It's Been Awhile...

We are still here. Promise.  I'm having a hard time committing to blogging. Probably because I do not feel like there is anything in our life worth blogging about. But here are some random thoughts.
Eric is in the final stretch of this term of grad school. I'm ready for it to be over since he is gone every Tuesday night for class in Little Rock.  When he worked at Game Stop he was gone at least 4 nights of the week. I learned to adjust to him being gone and enjoy being alone.  But that was a long time ago.  Now I do not know how I can survive every Tuesday night without being bored out of my mind!
My newest dilemma is to vacation or not to vacation this summer.  We really do not have the money for it. So I know the answer should be to not.  But golly do I long for a week away! I take vacation days here and there for work, but I have never really taken a week off. That sounds glorious. Plus, come June 1 I will have 3 weeks of paid vacation (thanks Ouachita!).  It's basically impossible to take a week long vacation from Mid July to November with my job. No, actually it is impossible.  So that doesn't leave much time to get 3 weeks in, does it? So maybe we should take a vacation in June, yes? Yes. :) Maybe.
I've been struggling with our family a lot in these past few weeks.  It is crazy to me how everyone can be such polar opposites! We love them all, and they are great to us. But sometimes it is just hard to understand their true intentions.
Bailey has gained a lot of weight. I feel like it came out of no where. Poor pup. I tried to tell myself she was still growing when we got her. But I've came to terms that she has just gained weight since she was 2 when she came to our home.  Oh how I love to fight the truth some times :)
Last year my MIL and Step Grandma-In-Law (confusing, right?) came to visit in April and helped us make our garden absolutely beautiful.  With my horrible gardening skills and the stinking heat of the summer, everything looked awful come the end of summer. I was convinced I had killed everything to the point of no return. But alas, last week tulips and roses began blooming. Here's to hoping I have more success this year!