Red & Black :: And The Move
This red and black look is first up. There are some color combinations that you know will never fail and red and black is one of them. I’ve been on the hunt for more colored longline blazers as most of my current ones are all short. I spotted this red one with the gold button details and I was sold. Making it all about the blazer and the red color, i opted for an all black look and to add a little more drama, finished it off with my suede thigh high boots.
As
some of you might already know if you follow me on Instagram that after
almost 3 years in North Carolina we said our goodbye last month and
relocated to Florida. That was the transition period I was referring to
in my last post.
It is not an easy feat moving, not to talk of moving across state lines
with 2 kids. The transition and move was a long process. I know we’ve
done this before but doing it with 2 kids is a totally different
experience. Hubby went first and I stayed behind with the kids to hold
things down while still working full time. It was as if time slowed day,
again read my post here to get a feel for what I’m talking about.
Thankfully, the long-awaited move day came and when we all became reunited under one roof, it was all worth it!
we knew wasn’t easy, especially for the kids, mostly Eliana. There
wasn’t a dry eye on their last day of school as they said goodbye to
their teachers and friends. It is nice to know that they were loved and
will be missed.
The move went smoothly, thank God! Majority of
that can be attributed to the fact that I didn’t have to lift a finger.
The movers did all the work (God bless those men; the level of details
in their packing and labeling is amazing). I only had to worry about
disposing the stuff / junk I didn’t want to take with me. Moving time is
one of the best times to declutter your life. I was able to get rid of a
full truck load of stuff that had just accumulated over the years and
we never used or were broken. We also had a lot of baby toys and gadgets
and majority of that I gave away to friends and the rest went to a
consignment store.
I can’t say the decluttering was my
initiative. It was mostly driven by the living condition I knew we were
going into in Florida. Fitting everything into an apartment temporarily
will be close to impossible so it had to be done.
am loving the weather down here, for now. I hear summer time may not be
so loveable. The kids are enjoying their new surroundings and endless
pool and beach request and of course happy to see daddy. I tell you
while daddy was away in Florida by himself I couldn’t hear enough of
them saying and requesting for daddy. Every time my phone rang, it’s
always “daddy”.
There is a great balance of family friendly
living and night life within a short distance, at least for where we
are. I am the kind of person that doesn’t like to drive more than 10 to
15 minutes to get to everything I need like groceries, doctors, post
office, etc and that is not going to be a problem here.
For now,
we’re settled in as much as we can, knowing soon enough, we’ll be
packing up everything we just unpacked (we didn’t unpack everything,
just what’s needed and the essentials for daily living) and making
hopefully the last move for a long time into something more permanent
here in Florida.
Till next time.
