Goodbye Norman, Hello Kansas

I had this quote in my office.  I thought it was appropriate for new freshmen that sometimes hang on to the past "good thing."  Today it applies to me too.  

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

In the fall of 1995, I arrived at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.  I went pot-luck with roommates and really didn't know a soul there.  My home town had about as many people as I had in my new freshmen class.

Like it was yesterday, I can remember thinking Norman was SO BIG.  I couldn't remember how to get anywhere but to my car to the road to my hometown.

That was 16 years ago.

Today all my earthly possessions are packed into a truck.  Tomorrow my soon-to-be-husband, my mom, Mick (my dog), and I are driving to Kansas to move me into my new home.  My new life.

Norman, I will miss you.  You've been good to me.  You've become home.  But I have a new beginning that is waiting for me.  And I cannot wait to start the journey. 

Shower of Love From my Hometown

I had an amazing weekend and wedding shower in Marlow this weekend.  I am so blessed to have so many people in my life that love me. 

Many of the hostesses have literally known me my whole life....and they were a large part of who I became as a women.  It's times like these that remind me again the importance of relationships.

My call is to touch others lives.  I have been given so much by others, and I want to continue to be the kind of person that gives my life to those that cross my path.

And the envelope please.....

Invitations are ready for the mail!  Woo Hoo!