Home is where the heart is...

Last week, we took a five hour ride to South Jersey (while a storm followed up the entire way) to see my family and friends from home. After a fun but exhausting trip, we got to spend some much needed time with my Dad and got to work on a few house projects as well! It was emotional but nostalgic to sort through old pictures, cards, letters and yearbooks. I feel like we reach a point in our lives where we never want to throw those things out, but we only look at them once every few years. Eric got to work on the one bathroom so that hopefully when my Dad is ready to sell the house - it will be good to go! My Aunt and Uncle came down for our traditional Peter's Diner breakfast as well!

We also got to spend time ...and fist pump with Jen, Friday night. Jen has been one of my dearest friends since we worked together at JG Cooks Bar and Grille together for five years (now Carolina Blue). The memories we have there of working long hours, college breaks, and the friendships we made were such a huge part of my high school and college experience. We also got to go to the Phillies game on Saturday with Jess, Kaleena and Mike! It was a gorgeous day for baseball and an exciting game! I'm so thankful I got to show Eric around where I grew up...and got to spend time with people who mean so much to me. 

Being a bit of a drive from friends and family has been quite the adjustment for me. I am excited to continue to get to know people here and build close friendships with my awesome coworkers. More to come after our apartment warming! Cheers! xo

One foot...

I haven't posted in a long time. Mainly because when I originally intended to start this blog, it was to talk about the grieving process regarding my mom's death. After a while, as many of you know who have lost a loved one, the calls stop, the visits become less frequent, the texts are further apart...it is no longer the job of friends and family to help you with your grief...you have yourself to rely on and that can be very tough...I think this is why when I know that someone has lost a family member or friend...I always make it a point to tell them that I'll be thinking of them on a random Tuesday...because those days are sometimes the toughest. When you least expect it...

I have to say I have been very fortunate in life...I have a loving family, a great support network, a wonderful boyfriend...and I got to spend 28 years with a mother who I was very close to and who was my best friend. Sometimes, you just have to put one foot in front of the other and keep moving...and you don't know where you are going...but you know that you have your faith, the love of others...and the hope that this will all unfold the way it should...