May Grey....

June gloom....

That's what we're experiencing here in San Diego. If you want to visit beautiful southern California don't do it in May or June. Chilly weather today and the sun has only made an appearance once. I have lived here for a year now. An interesting year for sure. As I look back on that year I smile about some things. Here are a few.

My roommate. Brittany Presley. Better known as Bea.

I did not know her before moving out here.

We had dinner once in Georgia to talk about living together.

I could not have survived this year with out her.

Not only is she a phenomenal roommate but an incredible friend.

She always has my back.

I admit, I was unsure when we first arrived in San Diego because you see, she is an awful driver and on top of that her music taste is different to say the least. Those two things combined almost drove me mad. Now, however, I embrace most of her crazy music artists and dance along, and in the car I just hold on for life when she's driving. Now that I know her and her heart, I love those things about her that made me hesitant a year ago. Bea is one of the greatest gifts God has given me and I'm so very thankful for her.

Check this out: Our lives are so similar-

Our parents met because mine and her dad started driving by our moms house on their motorcycles. HAHA. Our parents all have 3 girls. Her little sister's name is Maggie. We both have 2 nephews with the same age difference (now I have another on the way :)), we both love our Paw-Paw's more than life, we both DO NOT go on dates , we both loved boys who didn't love us and have boys that loves us that we will never love, "we are the only normal people" haha, our relationships with our dads in the past and present are very similar, and so many more. Basically Jesus had us in mind when drawing our attention to California. yay.

ME.

yikes. Living here as made me crazy. I have turned myself inside out and upside down over and over. I'm discovering a lot about myself and determining what is worth hanging on to and what I should let go. It's not a pretty process but it's kinda like that story with the gold and boiling it to get the impurities to rise to the top so you can scrape em off so that the gold is super pure. Maybe one day I'll be super pure. I went from the town I pretty much grew up in and had made a name and reputation for myself to a really big sea where no one knew me, or my family or my friends.

Independence.

I feel a sense of independence. Don't get me wrong. My parents are still helping me some but to feel that I moved across the country by myself, I'm holding a job and I'm twenty one living on the coast of somewhere beautiful feels good ya know? I've seen things, I've done things, I left home, I've always had that- I don't need nobody attitude- and it's true but I am excited about having some boy that won't try to tame me but only fire up my craziness ya know and join me and chase crazy dreams with me!

Family.

Family is so important to me. It is hard being away sometimes. Missing baby showers, missing my nephew's ball games, missing my grandparent's good cooking and lovin, I know for sure I want to have babies close to my family unless I'm living in South America somewhere growing my own food and walking around barefoot like a local. :)

yay California. I booked a flight for July 25th. I'm coming home baby! So very excited, the pup is comin too. She will get to see the furnace she's named after. Not to mention that baby that is gettin ready to be born. He is going to love his Aunt Maggie, the crazy one with crazy hair in crazy California. ok the end. bye.