So what are you doing these days, Sarah?

I can't tell you how many times I get asked that question and the answers seems to always be "still school".

When I graduated high school I thought I had my life planned out. I was moving to San Antonio for school, going to dental school and then becoming an orthodontist. As we all know, God likes to change our plans a lot! My brother was in and out of a lot of trouble, my parents were divorcing, and I thought all my friends were replacing me. I went into a major depression. I joined AOII and I thought that would help, it did bring me my best friend though! I spent day after day laying in bed crying and not knowing what to do. Classes were horrible and nothing like I expected. I thought the next year would be better after the summer being home and moving into an apartment with three of my sorority sisters. My depression continued getting worse and I decided it was time to talk to my doctor. My Ehlers Danlos pain was also horrible. Classes were still getting worse and I thought maybe taking a semester off would help and I ended up getting a job. March of 2010, I had a complete breakdown and begged my mom to let me move back home. I came home and took another semester off while I started working. I still wasn't sure about what I wanted to do with my life but I knew it was something with kids or babies. After a few years of random classes and working towards my basics, I started working at a daycare. One day....one day was all it took for me to know I wanted to be a teacher. I continued taking classes and got my associates degree in child development. I finally transferred to UHCL and started taking my education classes. After seven years of depression and moving multiple times and learning to deal with EDS, I had to work to get my GPA back up to an acceptable GPA from nothing, literally a zero. Today I got an email saying I was finally accepted into the Teacher Education Program. This may not be a big deal to some, and there are many days I hate that I should have graduated three years ago. But I haven't given up and I never will. I never could have done any of this if it wasn't for my faith, my parents, family, best friends, and now my amazing boyfriend who pushes me to be the best I can be! 

Life with you makes perfect sense!

For years and years I have been hoping to meet my prince charming, the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. For the last almost 5 months, I have spent with that person. On my birthday, I got the best gift I could ever receive and that was meeting Zachary. I feel like I have known this man my entire life, and I can't wait to see what the future hold for us.

 

You know it's true love, when he buys and wears a Florida Gator shirt and goes to a meet with you!

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Florida in February

We spent last weekend in Florida visiting my sweet cousin and watching her and the rest of the Gator Gymnasts compete! Here's some of our pictures! 

 

My mom and Ashley

 

We all got Gator Gymnastics tumblers for being the first 500 in line!

 

Ashley and our cousin Cameron. He hates us because he's always busy and never wants to see us.

 

In the Houston airport before we flew to Florida

 

My Aunt Denise

 

Open spot for another National Champion trophy!

 

Me, Aunt Lori, Mom and Aunt Shelly

 

I wish Florida wasn't so far away

 

When we got on the plane leaving Houston

 

Of course I had to see the Gator pool!

 

We should have gotten two cups because we were first in line!

 

The Swamp!

 

I love this picture of Ashley and her smile!

 

Our cousin Casey

 

Only best friends will mess with your zits

 

Future roomies

 

Brunch before the meet!

 

This is my Gram-Cracker

 

I was a little frustrated that this woman got in my picture while we were in the swamp. 

 

Hello Houston! 

 

The amazing love of my life brought me these beautiful roses when we got home Sunday night. 

 

 

"30x30"

Welp, today is the day. I am officially 25 years old.

1. Have a baby
2. Stay in Miranda Lambert's Inn/Go to Redemption Ranch
3. Graduate UHCL
4. Get my dream Jeep
5. Live alone (with my furbabies, of course)
6. Go to Florida to see Ashley compete  here
7. Buy a new laptop
8. Get my dream job teaching
9. Take a pole dancing class
10. Complete 365 without skipping a day
11. Donate the clothes I don't wear
12. Baby-cation to Lake Travis, put a lock on railing at The Oasis for me and baby
13. Perfect my great-great-great-(etc.)grandma's biscuits
14. Go to Disney World
15. Complete 30 Pinterest projects, with reviews on the blog
16. Go to North Carolina
17. Get back to 130 pounds
18. See a meteor shower in the middle of nowhere 
19. Write a letter on my 25th bday and open on my 30th bday
20. Do a boudoir photo shoot (after I lose weight)
21. Run a full 5k
22. Go to the Thirty-One Conference
23. Party in New Orleans
24. Have long mermaid hair
25. Family reunion in Florida
26. Go to the Smithsonian's National Zoo
27. Go back to Wike-Wachee
28.Get a Shasta trailer
29. Pass all my TExES exams on the first try
30. Get my mermaid tattoo

Why are you single? You're great!

Let's be honest, for the most part, being single has its good points. But then there's days like today, where I just wish I had someone. So let's take a look as to why I will be #foreversingle:

1. I'm a homebody.

I go out, at most once a month for one night on the weekend. It's usually to the bar down the street and 75% of the people that go there, I went to high school with. I would much rather be at home in my sweats on the couch.

2. I talk about my dogs too much.

Hello? Their perfect, I can't help it!

3. I spend 90% of my life at school.

I'm going to school to be a teacher. Yes, there are guys in my classes. 3? In all of my classes....Yeahh, not many options there. 

4. My recent emojis...

Yeah, I'm just going to leave this here.

5. I'm more interested in having children, then finding a man.

6. I'm bad about being done with one little mistake.

I know, I need to work on it.

7. I hate shaving my legs.

8. I'm tired.

I'm tired from school, and I'm especially tired because I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and who wants to take care of someone who's sick and in pain all the time?

9. I need to work on my relationship with God first.

10. I've had my heart broken too many times.

What's a girl to do while she waits for Mr. Right?

Ugh. I don't even want to write anything because all I can think of to write is about feeling bad for myself. I need to stop! I guess I'm in just a bad funk these days. My brother just moved in with his girlfriend. My cousin in engaged. My best friend is married with two perfect babies. My parents are dating. And, then there's me....

This always makes me laugh!

But, seriously though.

Goodnight y'all.