why.

lately a lot of things have been weighing on my heart and mind. as we enter this new season (and for those of you who dont live in the great state of texas, trust me...its uber exciting. if you're summer has been as hot and miserable as ours, you know what i mean when i say im ecstatic for the weather change) i feel a sense of excitement for change and a chance to really appreciate the wonderful life God has given me.

right now both myself and blake are in graduate school. we live in the same town that we did for undergrad even after all of our friends have moved away. and although waco has its "charm", its definitely not the type of place we see ourselves living forever. that being said, sometimes we get caught up in being so excited to move onto the next stage of our lives that i think we forget to appreciate the one that we are in. we are living in our first place together and only have ourselves and our two doggy babies to worry about. we should be loving this time of our lives! (and we do love our lives...dont get me wrong!)

so lately ive been thinking a lot about the importance of appreciating what i have and how hard it is to not always feel like i want something more. so this fall, my goal is going to be to do just that. i will enjoy making our current place of dwelling a home rather than just always dreaming about our future "real" home. (dont get me wrong, im still collecting pictures and will still keep good ideas in the back of my head.) and although i cant help but think and plan about what our future will be like (im a planner by nature..what can i say?!), i will be sure to remember to be thankful for my life now.

and now that leads me to why. why do i have a blog? my original purpose behind starting this blog was for blake and i to remember all of our adventures as newlyweds. and that is still my reason. but i think its more now. day to day i am inspired by things i read on other blogs and things i learn. so my blog will be my chance to share my life as a wife. and a friend. and a daughter, sister, graduate student, Christian.

this will be my journey learning how to love my husband better. learning how to continue building relationships with friends who live miles and miles away. learning how to survive school and move into a real job one day. learning more about what it means to be a woman of God. learning how to cook and one day how to do some of my own diy projects that i get so inspired by (thank you young house love and others).

here's to life in waco..in our litte apartment..where we're always busy studying and working and going to class. but learning so much about ourselves and each other along the way. i wouldn't have it any other way.

im so lucky.