life - march edition

What a week.

Do you ever have a week that makes you totally regret becoming an adult? Welcome to my week of March 20th. Well, I'm just being dramatic but lets just say that moving, working, lifing, and being responsible (aka what every other adult does) isn't all fun when it happens at the same time. 

I would say that Natalie and I are pretty settled in at this point, a few things still need to be hung but mostly it is starting to feel like home. BUT, there is always a but. 

Our Verizon just got set up Friday,  over 2 weeks after the moved in. Trust me, you don't even want to know. Apparently the people that previously lived here did not disconnect their service. Our power has been cut off my mistake not once but TWICE in the past two weeks. Our couches got delivered and they couldn't fit them in our doors, proceeding to rip the couch and a hole in our dry wall. Lovely right? I've reminded myself that I'm fortunate to have a roof over my head and food to eat many times this week. 

End of rant. My wine consumption will return to normal tomorrow.

But really, I could use a an extra day.

Things have been busy and I have been bad about documenting, this is much more of a clear my phone in no random order type of thing. 

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My Dad came home for a week and as always we were very happy to have him around.

 He lucked out as his trip coincided with my move wonderfully, he would 100% argue with this statement but I was very thankful.  But in reality I know that you read this on occasion, THANK YOU! Thanks for hanging all of my "useless crap", assembling all of my "unnecessary" Ikea purchases,  and doing it all with a smile. I couldn't do it without you and we miss you already!

My Mom had a birthday, 53 to be exact.

Birthdays are hard, I'm not going to lie and I'm not one to try and sugar coat it. They suck, it doesn't necessarily get easier but it gets a little more tolerable each year. 

We miss her so much and I think of her often, it is hard to grasp that it has almost been 5 years since we lost her. It was a good day celebrating her and her life and of course an excuse to eat cake without feeling guilty.

Shamrock the Block has come and gone once again.

It was actually pretty cold this year but it was fun to see some of my very favorites that I don't get to see often enough. 

I'm never drinking a vodka Redbull again.

Then actual St. Patrick's Day rolled around and I would have done just about anything to be back in Ireland, I have the itch to go back. Actually I have the itch to just go to Europe, try and tell me that you can beat this view. 

 

I had a impromptu visit from Quinn and Lauren and I'm still trying to grasp how big she has gotten. I hadn't seen them since Q was born in January and I got a good recharge on my baby snuggles. 

I'm craving some Bodos so I'm thinking a trip to Charlottesville is in my near future.
 

The weather around here has been amazing. We have had a few cold days but mostly 60s and 70s, March is such a tease. You have warm days and then 20 degree mornings but it has warmed up this past week and allowed for some outside fitnessing and strolls around our neighborhood. 

Hello Spring, Goodbye Winter - I won't miss you.

 All in all things are oh so good and I have nothing legitimate to complain about, hard to bitch when you have a few like this a few steps from your window.

Cheers to Monday.