Today I am continuing a wonderful series hosted by one of my favorite blog reads, From Mrs. To Mama.
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Today's Topic - - 5 Years from Now.
I always dislike these prompts....1,5,10 years from now....I come up with these great goals, plans and dreams that obviously never turn out exactly how I envision them.
First I look back 5 years to see how far we've come, because you even though my perfect little life goals in my head never become real, it seems to become so much better.
5 years ago I was 21. You know that wild and crazy age of drinking, late nights, bars, boys. Well I guess I had the late nights and boys. 2 boys to be exact. My husband of a year, and our almost 1 year old baby boy, and well the late nights, I can thank him for those!
Now the present I have a wonderful growing family. The third child I was unsure if I could convince my husband to have, a home I thought we could never afford to buy (DC cost of living, you suck!), and a completely chaotic, crazy, hectic, wonderful life.
So, 5 years from now.......I will be 31. THIRTY ONE! wow.
I will have an almost 11 year old (is that right? again, wow.) A 9 year old and a 5 1/2 year old.
I hope to still be a stay at home mom. I hope to be out of our current house, and into more of our forever house. I hope most of all that I am still raising great, healthy, smart, happy kids. I hope my husband and I still have as much love for each other as we do today, and as much bickering too!
I am not necessarily hoping we are still in NoVA, but I can't imagine us not being here.
I hope Matthew still has a love for competition, athletics, and reading.
I hope Lilly mellows out a bit, but not to much, a little sass never hurt anyone.
I hope Joshua still has his amazing blue eyes, and melt your heart smile.
Most of all, I hope we are happy. No matter where we are living, I hope that we still all enjoy the time we spend together, and are just.....happy.
I always dislike these prompts....1,5,10 years from now....I come up with these great goals, plans and dreams that obviously never turn out exactly how I envision them.
First I look back 5 years to see how far we've come, because you even though my perfect little life goals in my head never become real, it seems to become so much better.
5 years ago I was 21. You know that wild and crazy age of drinking, late nights, bars, boys. Well I guess I had the late nights and boys. 2 boys to be exact. My husband of a year, and our almost 1 year old baby boy, and well the late nights, I can thank him for those!
Now the present I have a wonderful growing family. The third child I was unsure if I could convince my husband to have, a home I thought we could never afford to buy (DC cost of living, you suck!), and a completely chaotic, crazy, hectic, wonderful life.
So, 5 years from now.......I will be 31. THIRTY ONE! wow.
I will have an almost 11 year old (is that right? again, wow.) A 9 year old and a 5 1/2 year old.
I hope to still be a stay at home mom. I hope to be out of our current house, and into more of our forever house. I hope most of all that I am still raising great, healthy, smart, happy kids. I hope my husband and I still have as much love for each other as we do today, and as much bickering too!
I am not necessarily hoping we are still in NoVA, but I can't imagine us not being here.
I hope Matthew still has a love for competition, athletics, and reading.
I hope Lilly mellows out a bit, but not to much, a little sass never hurt anyone.
I hope Joshua still has his amazing blue eyes, and melt your heart smile.
Most of all, I hope we are happy. No matter where we are living, I hope that we still all enjoy the time we spend together, and are just.....happy.
loved your look back ...then your look forward..
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