stretching…

This week has been AMAZING!  But, oh lordy, am I tired.

I may have shared this in the past, but I am PAINFULLY introverted.  There is a reason I have known all of my friends for about 15 years or so…because making new ones makes me want to curl in the fetal and cry. Basically…”I DONT WANNA!”.

Before we moved, people kept encouraging me, and saying things like “Don’t worry, you’ll make new friends”.  To which I replied…”I already have friends.”.

I am proud to report that I have hung out with a different lady every day this week!  I hung out with my mom friends I met at the park (the ones I hit on last week).  They are awesome!  I went to a play group with my ever so lovely cousin April, who has proved to be an amazing support to me thus far in the move.  She’s incredible.  I went to a ladies bible study (with free child care…woot!).  And today I even texted one of my new friends (on my own!) and we spent some time at the park.

It’s so incredibly hard to do these things, and I feel like I am being stretched as a person in a way I have never thought possible.  To be honest, I feel like I owe it to Penny.  She is getting so big and she is learning SO much.  Cooping her up inside to watch Daniel Tiger all day sounds fun to me, but I know she gets antsy.  She’s so much happier when I let her run her face off and I honestly am a better mama when I’ve gone outside and talked to other humans my age.

PLUS!  She is napping like a champ now.  We have successfully moved her to 1 nap…and its usually about 2-3 hours long.  Praise Him!

This little picture I posted of Pen and Brett was from the other night.  Brett and I are trying to go on a long walk when he gets home from work every night.  It gets me and Pen outside again, and it allows Brett and I to just talk about the day and have us time.  It’s so easy to just zone out on TV and our phones, so it’s a good way to get all our talks in before the FRIENDS marathon and bed time ensues.

Before we hit the trail we let the little one walk on her own, because she loves it.  There are all of these beautiful Jasmine trees here with white blossoms.  A cool breeze hit and the flowers fell to the ground like snow and Penny ran through them as the sun set.  It was one of those moments where you actually see everything and you soak it all in.  And in that moment, everything is perfect.  I’m thankful for those moments and I hope I continue to take the time to watch them happen.

As for this weekend we have some fun stuff with the fam planned and I’m counting down the hours until Brett gets home (always.).  Happy Friday my friends!  I hope yours is an epic one!