wow. it has been almost two months since i have updated this thing.
the last month has been especially crazy with me having surgery, Alex graduating and then moving!

ALEX GRADUATED MAY 12!!!! SO PROUD OF HIM.
it was a very emotional day...i had lots of tears...and smiles! he has just worked so hard. and has so much perseverence. this last semester was his most time consuming one and he balanced it so much better than i could have hoped! and the patience that he had with me while i whined to him about him not being here more (after he clearly sacrificed too much study time already) still astounds me. he has continually made time for scarlett and i...and with how hard and time consuming and sucky law school can be that's pretty damn impressive. and then with me getting "sick" suddenly and needing surgery his last week of school -- i felt terrrrible. but being the man he is he made sure i knew and felt like there was no where he would rather be than sitting in a boring hospital room with me :) he has a heart like Jesus...always putting us before himself. he is a blessing. 

so proud of daddy!

love him.

it was a fun weekend. all our parents and claire and laura were here! lots of visiting, eating, and drinking!

after graduation we had a week to pack and get ready to move back up north. i knew moving with a 8 month old would be hard but it was much more challenging than i thought. but thanks to help from alex's cousin, margaux and a couple of his friends from school, we DID IT! lol. we left a few things there that we just couldn't fit. the truck we rented (that we had to drive 30 miles to get bc champaign didn't have any left!) was a little small. but thanks to alex's mad puzzle skills he fit most everything. so we finally were able to leave by seven which is close enough to the time scar goes to sleep so it worked out that she slept most of the way. 

in front of our (old) apartment

eric and luke helping us unload the truck!

i love him lol

she loves her pups

love this girl the most.


so we're living in crystal lake now in my parents walk out basement. it's been pretty fun (and helpful) so far! it's like a big studio with no kitchen. but we have our own bathroom! yess.
it's a blessing to be able to stay here...help us save some money! we will probably be here just for the summer.  alex is looking for a job and studying for the BAR. which is like law school all over again. he studies like 6-8 hours a day. woop woop. but i really love being back here :) i'm still not unpacked! getting there tho...

alright, update on scarlett in a couple days, when she turns 9 months!!!!!