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Well hello! Long time no blog, huh? To say life has been crazy would be an understatement! This past weekend I came home sick Friday, Mack was pretty pitiful to, and then Hudson started throwing up before bed Saturday night! Poor guy hasn't thrown up in like 3 years! I slept in his room so that I could be there for him when he woke up....he would just pass out after each time and it just broke my heart to see him hurt so badly! He was fine by Sunday, just tired. I was pretty sick without any appetite and lost 6 pounds over the weekend!

Monday after work my chest was really hurting me and I knew I needed to go to the hospital, so once Mack got home off I went. If your looking for fast service at the ER tell them you are having chest pain...I didn't even open my magazine in the waiting room it was that fast!

After an EKG, IV steroids, Breathing treatment, and Chest X-Ray I was diagnosed with Pneumonia!! I kind of knew it b/c I had it about 5 years ago but not nearly as bad as this time. They gave me 2 huge syringes of antibiotics before sending me off with about $400 worth of RXs and orders to rest for the next 4 days.

Yesterday I thought I could do some housework like vacuuming...uh nope and then when I got H from school we met new neighbors and while talking to them I almost passed out & threw up! What an awesome 1st impression!

Anyhoo here are some pictures from the last month or so!

this is my inspiration for Hudson's new room!

Me after my 1st 5K

Easter Basket!

Gigi and Hudson reading on the swing

I went on my church's women's retreat up near Sewanne! Had so much fun!

Pulled out my Lilly to honor Lilly P

Pre H jeans

My Peonies bloomed are so pretty!

Menu Monday On Tuesday

Flashback Friday: My Favorite City in the US

If you've been reading my blog for some time you already know that Charleston, SC is by far my favorite city in the US with NYC a very close 2nd. Charleston holds a special place in my heart, it's where my family is from and where we got married almost 7 years ago!

St Luke's Chapel on the MUSC campus was where we got married

then we walked across the street to the Wyckliffe House for the reception

Ti's Bachelorette party

on the Widow's Walk at our Isle of Palms house 2 days before the wedding

Hudson & Mommy walking the Battery

My boys

Church where my great grandmother and great uncle are buried

US Customs House

Family pic

Hudson and I infront of the house my grandfather was born in on King St

2 months from today we will be back in our favorite city and I cannot wait! Hudson will actually be going with his grandparents by himself for 3 days...someone please hold me! M and I will pick him up, stroll around for a few and then we are headed to Beaufort for a wedding weekend!

So What Wednesday

This week I am saying SO WHAT.....

• If I have been wearing leggings, dresses, and boots since Sunday...I still can't find all my clothes
• Hudson ate candy for breakfast on Sunday, no time to go to the store during a move
• If I need a vacation just from moving
• A cat apparently came with the house, Hudson named him and slept with him before we learned he had a home, damn thing spends the nights with us then leave at 3am....I feel used or maybe this is what a one night stand feels like
• If all I want to do is fall asleep...

Go link up with Shannon!

Still Alive!

We are still alive...somehow survived moving Easter weekend! I'll be back soon once the Internet is up!

Pizza picnic at the new house the night before we moved in

Taking a break from moving with Grace

Easter Bunny found Hudson - new swim trunks, a book, and lots of candy that he had for breakfast

After church about to go hunt for eggs!

No family picture this Easter and believe me M and I were barely functioning Sunday morning but even though neither 1 of us got sit in on the service (he ushered & I hid the eggs) I am so glad we went to celebrate His Rising!

I'm A Mess...And That's Ok!

For a long time I would read blogs and think that these girls just had it all together...southern living picture perfect homes, kids who excelled at everything, and marriages that were perfect. I'll be honest part of me wanted to "pretend" that was me too, but it isn't...not by a long shot!

Most days I'm a complete and utter mess! Yes, some mornings my kid goes to school without having his hair prefectly coiffed and we might even forget to brush his teeth in our rush. Thank goodness he wears a uniform b/c if I had to actually pick out an outfit for him everyday I would probably die.

My house is usually only clean if we are having company or a babysitter is coming over. Even then I shove everything that doesn't have a "home" into a closet or in our bedroom and shut the door. The laundry is never ending and half the time doesn't make its way back into drawers.

Oh and marriage is tough stuff! M and I constantly have to work on not only ourselves but our marriage which I actually think is pretty healthy. Yes, we fight over things like finances and other things but we also come together as partners.

And all of these things are ok, so what if my house could use a good scrub down and the dishes aren't washed every night..I would much rather be spending time with Hudson and M than doing dishes any day.

What you have to remember when your reading blogs is that we are only showing you snapshots of our lives, I mean who wants to read about a disagreement that M and I had? But also beware of those who put off that their life is perfect because it probably isn't. I try to be as honest as I feel comfortable being here but just know that I am not perfect, my house is not perfect, and my marriage is not perfect...it is all a work in progress!

Snow Day!

A couple weeks ago we had a little snow day! Hudson and Daddy got to stay home while Mommy had to go to work :( Before I left I snapped some pictures of H playing in the snow! I really wish it had snowed a little more but I am glad H got to experience the snow.