Air Quality

If you live in Arizona we all know it is MONSOON season and that means...wind, dust, humidity, rain, thunder, lightening, and even hail sometimes.  It all starts with a dark cloud rolling in, crazy strong winds, dust flying everywhere, then you hear the CRACK of thunder and lightening and the rain starts, its pours, it floods the streets, and then the next thing you know it's over.  I love all the monsoons they are so fun to watch, listen to, and the smell of rain in Arizona is awesome.  Rain in the desert is like finding gold on the beach.  The heat almost becomes tolerable with a little rain here and there.  It becomes a bittersweet relationship I have developed with these storms.  It always starts ugly... makes the air all gross, makes my eye itch, and anxious for the rain, but there is nothing like the calm after the storm.

Besides thinking of the crazy things in the air when these storms hit, there has been somewhat of a theme going on in my life, its the Air Quality of CRAZY...

I feel like only crazy things are happening not necessarily to me but around me.

It could be the full moon, or just the time of year but whatever it may be it is keeping me on my toes.

Let me give you just a few examples of the happenings... Good and Bad...

I had one of my BEST FRIENDS get engaged this week.  I am beyond excited for her and her future hubby.  I can't  wait to be a part of the BIG day and help them celebrate :) I had a feeling they would get married just by he way she talked about him even from the beginning I knew he was quite the catch. She, out of anyone I know deserves this! She is one incredible girl and I truly admire her.  I am so happy for them!

I have had two friends recently break up with their boyfriends which is never easy, and all I want to do is hug them but they are miles away. :(  I have realized how important it is to be able to be there for someone like your friends in times of need.  The reliance you have on your closest friends is like no other, the non judgement, the love, advice and the genuine listening hear, is an amazing blessing to have and to be to someone else. 

My sister is PREGGERS with her first baby and IT'S A BOY

Our family is beyond excited to welcome this stud into the world in January! All I can say is he will be spoiled rotten.  I am already in stores looking for cute things to buy him. 

When she told me she was pregnant I was so thrilled! I am finally an AUNTIE! I can't wait to watch her grow into her new role as a mommy because I know she is going to be an AMAZING mom and continue to be a great example to me.  I truly cherish our sisterhood, friendship, and being able to call her my coworker.   I have such an awesome relationship with my sister, we get along so well, can tell each other everything and are always there for each other.  She can call me out, help me see a different prospective, teach me, love me, get mad at me, laugh and cry with me and there isn't anyone else I would rather have as a sister then her. There isn't a day I don't talk to her and it has always been that way.   She is the best big sister anyone could ask for I love her more then she knows and can't wait to fall in love with her little boy.  

Work has been a little crazy, some big projects are being completed, planning for the rest of the year, and making sure everything is on track for the next few months.  Despite all the stress at work, I feel pretty dang blessed for loving the people I work with.  It makes all the difference.

Like they say... when it rains it pours, and that is SO TRUE, but after every storm there is a sense of calmness.  Sometimes when you go through something difficult or just an enduring process, you look back and think... I DID THAT? Woahhhh. I still can't believe I got through that.  

How amazing is that feeling?! 

All I can say is in life most of our storms aren't welcome ones BUT we are made to get through them :)

Don't worry I am still learning how to dance in the rain, cause playing in the puddles is the easy part!

 XOXO