In Which Liz Returns To The Land Of The Bloggers

I've been in a funk.  For reasons that shall remain personal, my stress level had reached critical mass and I suddenly felt like I had made some sacrifices that I wasn't comfortable making.  Enter my awesome husband, who helped me to reach a solution that he and I are both comfortable with, and the past few weeks have been much more pleasant and stress-free.

Aurora's almost 9 months.  I can't believe that it was just a year and a half ago that she was just a tiny little blob inside me, that I didn't even know about.  She's gotten so big, and learned so much, and the more she changes the more she changes me in ways that I didn't know were possible.

My sister has enlisted in the military.  She leaves in October.  I think this is the best decision for her, and it's one that she's making herself without any outside influence (which is great), but I'm going to miss her.  As much crap as we've given each other over the years, I love her dearly and I'm going to miss her.

I recently found out that my brother's unit in the Reserves is being deployed.  I'm not thrilled.  I know that in joining the Reserves he was following the path that he felt was best for his family, but I'm still not thrilled.  Again, as much crap as we've given each other over the years, I love him dearly.  Scott and I are taking Aurora up to see him and his family before he leaves, and Mom and Sis will be up there too, so it'll be good to have everyone together before they leave.  Also, the last few times I've seen my nieces, I've been terribly sick, grumpy, and unable to do much.  My older niece even confided in Scott that she didn't think I liked her very much once, and I'm not okay with that.  As long as I don't get knocked up before we leave, I don't think it'll be a problem.

I've decided to go back to school.  It was always my plan, to go back and get my theater degree when I felt like I could handle the emotional burden, and I think I can now.  Now that I can do it on my own terms, without any kind of a time limit, and now that I have an awesome partner that I can count on to ignore my bitching and tell me that it'll be worth it.  I'm actually kind of excited...I have a math class over the summer, I'll be up at my brother's for part of it, but it's an online class so I'll be able to access the class while I'm gone.

It's now really late, and I'm pretty sleepy after Aurora's day of "I'm getting a tooth so I don't want to be any more than an inch away from you, even while I'm sleeping," so I'm gonna sign off and say goodnight.  :)