Welcome to My Blog!

Hello, hello my fellow wifeys! Welcome to my blog, A Little This & That From Career Girl Turned Wife. I wanted to start off by telling y'all a little about me. If you couldn't tell by my use of "y'all," I am currently living in the South where saying "you all" or "you guys" is not allowed. No, I am not a Southern girl at heart, but I am learning to become one. My husband and I, whom I will refer to as The Hubby throughout this blog, moved to the South just over a year ago. Why did we move to the South you ask? Good question!! The short answer is that we both come from completely opposite sides of the United States - The Hubby is from good ole' Michigan and I am from bright and sunny California. The Hubby and I met in law school and had to decide pretty quickly where we were going to take the bar exam - Michigan or California? In the end we tell people that we basically threw a dart at a map and moved to the state that the dart landed on, which in our case was Georgia! So yes, now I am living with my new husband in the Peachy State of Georgia!

The transition for The Hubby and I has been rough at times. Moving to a state where you have absolutely no friends and family can definitely be a challenge. When we first moved to Georgia we spent a LOT of time together, which neither of us really minded because we are very close. But, as we all know, sometimes a girl just needs a girlfriend to talk to and sometimes a guy needs another guy to drink and talk sports with. So while the first six months had their ups and downs, I am happy to report that we have started to make some worth while friends. Yes, yes, there are always those people that we can go hang out with at a bar, but I have found that the older you get the harder it is to find people that you actually want to hang out with when you are sober. It is refreshing to know that after a year we have met at least some people that we can do that with.

In June of 2011 The Hubby and I got married. It was a magical, memorable day that I will remember for the rest of my life. I spent over a year planning it (and when I say "I" I mean my mom, his mom and myself) and loved every second of it. I have never been the planner type of person, but something about being able to pick out every single detail of your special event made it exciting for me. I would literally spend hours in front of the computer going from website to website in search of the perfect dress, party favors, flowers, cake, etc. I spent so much time looking at wedding dresses that I actually knew which type of wedding dress I wanted and ended up purchasing the FIRST dress I tried on. How many people can say that?? Because The Hubby and I are currently living in Georgia, we decided to be selfish and make everyone come to us for the wedding. Not only did that decision save us some arguments over whether the wedding would be in Michigan or California, but it basically served as an extended vacation for each one of our guests. Needless to say, it was an entire week of partying and celebrating the beginning of our lives together. (Pictures to come in a later post).

After our wedding The Hubby and I went on a honeymoon to Playa Del Carmen where we stayed at the Playa Car Palace, which was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I would post pics of the honeymoon, but our camera decided to die on us the minute we got there and all of the pics we took on the disposable cameras turned out absolutely awful! Remember when those were the only cameras we used? I remember that it used to be so exciting to take a disposable to a party and develop them a week later to discover what on earth happened that night. Trust me, using a disposable on your honeymoon is not quite as exciting!

So, why should you read my blog? I would like to think that I have interesting things to say and share with you from the perspective of a working woman trying to come into her own as a wife. I am by no means a good cook, a great house cleaner, or an overly-organized person, but I am trying to become all of those things and I would like you all to be a part of my journey. I hope that you will continue to read my blog and learn a little bit more about me!