To my daughter...

Hello lovey girl! I wanted get in another post before things get crazy with this semester starting and your dad and I's wedding fast approaching (all the more reason to have the marriage BEFORE the baby carriage).  You are growing SO fast, sweet girl.  You are currently 27 inches and 19lbs 12oz and you're only six months!  You are such an observer whenever we take you anywhere; at home you're such a goof, cracking yourself up all the time.  And that, my love, is what I wanna talk to you about in this post tonight. Isabella, I hope that you are never too cool for anything.  So many kids (and sadly, adults) worry so much about what other people will think or say, they sacrifice their own happiness to look "cool" in front of their peers.  It took me 23 years to figure out that cool is relative.  Different people think different things are cool and you, girlfriend, get to decide what you think is cool.  If getting involved in school plays is cool ...

Hi sweet girl! I thought today would be a good time to write you another post since you are having a daddy daughter day today.  Sidenote: you have such a great dad.  If I never do another thing right when it comes to being your mother, I chose a wonderful father for you… plus he is SUCH a babe (I bet you’re grossed out right now, ha!).                           Alright, alright, back to the blog…  I had planned to use this post to highlight big events in your life from the year 2013, until this link started covering my facebook timeline about everything that is wrong with getting married before you’re 23.  I read the article and started thinking about my hopes for you when it comes to your future marriage.  And the more I thought about it, the more I realized I don’t picture you at a certain age when it’s time for you to walk...

It seems like blogging is all the rage for people my age, now classified as “twenty-somethings.”  I felt like I did enough “blogging” in my early teen years on xanga.com to last a lifetime… until I came across a blog from a mother to a daughter.  So I’ve decided to start this blog (how many times can I say ‘blog’) in hopes that Isabella will still love me down the road and want some type of advice from me.  So without further ado, my first post… Things I’ve Learned Since July 3, 2013 1. Making Life Changes Will Affect Your Friendships :  “Make new friends, but keep the old. Some are silver and the other gold.”  In regards to school, there are going to be those people who encourage you to do well and graduate and there will be those who belittle your efforts because they are not doing the same.  Understand this isn’t about you and don’t take it personally.  Isabella, if you’re reading this, surround yourself with people who want to succeed and you w...