2011

My direction this year has changed very much from the last couple of years. Let's see, first off, I'm way more concerned about my career and find myself loving it whereas a couple of years ago I was lost and quite dissatisfied with work. Secondly, I'm so at peace and don't worry about what was or will be. I just have a peace that's solid and that I have prayed for so long to find. It's a wonderful feeling to be happy and just let things be. This year, as cliche as it sounds, I'd like to think that I have grown and turned a new leaf, and I suppose not only inside but with my entire life. It's really nice to see how just those few growths help change the relationships around you. Everything's growing, and not only are the seasons about to turn into a gorgeous green, but my core feels deeply shaken and changed which I longed for. After many years of taking tiny small steps I feel like recently I've leaped into this happy little life that I've created and finally found peace and put to bed all that was.

Moving on sometimes is hard to do, it can deeply hurt and take longer than expected, but once you finally do and let go it feels so renewing.

The most wonderful time of the year!

And existentially the best month worth of celebrations! Not only is Christmas (i.e. the Big Man's Birthday) celebrated in December, but so is my birthday and Polly's birthday!! So we had a whole lot of celebrating to do:
From our house to yours, we hope that you had a very Merry Christmas!!! xoxox

Fall is among us...

or at least somewhat... And Fort Worth couldn't be treating me better!! Polly and I are very much at home here in our new city and have made many new friends and dogie friends!!!Even Halloween was fun this year.... Polly even got in costume and enjoyed it!!P.S. Her dress was courtesy of her sweet mom "aka me"! Handmade with love. And yes I still look forward to coming home! How could I not enjoy my sweet retreat...

Only a few seconds here...

...to post photographs from the last months worth of events.

P.S. These two have it made!!
Our new home:

Exciting time...

Buying new furniture surely is fun. Especially when its planned out and all ready for my big move! Check out some of my new pieces, please:

I have Ikea in Frisco to thank for a lot of my items! I went yesterday with a good friend that I work with and we went crazy and had a lot of fun together. I hadn't visited Ikea in a good year so it was fun to wake up early and make the hour long drive out to Frisco from Fort Worth. I wish every time I moved I was able to redecorate because this truly is something I would enjoy doing for a living. Maybe I missed my calling.... interior decorating! Here are a couple more mis-mosh accessories:

At this point I'm looking forward to getting it all in its proper place. Almost everything is for an extra game room that I will have. Promise to post pictures of the final product. This will just require about a wait of at least three weeks, but I promise they will follow!

Fort Worth, you found me!

After an unintentional break from the blogging world....... I have returned! Last time I logged in I was living in Dallas working for a real estate law firm and pretty miserable under the circumstances! Needless to say, everything has since changed!

I am now residing in the friendly metropolitan of Fort Worth, Texas, and loving every single second of it! I've switched gears just as quickly as I have found myself and my life changing. I am moving onward in Fort Worth that is, and working with a very large firm filled with the most attractive folks. One would assume I had nothing holding me back, but don't jump to assumptions to fast! I still have a lingering lease that binds me all the way back to Dallas, Texas. The same Dallas that I was so unhappy in. So, let's see here, for the last six (count that 6!) months I have been residing in Fort Worth down the street from work all while my apartment in Dallas sits ands waits for the lease to expire! Yes that's right, I still have a lease lingering in Dallas :(

Good News is.... that nasty lease is up in August! And might I add it has been a long time coming! The train is soon to arrive and I am jumping onto the express all the way to Fort Worth, Texas!!!!!! About a month ago I put in my written notice that I obviously would not be renewing the Dallas lease, since I am working in Fort Worth. Around that time I also began my search in downtown Fort Worth for a nice, dog-friendly, loft. Now... let's stop there and I will just go ahead and warn anyone looking for a loft in Downtown Fort Worth who owns a Golden Retriever, that it is indeed almost impossible to find a place willing to accept a large dog! Which I quite frankly couldn't believe. One particular place even had the gumption to ask me if I might be able to get my dog under 30 lbs so that I may live in their building! Ha... they haven't met Polly my 80 lbs female Golden Retriever:

So I laughed and walked out knowing it might be impossible to live in a loft in downtown.

After many, many, long, long ventures out and just as many "we don't accept dogs"...... I am so excited to say that I found a loft in downtown FW! Hurray, I accomplished finding myself a nice loft and Polly a very nice home. She will be a city dog at last! Now on to the even better news.... ohhh... and just forgive me as I brag! I am counting down the days to the move and the day I can call this marvelous place home, and with no further a-du here she is:

I will go ahead and explain the layout, so to speak, its two stories with the upstairs being a loft space and the down being all of the living, eating, bathing, and sleeping space. It is a one bedroom and the bed room is located right off of the living space behind this darling metal sliding door:

Very much an industrial space and a very open layout. The front door opens directly into the kitchen which flows right into the living space:

The staircase leading to the upstairs mezzanine is also right off of the front door. The hardwoods lead from the kitchen into the living area and flow right upstairs. My bedroom has a nice berber carpet and the bath off of the bedroom will have a ceramic tile. Here's more of the amazing floors:

The upstairs as I mentioned above also has the beautiful hardwood:

I love the attention to detail, the enormous windows, the french doors off of the bedroom and living space and how it all comes together:

I can't wait to move in and call Fort Worth home for many, many years to come! I thank my lucky stars that I am "almost" out of Dallas and onto a new adventure :)

Now, if only August 6th would hurry up and get here so that we can move in and move on!!!!

Snuggles & Love