Monday Musings Vol. 24 // Life Updates
Well… it's been quite a while, almost year, give or take a few months. In that time, our whole world has changed. Besides the obvious, we've had some significant milestones occur in our sweet family. Let's start from the beginning…
At the end of January/early February 2020, we found out we were expecting! We were thrilled! We couldn't believe it, our little family was about to get a little bigger. At the time, we were in Richmond, VA. We're big fans of Virginia and absolutely love the Richmond area. Still, with a baby on the way, we knew we needed to start thinking about where we would settle down…
We were born and raised in Texas. Our families are there, and we knew it would be where we ended up eventually, but then……… enter GLOBAL PANDEMIC. Covid hit about the time we were trying to decide where we were going to move, when we were going to move, and how we would handle the next 18 to 24 months. Covid changed everything for us. We knew we wanted to be able to see family pretty regularly when the baby got here. With all the unknowns related to how long this would last, such as when would travel be safe again and how was this going to impact our day-to-day life, we knew our timeline for moving back to Texas would need to change, and fast.
We began packing up our stuff, loaded most of it in a Pod, and then the rest of it in a truck and trailer and headed west — not really sure what the next chapter of our lives would look like. We ended up moving to a little farmhouse my dad owns in Yorktown, Texas. When I say it's the middle of nowhere - I mean NO.WHERE. We settled in as best we could around June 2020 and patiently awaited the arrival of our sweet little bébé.
Texas summer was brutal. I was 9 months pregnant, facing a few complications, and Covid began peaking. But then, our whole world changed for the better… Emerence arrived on September 28, 2020 and from that moment on, nothing else mattered. Motherhood has been nothing like I imagined, but everything I dreamed it would be and more. We chose not to know what we were going to have and left it a surprise. I personally thought it would be a boy, so when Tyler said, "It's a girl!" I think we were both a little shocked! I was also a little shocked when she was the spitting image of my dad… We were in and out of the hospital as fast as possible, and honestly, I don't remember much from those 2 days or much of the days following. I remember being totally terrified and slightly overwhelmed, but so excited that part was behind us.
We basically just tried to survive the first 4 months or so, found our footing at about month five, and now at almost 11 months old, we can't imagine life without her! I honestly can't believe she's already almost a year old. This past year has been nothing like I expected her first year of life to be, but I’m so glad we’ve all had each other to get through it. The past four to five months have been the most fun, and have also seemed to go by the quickest. She's a bundle of joy, tenacious, and sweet. She's crawling (and some days walking), quite the chatterbox, and seemingly loves life, especially when she gets to entertain. The joy she exudes fills our hearts, and we love most every minute.
As a family of three, we're about to embark on our next greatest adventure! Much to Tyler's Houston-raised chagrin, he's going to have two San Antonio-raised ladies in his life. That's right! We've moved to San Antonio! Of course, the year we decide we're ready to settle down is the same year demand for houses is at an all-time high! Yes, we have perfect timing - baby during a global pandemic, house buying during a seller's market... we're really good at this timing stuff. After multiple offers and multiple houses lost, we finally WON! We've found the perfect place for our little trio in the heart of San Antonio. The location is perfect, it's move-in ready, and it has just enough projects to keep me and Geralyn occupied without stressing out Tyler or my dad...
So what does all of this mean for Capital Confessions? This past year was overwhelming, to say the least. There was so much I wanted to talk about, so many things I didn't know how to express what I was feeling, and lots I wanted to share but didn't know how to put it to paper. I've thought a lot about what I want to do in this space, and I can honestly say I really miss sharing my thoughts, ideas, and non-sense with all of you. This is like therapy for me. It's my space, my ideas, my thoughts, my own world. I think just like I've grown and evolved, so too will this space. There's a whole side of me I never share - my professional life. I'd like to share new things in my life - my time with Emma and house "stuff". Of course, as always, there's the go-to stuff - travel, food, freebies. I think it'll all stick around even during this "evolution" I'm thinking through. Hopefully, you'll stick around and see what this next chapter holds too!
Can't wait to see what the next 12 months holds! Hope you're ready for some more Molly Anne!
