I'm ba-aack...

      I have zero excuses for having not written for 3 years. So, I'm just gonna dive on in. Let me fill you in on life since March 2012. I will provide you with the condensed version, but you should know that I could easily go into a very emotional account on each of these changes. I shall spare you the nitty gritty, but please reach out if you ever want to talk about the struggle that comes with a change in course. I KNOW how you feel. 

      March 2012-June 2013 we were still living in Nashville on Hogan Road. I worked at lululemon, left the Nashville store to go join the new team and help open the Franklin store. 

Part of the sweet lululemon Franklin crew at my goodbye dinner- The Wynns are off to Atlanta!

      Jimi worked for Coca-Cola and was feeling less than inspired. April 2013 Jimi got a new job with a stellar company that would take us to Atlanta. It's kind of funny how we both at some point in our marriage said we would never live in Atlanta...um, hello traffic! I got to transfer to the Howell Mill lululemon. We lived in an old apartment filled with lots of character in Virginia Highlands. 

lululemon Howell Mill shenanigans 

Come October 2013, Jimi gets a well-deserved and shockingly early promotion. "Where to next, honey?" Allentown, Pennsylvania, folks. Hell yeah! I've never heard of you, but I don't care! You sound cool and different! Change is good! Bring. It. On. Long story short, a lululemon showroom was already in the works for good ol' Allentown (actually Bethlehem). I got a promotion, too! Showroom Manager. Boom! Goal accomplished. Jimi moved in November 2013, and I officially arrived January 2, 2014. And so began our life in the northeast.

Our LONG ASS roadtrip

      Let's just say that I took the Hopeful Bus to Struggle City. Other than explore a few yoga studios and gyms via Facebook to get a feel for my new job, I did ZERO research on this new home of mine. Blinded by Jimi's success with his career and the promotion, I never considered how I would transition. I also embrace change and its novelty. I mean, one of my top 5 strengths from the book Strengths Finder is Adaptability. I can make friends in an elevator, standing in line at a grocery store, even the dog park - Hello Elizabeth Brosseau! Seriously, I met Elizabeth at the dog park living in Charleston, and she's remained one of my besties since. We have even gone to Mexico together- talk about gettin' serious.

Elizabeth and me on one of our first dates || Love at first sight!

     I digress. Point is, I did not anticipate the lack of joy I would soon feel with this move. Days turned into weeks and weeks into months. Every single day I had a choice to make. Choose happiness. For me, I had to simply acknowledge my lack of gratitude I felt for the simple things and address it head on. I've long said that it doesn't matter where I live, as long as I'm with Jimi and Murphy I'm happy as a lark! While that is true, I've learned a lot about my needs and non-negotiables for our future home place and future hometown for our daughter...

WHOA WHAT!? I HAD A BABY!?!? 

Shit just got real, folks.

I'll tell you all about it next post. 

      In short, I choose gratitude. I'm not ALWAYS happy, but I am ALWAYS grateful. Jimi has a fabulous job that will take us somewhere else in the future. I have a great job that offers flexibility and encourages me to live my best life and dream big. We have big, brown, and most lovable dog with dreadlocks and needs a bath so badly. AND WE HAVE A BABY! Talk about gratitude. Hot damn! I'll tell you all about it next.  

p.s. I'll clear that I'm self-conscious about this post. It's not that cohesive and a little all over the place. and lacks serious detail. But when I haven't blogged in 3 years, this is what you get. "If you don't use it, you lose it." -someone who knew what they were talkin' about.