This month will mark my ninth month of life in Lauren's circle. Yes, I have always kind of known her, but actually being in her world has only gone on for about as long as it takes to bake a baby.
Nine months ago I was a stay-at-home-mom, or as Lauren says, a SAHM. I was preparing to send my oldest child off to college out east, with a two month stay at my sister's house on the way. Graduation was over and my years rearing her had turned out pretty successfully.
It was a long and hot summer. I spent my nights and weekends delivering furniture and doing window displays. I thought about painting a room or two in the house, but I had no ambition and my husband had no job. It seemed like we ate rice/ramen/egg noodles all summer and did nothing, as we were subsisting on unemployment and the Northwest severance package.
We also had no disposable income for anything fun. Shopping? No. Zoo trips? No. Restaurants? No. A walk to the neighborhood park that is kind of creepy? Yes!
Then, Lauren got engaged. To Jesse. And she launched her wedding blog. I read it and instantly thought it was entertaining and fun. And since I had no money, was semi-depressed from my oldest daughter leaving the nest, and bored out of my mind, I started my companion blog! I didn't even ask Lauren for permission. She just woke up to it.
So, when Lauren and Jesse tie the knot and their wedding blog self-destructs, I am going to have to find another engaged to couple to stalk. I think I will start trolling for one tonight.
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