1/28/16: I filed my taxes. Yay adulting!

1/27/16: I was able to pay rent early, read books with the kids, had a good evening. There wasn't anything crazy going on and nothing that upset me or made me anxious.

1/21/16: Bought my boyfriend new pants and I got myself a couple new headbands. And it made me realize I need to go shopping -- for the kids and myself, soon!

1/22/16: Ha! My boyfriend and I went out after he got off work. We stayed at a hotel down in westport because we are smart adults!

1/23/16: I got to see one of my very good friends, Christy. A bunch of us were out for dinner celebrating her fiancee's birthday. We ate at Fogo de Chao and it was delicious! SO MUCH MEAT! I also ate the bloodiest piece of meat I have ever ate and it was so good. I also didn't eat any ranch with my meat.

1/24/16: Asked the kids a series of questions and their answers were hilarious. They're so funny!

1/25/16: I took a very nice nap after work and cuddled with one of my cats. I also renewed my lease at my apartment.

1/26/16: I won a free Royals raglan shirt from Freelance and "won" (earned) a half day PTO at work!

1/20/16: My sister and I were discussing when she and her daughter can come visit my kids and me, and I AM SO EXCITE BIKE ABOUT IT!!! :) She and her fiancee visited us last year when the Royals were playing, we all went to a game together. Cora & Naomi are going to have so much fun together playing with baby dolls and their shopkins and youtube videos. It's going to be a fun weekend.

1/19/16: So my boyfriend (Josh) stayed over Monday night to Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon-ish, it started snowing and becoming slick. Being the hero that he is, Josh drove us to pick the kids up from school and back home. Then he drove us to his place (to be dropped off). I left, told him I'd text him when I got home. It was sweet when I did, he said he'd been a nervous wreck waiting for me to tell him we were safe at home. He really cares about us and that makes me feel really good.

1/15/16: When the kids and I got home Friday, after picking them up from their dad, the heat was off at the house. Well, not off like I didn't pay it, but off because the furnace was broken. Luckily my boyfriend saved the day (like always) and we packed up and stayed at his place over the weekend. The kids were very happy about that.

1/16/16: The kids and I had a lovely movie night. I made spaghetti and we just hung out while Josh worked. It was a very relaxing evening. After they went to bed and Josh got back home, we had some drinks (I drank a whole bottle of wine) and watched a documentary series and he ate the rest of the spaghetti. It made me excited for when we move in together, and that makes me very happy.

1/17/16: It snowed Saturday night so Sunday there was some snow on the ground. Not much, but some. The kids and I went to play out in it but it was SO cold. It was hurting my face so I begged the kids to go back inside. They finally agreed. We then hung out with Josh as his work before I had to take the kids to their dad.

1/18/16: I stayed the evening at Josh's and worked from his house Monday. It was a very relaxing day. I worked from bed, took a couple nap breaks. We had dinner at a place by my house and stayed here. He wasn't feeling too well so he took a nap, then while he was napping I fell asleep. When I woke up he was awake. He is a part of my happiness and I wouldn't have it any other way.

1/14/16: The best part of yesterday, I got some really great sleep. I came over to my boyfriends house, ate some pizza, fell asleep on the couch while he played some video games. Then we went to bed and I fell asleep while he put a movie on. I didn't wake up once. I needed that, so bad.

1/13/16: When I was picking the kids up from school yesterday, my daughter's class was outside first. As I am going over there, her teacher tells her goodbye and I give Nomi a hug. As I am tying her shoe, her teacher comes over and tells me that her reading skills have skyrocketed! Nomi is reading at just below a third grader. I really enjoyed hearing the positive feedback from my daughter's teacher. I am so very proud of both of my kids, but when someone else tells me how well they're doing in school or how proud they are of them, it makes me even happier!

1/12/16: Yesterday was a very rough day, and I'm still kind of stuck in my head and may be through the weekend. Anyway, my sister was there for me. It makes me feel extremely grateful and lucky to know I will always, always have her there..for advice, comforting, laughs, whatever. Though she's freaking a million miles away (maybe an exaggeration, she's in CT), she can lift my spirits like no one else can. Words cannot describe how appreciative I am for her patience, her love, for her. :)

1/11/16: I tried scallops for the first time. They were delicious..sweet, melted in my mouth. Josh took me out to dinner to Jax, an oyster/seafood restaurant. We had oysters, salad (he had soup) and then our meals. It was a very nice date night and I felt very lucky to have been treated to such a nice place.

Blah, I'm already becoming terrible at this... I need to do better!

1/7/16: We went to my boyfriend's sister's house and hung out with his two sisters and their families. It was a really great time, lots of laughs.

1/8/16: I had a doctor's appointment in the morning and I cracked a joke with the doctor and we both laughed. It made me think I was hilarious (I'm not, but I like to think this sometimes) :)

1/9/16: I took the kids to a birthday party and they had a blast. Seeing their faces and excitement playing around.

1/10/16: I bought a vacuum. The first vacuum I have ever bought myself. I was very excited to bring it home and vacuum my house! Sometimes it's the little things that I enjoy the most.

So, yesterday was a semi-hectic day for me. Why the moment for the 5th has been delayed. So...here we GO! :)

1/5/16: My Tuesday was silly, work was stressful which lead to a lot of overthinking on my part. BUT Tuesday evening was better. I absolutely love seeing how my kids interact with our cats. My daughter carries our male cat (Sasquatch) around like a baby and if Brodie is laying on the floor playing a game Sas will come up to him and lay beside him. We have another cat, a female named Zoey, but she likes to keep to herself a lot. But when she does come out she goes straight for the kids, not me. haha

1/6/16: Holy cow. My boyfriend is really great. I had trouble getting out of my complex yesterday because of snow/ice. He came over to help me. The kids were late to school, but we still got them there. We then went back to his house and I just napped. It helped me recharge and I hope he knows how much I appreciate him being there for me and the kids.

So my posts will probably always be a day late, because who knows how a day will go.

1/4/2016: Yesterday was trying for me. My daughter wouldn't listen, when we finally got out of the house for dinner my son than wouldn't listen. It was a rough day. But something positive about yesterday, both kids took baths without griping. They took them separately, which is fine, but they took them. Can't beat that!

Also, KU beat OU in 3 OT's. So that was neat.

Here we go!

January 1st through the 3rd, 2016. This post will be rather long as I just decided today (on the 4th) that I want to write out one happy moment from every day of 2016.

 1/1/2016: My boyfriend and I ate lunch together on the patio before he worked. Now, this may not seem like a very "happy moment" to remember to most, but it was our first day of 2016. We had Subway, his breakfast sandwich was too sloppy and he had to wipe off some of the mustard/mayonnaise from it. It made me laugh because he has this big beard and if he hadn't wiped it off, his beard would have been this big saucy mess! :) I enjoy all the time we get together and that includes eating food beside him. Weird, whatevs ;) 

1/2/2016: He wore my sweatpants and one of my t-shirts, which is already real tight on me, while cooking us dinner. It made me laugh and yes I did take a picture but no I will not share it. It's kept safe in my "we are funny" phone photo album :) He makes me laugh, a lot. They say laughter is the best medicine, so if I always have him I won't be dying any time soon. (knock on wood!)

 1/3/2016: I got my kids back from their dad. They all went to his folks' for the Christmas & NYE holidays. When my son got out of his dad's car he ran to me, held on/wouldn't let go, and cried. He cried & cried and I just held onto him. His tears were full of joy, not sadness. And it made me feel so so happy. This is not to discount my daughter from being excited to see me, she was! He's just more of a homebody/mommy's boy. Once we got home we then built Lego guys and ate pizza. Great first evening of 2016 together.