Have we noticed a pattern here?

Seriously? I have totally sucked at blogging lately, but honestly my life has been so crazy busy I've just been enjoying the ride. I absolutely love when my hubby is home from work & all I want to do is spend time with my family! So shoot me, I've been living. 

Honestly school has been going by so fast I feel like I blinked & we were already sending out progress reports! I love my job so much and feel so incredibly blessed to be in the position I am in. I truly have my dream job. No- being able to take Beckham with me would really be the dream but then I'd get no teaching done and that wouldn't be good for anyone. 

We are currently in a complete drought. Like everything around us is as dry as the dessert. All parishes within like a 2 hour range are under a burn ban because everything is so hot & dry. As I write this it is raining. They've predicted 2-5 inches which means everything will flood because the ground is so hard right now. I don't think I've heard the rain in months. It's so peaceful and calming so I thought I'd share that randomness....

Anyways- life lately..... Well Beckham is doing great- last I wrote we were having some allergy issues but all of that has pretty much cleared up. I think allergies for him will be a lifelong battle. Both Butch & I have the horribly & I'm pretty sure it's going to be the same for him. Poor thing...it kills my soul but, Louisiana heat + no rain = dust, pollen, you name it. 

Beckham is seriously talking up a storm. He says (all the words I mentioned before) thank you, tea, cookie, drink, and his new favorite.....drum roll please...... PONE yes, like phone, but just pone (like bone). It is hilarious & I knew it wouldn't be long before he said either phone or remote since those are his all time favorite things, but PONE won! Haha

Even though it's still 95-100 degrees everyday I am having a lot of fun decorating for Fall, thinking about Fall, planning outfits & things to do in Fall. I think I'm just ready for it to cool off, but Fall/Winter has always been my favorite time of year. So many great memories come with Fall and with Beckham getting older I know the season will just get better. 

I do plan on doing a Summer To Do List update since it is officially over, but it still feels like Summer around here so I just can't get in the mood to call it over yet. I'll also get some pics together to show y'all my fall decor. It's not much but I think it's pretty cute & I'm adding a little every day. 

So, blogger says my last post was 16 days ago, sorry! But here's a photo recap of the past 16 days! :)

Swimming sesh

Home with Daddy while Mama works = no clothes all day

iPad? Check. Cell phone? Check.

2nd haircut!

Uncle B got a new puppy aka Puppa

Chit chattin' at a bday party

Eatin a sucker

Being silly

Xoxo, Katie

silver lining

I know the Dr. Seuss quote is quite juvenile but I think it fits my situation pretty perfect. I am so lucky. It's really easy to focus on things that aren't going right in our lives and it's sometimes easy to forget all of the wonderful things we have in life that we often take for granted. I know there will be so many more rough patches in my life. But, sometimes when it storms you've got to just enjoy rain. So, that's what I'm doing. Enjoying the rain (figuratively) hoping it can wash away somethings I'd like the change in my life. I ran across this quote:

and thought that it pretty much summed things up too. I've always heard "the grass isn't always greener on the other side, it's green where you water it" and I truly believe that. Marriages, especially in the beginning take time to figure out. Mine, specifically has some balance issues. We are working together to get them figured out, working together to change things to make them better, and working together to grow closer to each other. Together. That's the key word in all of this. We want to be together.  I am no longer going to focus on the results, but instead focus on the road to get things where they should be. We are both flawed humans that need guidance. Hopefully we can help each other get to the place we both want to be. I think a huge step was taken when we both said that things needed to be changed. We BOTH need to change somethings but I think it speaks volumes about us, as husband and wife that we want to change, for each other; we want to grow closer together. So I'm upholding my end of the bargain and hopefully he will too.

In the end everything will be okay. If it's not okay, it's not the end.