Heavenly Father has really been trying to teach me patience this summer. I have found myself trying to plan out the next year or two of our lives and I find myself at a stop because there are so many unknowns for our future. Steven will graduate in April--that we know. But will he find a great job right out of college? Will we be moving next summer? What about our family? Would we have a baby by then? There are so many things I find that I will have to just wait patiently to see what the future brings us. This is so hard for me because I am such a planner. I like to know what I am doing day to day, week to week, month to month, and so on that I am finding it so hard to just accept whatever there is to come for us in the future and having faith that Heavenly Father has our lives in His hands.
Anyways, since I work mostly evenings now and Steven has his internship 4 nights a week, Steven and I don't really get to share a meal together much anymore. So, I started making lunches for us everyday. Steven comes home for his lunch break from work around noon so I spend my mornings cooking us a meal (like I would when we were first married and I made dinner every night). I have found it really fun to be the devoted little housewife once again and find so much joy in taking care of my house and cooking meals for my sweet husband. I haven't had my house so clean in a long time and it's refreshing to always have leftovers and food in the fridge we can eat on nights/days where we may be a little busier than normal.
I have started quite a few little projects around the house as well to occupy my time. I am (finally) finishing up a blanket I started crocheting back in May, I have a couple wreath ideas for the front door that I am starting to work on. I also tackled the mess of my sewing room yesterday and organized a few things. It still has a long ways to go but I can at least stand to go in there and work on some stuff. I also bought some really fun and cute fabric that was on sale a couple weeks ago and intend to make a few things out of that. I also have a list of furniture things I want to refinish (the kitchen table being one---wish me luck on that one!) as well as a whole Pinterest board of seasonal crafts and other things I want to do.
Something that is hard about the end of this summer is that this is the first fall that I will not be returning to school (SAY WHAT?!?!?). I feel like I have been a student for as long as I can remember and I have never had a summer where I haven't felt the pending doom of returning to school in a few weeks. Steven will be back in school of course, so our routine will change once again for a little while, so it will have it's effect on me but I do not have to ever go to a 7:45 class in the snow ever again. Whoa.
Here's to hoping I can learn some patience and help Steven keep up with school this year!
Until next time!
P.S. I cut all my hair off! Woo!
