and so we grow

Anyway, I'm heavily leaning towards flying with the kids back to NH. When we moved to MO we all drove here in one car, Ben flew back, and drove the second car back with his mom. Any time we've gone back to NH since we've drove (which is crazy it's like 21 hours). We're big road trip people.

However, for a lot of reasons, I really think flying is our best bet. Largely due to the kids car sickness. But there's several other reasons as well. One of these being we're only moving back with one car. And have pets. So we can't really fit 5 people and pets and suitcases/items in our tiny Toyota Avalon?

Where I'm struggling is do I fly solo with all 3??? I'm not worried about this in terms of controlling them. Or feeling overwhelmed. I could easily fly with them. But it will be the boys first flights and obviously with seating im concerned about managing fears during take off when I'm either 1. Not sitting with them or 2. I'll be sitting in between the boys and M will be aisle solo across from us.

Related to the move:

M's bedroom and main bathroom floors are done! We're now doing the boys bedroom flooring, painting M's walls pink, and getting new appliances (is that even the word???) in the bathroom installed.

However, I have had a great "administrative" day. Spent way too long texting with our moving company and finalizing the details. It's not as smooth this time as the transition was moving here which is frustrating, but the price difference was THOUSANDS so whatever. We're going to be without our stuff in NH for about a week, but his mom is leaving a ton it won't be a big deal. They're leaving their couch, pull out bed in guest room, a trundle bed, etc. So we will still have places to sleep and hangout.

Also spent the day emailing our realtor and M's school in NH. I'm kind of frustrated at the lack of communication and difficulty getting ahold of them. I'm trying to understand it's summer, but i'm super overhwelmed being first time public school parent to a kindergartener. Then you add in the fact we're moving and arriving like 6 days before school starts. I've called the office a couple of times after being prompted to do so by an automated email. No answers to my calls. So now I'm back to emailing. I have no info. I don't know what I'm doing. I just need SOME guidance. Especially when I keep getting emails about paperwork I need to turn in that I can't turn in because I don't even live in the state yet.

I think it also doesn't help they're having a major staff change over. This summer alone they're getting a new principal, VP, and head office administrative assistant. So literally every single person in the office I have the contact info for and have personally spoken to is now gone 🙃

BUT moving is where we just cannot. I'm two seconds away from being like you move and I'm staying here just gooooo.

Ugh I love a good shopping dayyy

Heavily leaning toward polka dot dress for my bday. Feels perfect to dress up with heels or more casual on a lunch date day

I'm going to an 18 course private chef tasting for my birthday next month and I really want to get a new outfit. I feel like in my head/based on my clothes I still dress like I'm in my 20s and for this dinner I really just wanna feel like a sophisticated, sexy 33-year-old. I'm probably gonna rent a bunch of dresses from Nuuly, but I honestly have no idea what I'm even looking for. I'd love to go to a store and try on a bunch of different styles with heels and just get a feel for what I'd even gravitate towards.

@angesaurus some more color factory photos!