Spring Break 2015

I'm back! Did you miss me?

 Where have I been, you ask? 

Only at the happiest place on Earth! 

Shortly after our miscarriage, my sweet hubby began planning a trip for us; a fresh start, if you will. Our "happy place" has always been Disney World. Both of us love everything about the resorts, the parks, and the sheer magic that is WDW. We've been together many times, but it never gets old and neither of us can never seem to have enough of the magic!
*Not to mention it is where we were engaged....6 years ago!? (has it been that long??)

Anyways....he planned the ultimate trip for us and we had such a wonderful, refreshing time. We went to all four parks, Blizzard Beach, cirque de soleil, played mini golf, and ate ourselves silly.The highlight of our trip was a private cruise where we were able to watch the Wishes Fireworks (the same fireworks we watched prior to our engagement) on a boat in the lagoon in front of Magic Kingdom. If that wasn't enough, Christopher planned to have balloons, an anniversary banner, and a light up "castle" cake for us to celebrate our early anniversary and new beginnings. It was truly magical and I feel immensely blessed.

This was definitely exactly what we needed to have our new start after everything that has happened in the past few months and I feel very fortunate we were able to do this together. Now if I could just accept that we are back to reality.....

Here are a few highlight pics from our trip....there are too many to post! :)

Pictures from our private cruise! So awesome!!

*Author's Note: Over the past week, I ate like I was auditioning for "My 600 Pound Life." Time for detox!

Finally!

The longest week ever is finally over. Sweet freedom! 

Happy Spring Break to all of those lucky enough to have one! ( if you don't, sorry...but not that sorry 😁 hate all you want!)

Spring Has Sprung

Now that the ice and snow have gone away, we have had a few glimpses of spring...and I couldn't be happier! I LOVE this time of year. This past weekend's weather was amazing: sunny, blue skies, and temps near 70. Bliss! This week has been pretty rainy, however, the temperatures have been between the 50's and 60's....and hey, that's way better than temps in the teens!!!

Since this warmer weather has me excited, I decided to make a list of some of my favorite spring/early summer things!

1. Rainbow flip-flops. I  live in my Rainbows all spring, summer, and early fall. Seriously, the best sandals ever! I have had mine since 2008, so I'm thinking it may be time to get a new pair...but they are so worn in and comfy, I may wait one more year!

2. Asics running shoes. When I'm not living in flip flops, you can find me in a pair of Asics! Warmer weather puts me in the mood to get moving and while I like some other styles of athletic shoes, I have found Asics are my only love for walking/running. I struggle with shin splints and these are the only athletic shoe that help my shins not kill after a work out!

3. Baseball caps (preferably Memphis Tiger related). I love to wear my hair in a pony tail, and there are no better accessories than my hats! Love them and would wear them everyday if I could!

4. Nike Shorts. These are my favorite shorts for lounging, going out, and exercising. Unfortunately, I usually feel like most girls shorts are way too short,but these Nike shorts are the perfect length.

 Love them and have them in an array of colors!

5. Over-sized sweatshirt or pullover fleece. Even though the weather is warmer, mornings can still be cool and that's why I am crazy about these fleecy pullovers.

6. Yoga Capris. When I'm not in my athletic shorts, there is a good chance you will find me in my yoga capris. There is also a good chance I won't be doing yoga while wearing them.

7. Zyrtec. Without this magic drug, I wouldn't be able to enjoy spring. I can pop one of these babies every 24 hours and kiss my weepy, red eyes and snotty nose good-bye! I just wish it could keep that green pollen off my car!

8. Sonic Rt. 44 Diet Coke. Alright, this isn't just a spring thing. I could take one of these every season. I don't know why, but Sonic's diet coke taste even better than every day diet coke. It must be the Sonic ice....

Rain, rain, go away! 

I'm ready for sun and 70 TODAY!

Happy Monday!

Top 5 things that make me happy at the start of this week....

1. Date days/nights on the weekend with the hubs.

2. Beautiful 60 degree weather this past weekend.

3. Planning a shower for my best friend.

4. My third quarter grades are almost complete.

5. Spring break is next week!

(5a. Diet Coke)

Bring it on, work week! Bring. It. On!

Yes, please!

How I am feeling......

I need some warm weather in my life ASAP!

March Mess

Sleet, Snow, Ice...Oh my!

Welp, it's happened again... I spent the day in front of the TV and will be doing the same tomorrow. Low in the teens tonight with 2-4 inches of snow on the ground, then it's supposed to be 60 next week. Ha! Only in the south can the weather be so crazy! :)

Even though these missed days stresses me out...when I get to sleep in, I forget the stress and enjoy the break!

Oh, and only one week until spring break! Haters gonna hate! :-D

Is it March Already??

What a crazy past few weeks! After Snow Week 2015, I was pretty certain that we had seen the end of our dramatic winter weather. Boy, was I wrong! We had yet another day off last week and now they are calling for MORE to come through this week. Sheesh! I'm not one to complain about snow days, but someday, I've got to teach these kids!

Again, besides the crazy weather, I feel like life with the Tanners has been decently uneventful. We made a quick trip to visit my grandma over the weekend, which was about as enjoyable as can be expected. She lives a very country lifestyle that is very different than ours. All I'll say is, she once shot a raccoon, cooked it, and ate it. That should tell you all you need to know about that.

I can't believe that is already March. While I feel like I have been emotionally healing well, I can't help but on occasion do the math in my head and figure out how far long I would be with Bean. The only thing that got me the other day was when someone I know shared her January ultrasound picture. Her baby is due in August, same as Bean was, so the ultrasound picture was most likely taken around the same time as ours. It brought back painful memories of seeing our too-tiny baby and feelings of bitterness for what I don't have. I don't want to take away from anyone's happiness....but it is sometimes really hard to feel joy for someone else when I feel so cheated.

During the past few weeks, I've started thinking about situations like the one above. God willing, we will be pregnant again someday and we will get to experience the joy of parenthood to full term. I will surely want to share my news with others, but will I want to be so "out there" and forward about it? Before we lost Bean, I was planning my big announcement to the world through facebook and email. Now knowing just how common miscarriage is, I'm not sure how I would want to tell my friends. There will likely be someone out there who is going through this exact situation, and I don't want to make anyone feel the way I've felt over the last 7 weeks. It's definitely a scenario I don't believe anyone thinks about until this situation actually happens to them.

**Side note: Don't complain about your baby on social media...or if you do, please complain in private to your mom. I can't stand seeing post about how babies/kids are being difficult or are staying up all night. You have no idea how much I would LOVE to have my baby keep me up all night. Just saying.