it's cecily's 7th birthday and since i never post about cecily (that was sarcasm...) i want to do seven traits of cecily that i adore.
#1: SNUGGLER. she still fits perfectly in my arms and i'm positive she always will. no matter how much she grows i think that will always be a spot made for her and for now she loves occupying it.
 #2 she's a THINKER. the way she can connect ideas, i'm pretty sure she'll be smarter than me by next year, if she isn't smarter already.
#3 she's a DREAMER. she longs to travel to faraway places, hopes that there is some way for her to be a princess/muskateer/ballerina/veterinarian/singer/actress in her future, and spends most of her day singing her own soundtrack.
 #4 BRAVE. my girl is brave, whether it's pulling her own teeth or moving to a new place. she puts herself out there.
#5 GENEROUS. generous with her love, her forgiveness, with her hugs, with her toys (i mean most of the time, she's not a saint), with her heart, with her notes (i could wallpaper a room with all the little notes she gives me) and last but not least with her dramatics ☺
#6: OPTIMISTIC. she will always look for the bright side, especially if the bright side means someone she loves will be happy.
#7: BEAUTIFUL. not just her sprinkle of freckles, or her wide green eyes, or sweet little lips, but also her laugh, quick smile, her ever-reading, ever-learning brain, her giant heart, her gentle hands that still love to be held everywhere we go, her tears that brim when she thinks of those she loves, her desire to kiss and cuddle every baby we pass, the way she tip-toes into a room when she thinks you are sleeping and covers you with a blanket. my girl is beautiful. and i am blessed.

Well, HEY!

Oh my gosh! I have a blog!
I was updating my current city on facebook to Peoria (I know it's only been 2 1/2 months, I'm kind of an overachiever...) and found the link to my blog! it was very exciting.
So, first things first. Yes the universe does change with sticker charts. The only problem is that they have to be filled out by sister-who-is-awesome, so we are without motivation right now and the universe settled back down into it's usual place, around the hips.
Also, in case you missed the information above, I did move to Arizona. Yes it is hot. Painfully hot. I'd like to say I'm getting used to it, but I'm not. People keep telling me that I'll love the winter. I'm not going to get that optimistic yet.
And of course all the usual is still in place: still teaching middle school, still have the most awesome kid ever, still single, and still eating cereal for as many meals as possible. I have ambitions of course, mostly involving not being single and trying to cook more, but once I reach them, then what can I be sarcastic and bitter about? So for now I'm staying par for the course.
Also, it's the Bug's birthday so I'm going to copy and paste all the sweet things I said about her on facebook and put them on here. Not because I couldn't say more, but because I did a damn good job writing the first batch and lightning doesn't strike twice!