it's a blur, mostly. the time that has passed since i last wrote here.
over memorial day weekend, we went to savannah and st. simons island, georgia. we attended a wedding at st. simons on saturday and spent all day sunday wandering around the historic district in savannah, as well as tybee island.
i fell in love.
i spent a couple of weeks fantasizing about living in savannah, and on tybee. i looked at real estate and job listings in savannah. i dreamed of the beautiful townhouses and the haunting live oaks.
i'm still dying to be there, but it has subsided enough for me to try to put it into the proper perspective, as well as figure out a more realistic timeline than i want to be there now.
a week or so after that, my attention turned to school starting for savannah in the fall, and whether or not it might be a good idea to re-enter the workforce. i'm not sure what kind of luck i'd have, the economy and job market being more like a black hole these days, but i was browsing.
and then i was struck with my next all-consuming thought -- 'i could go back to school!'. and proceeded to dive into thoughts of that with fervor.
now is a good time to do this. if not for a few annoying but significant details it would be almost perfect timing. i'm still pressing on. and i'm optimistically hopeful. that we can sacrifice, and work and have it happen.
so cross fingers for me if you think of it. the truth is, i really need something just for me, as selfish as that is.
now my focus has shifted yet again to trip and wedding preparations. my little sister is getting married on 12 july. i am going to visit early and strive be helpful if i can. wallace is staying here for most of the week before to work, and then flying up before the festivities begin.
i don't get my myrtle beach vacation this year, because of the wedding stuff... so i am going to chill for a few days at my parents instead. central pennsylvania is everyone's summer destination, isn't it?
my daughter was asked to be the flowergirl. and hopefully by monday, we should have the dress for the job. now we just need some shoes, and to cross our fingers that the dress fits.
luckily for me, i also need to find a dress. my sister asked me to read during the mass, although she hasn't said anything about it. i'm assuming she still wants me to do that.
i am both excited to look for a dress, and hating it. i've found a few that i like, but have not actually purchased anything yet. i'm waiting for some invoices to be paid, as i'd rather be able to eat than have a pretty dress to wear in a couple of weeks.
i now also have my very own mobile phone, as we diverged from our original one car/one mobile phone sharing plan to having our own. this is a small thing, but another step in the direction of having a few things that are just my own. which is nice, occasionally.
i must get myself together and go out to look for other things. a dress for me, shoes for savannah, party-things for my nephew's birthday, a gift for him as well. i also need to do grocery shopping soon, but that takes some psyching up to actually get accomplished. i'm working on it.
and, we've been dissed by yet another potential babysitter. i posted an ad on craigslist.org in the hopes i might find someone. no such luck just yet. but, i'm still hopeful.
so, off i go in the effort of getting things done.
oh, and my new phone has two depeche mode ring tones. woohoo! my simple little life. heh.