOR project. If it were up to Travis, we would be moving down there with practically nothing. I'm not exaggerating.

We are VERY excited about this new adventure we're about to begin, and anxious to start a new chapter in our lives with our little family. After almost 12 years at Kids' Hair, I will say goodbye. (who would have thought what started out as a part time job to go back to school would turn into a full time job, go through the Assistant Management Training Program, become a Corporate Trainer, a Manager, and end as a Temp/Fill-In Stylist with life long friends and MANY memories!) I will be forever grateful to them for allowing me to grow and learn so much! I will also have to say goodbye to many adult clients that I wish could still come and see me every 6-8 weeks! I thank my "little" and "big" clients for their loyalty and allowing me to make them look fabulous! After almost 7 years, Travis' last day at Target will be May 9th. I am confident that everything he has learned at Target will only allow him to do great things in his new adventure! Talan turns 5...FIVE!!!...on May 21st, his last day of school is May 23rd, and we're saying "see you later" to Minnesota on May 24th! Yes, it will be sad to leave our family and friends and our home state. The only place we know. But we know our family will ALWAYS be our family and stay close to our hearts. (I'm the only sibling on my side left in MN anyways :)) We're hoping people will choose Arizona as a vacation spot every now and then too.

Once we get down to AZ, Travis will start classes to be able to get his real estate license and work with his brother. I will be getting our family settled and will start working on building my Scentsy business in a new state, which I'm very excited about and will be forced to get out of my comfort zone, while also hoping to stay connected with my most awesome customers and team here in MN.  Talan will be starting Kindergarten at ASU Prep (a charter school), where his 2 cousins also go, at the end of July already! Not sure this Mama is ready to have a KINDERGARTNER! Eeeeekkkkk!!! Once things calm down and adjustments have been made, along with getting used to new schedules, we will decide if I will get a part time job at a salon or not. We feel the sky is the limit and God will help guide us exactly where we are meant to be. I'm excited to let our talents shine through.

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."