TWO

days and I am a free woman.

This may be the most pathetic I've ever been regarding a job.  Little girl tells me every day she wants me to stay because she loves me, but all I can think about is being done there.  Do I have a soul?

I am so excited for a relaxing summer.  Sure, money may be tight for a little while.  But, I am super thankful for having a husband who supports my desire to be a stay-at-home mom, and also encouraged me to be done with this job even before the baby is here.

Seriously, Rob has been urging me to quit this gig since last August.  But I think that's mostly because he's sick of me complaining.

Anyway...there are things I want to do this summer.  I have plans, guys.

1. Pool time.  I plan on spending a lot of time in my parents' pool.  Seriously.  Pool + pregnant belly = heaven.

2. Sewing.  I once started a fox pillow and would like to finish it.  I also really, really want to try and make this dress because it's adorable.  We'll see how that one goes.  I just discovered that girl's blog the other day and stalked the crap out of it.

3. Various home crafts and projects.  I have been thinking I want to bring some plant life into our house.  We have ever attempted to house 1 (one) singular plant in our abode, and it really didn't work out.  I think we should try again, and after seeing this DIY I thought "how perfect!  sign me up!"

4. Exercise.  I haven't been doing it so much.  I know I just talked about these gym memberships, but I really do not exercise like I should.  I am hoping having time during daylight will inspire me to get up and moving a bit more.

5. Flea markets + thrift stores.  I have decided to get over my fear of used items (bed bugs...I am terrified of bed bugs to the point it is irrational) and venture out and about and find some affordable additions for our house; I have some things in mind.

6. Furniture updating.  A good portion of the furniture in our home is antique.  But not just any antique, antique that I have sentimental attachment to.  Both of our dressers are antique, one from my aunt and the other from my grandpa, dating to the early 1900s.  Same for our beautiful, round, claw foot dining table, which was my aunt's father's until he passed away.  The hutch in our dining room was passed down to us, a wedding gift from my grandpa to my parents, who passed it down to us when we got married, etc etc.  I cannot bring myself to touch any of this stuff with paint because I feel I will be desecrating it in some way.  I even felt guilty buying new knobs for my dresser after several of the original wooden ones finally broke off.  HOWEVER, now that little Eli is on the way, I have a few pieces of non-sentimental furniture that has been given to me that I can't wait to revamp.

There's some other stuff too, including cleaning the crap out of our house and helping my dad with our basement, etc etc but you get the picture.

THIS IS THE GREATEST YEAR EVER.