family – Page 7

Oh, how I’ve missed you my little blog! I’ve been missing a lot of things. In fact, that pretty much sums up where I’ve been and what you are about to read.

As many of you know, my hubby, our kids and I moved from Florida to Virginia two summers ago. As I’ve said in the past, the move was a challenge for me, but also a great adventure. You see, other than the one month I spent in NYC for business, I’d never lived away from my hometown nor my parents. Not in college, not as a child, NEVER.

The opportunity for the move arose, and we jumped at the chance to make a much-needed life change. We spent 18 months in the beautiful Old Dominion where we saw some breathtaking sites and made such lovely friends, but not without our share of struggle and sacrifice.

Being apart from our extended family was no easy feat, especially when it seems that everyone else is struggling financially, as well. Trips back home were few and far between, and only a couple of relatives were able to find a way to visit. Earlier this month, Hubby and I came to the realization that the next step in our journey would be to come back home.

We packed the 26′ moving truck all by ourselves. Being Thanksgiving week, we didn’t want to ask any friends for help, so it took us 4 days and many aches and pains.

The drive was LONG—-16 hours! That was an hour longer than our original drive up, and 3 hours longer than the normal 800 mile drive home. The good Lord was on our side, because we made it home safely after driving all night.

While I drove, I had a lot of time to think. I thought about the last 18 months and what was to come in the future. I knew I would miss my Virginia friends, the beautiful fall leaves and the possibility of winter snow. But at the same time, I began to get excited about seeing my old friends, being close to my family and summers at the beach.

It’s been two weeks since our arrival, and we are still settling in. We are staying with my in-laws for a few months to save some money and look for just the right place. I’ve gotten to see a few of my old friends, been able to participate in some family functions, and each day is getting easier.

I’m currently preparing for my winter trunk show, but I hope to be back in full swing after the new year. Thanks for reading! xx

Today I took my son to his 7th grade “fee night”, which is exactly what is sounds to be. You look for your child’s homeroom on a list taped to the wall and wait in line with 30 other parents and students. When you finally meet the homeroom teacher, you hand her a wad of dough and leave with a manilla folder full of forms and your child’s class schedule. Fun times.

He’s got Spanish this year which is fantastico considering that according to his forms he’s “Hispanic/Latino” but doesn’t speak a word of it. That is my fault, I know. I started speaking to him solely in Spanish as a baby, but as soon as he started talking in English we just went with it. You don’t have to tell me how much I suck. I hear enough about it from my parents, in-laws and grandparents.

Speaking of back-to-school, I wanted to share some super cute pencil cases I’ve been designing.

This Mustachio Pencil case is for my daughter’s friend “A”. She’s all about the ‘stache, so her mom thought this would be perfect for her 4th grade year.

My friend’s son “C” is LOVE the Redskins, and wanted a pencil case with the ‘Skins as well as some other NFL teams. I lucked out to find this print! It pretty much rocks.

Now this is one of my FAVORITE pencil pouches, because it’s going to be used by my friend Natalia from Ma Nouvelle Mode as a cosmetics case. I adore this fabric and I am happy that she was my very first client to choose it!

Pencil cases are lined in vinyl and measure approximately 11″x4.5″. Email me for more info.

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