San Francisco!!!

The above picture is the studio where we're leaving right now. It's not too big, but I am LOVING the bay windows and the view that I see on a regular basis. Here's my side of the bed and my desk. I think it's pretty calming, and I've enjoyed resting, reading, and writing since I've been here...

I woke up Friday morning and immediately grabbed my camera. I'm not usually awake early in the morning, but I saw this view and was just stunned. I could get used to this view.

Yesterday we went touring around San Francisco. It was absolutely beautiful, and I cannot wait to actually go to Alcatraz and tour the site.

Here's to many more days of touring and travel here in San Francisco!

and, we're here!!!

So, San Francisco, California, it is... Things have been good so far. We are WORLDS apart from where we were last - Fredericksburg, Virginia, and I must admit that some of it has been a bit "concerning." We've got A LOT to learn about living smack dab in the middle of a big city, but I'm pretty excited about it.

I love being reminded of the quote that Mom "left me" through my friend, Bridgette:

TRY TO TAKE EACH DAY AS IT COMES AND LOOK THROUGH THE EYES OF A WISE WOMAN. THE BIBLE SAYS SHE LAUGHS AT THE FUTURE BECAUSE SHE KNOWS IN WHOM SHE BELIEVES AND KNOWS THAT HE IS ABLE TO HANDLE ALL THINGS.

That is my calm - the idea that I can laugh at my future, for God has a beautiful plan for my future. Will that plan include Fredericksburg, Virginia? San Francisco, California? Birmingham, Alabama? Will it include travel nursing for a long time? Settling down and having a family of my own? Going to grad school? I'm grateful that I can rest in that beautiful plan... I'm excited about what will happen.

More from here soon. Thanks for reading!

Delight

Sometimes I just wish I could talk to my mom again. There are simple, everyday things that I just really miss about talking to her. For example, my hair has been rather greasy lately, and I'm certain that she'd have something that I could do to fix it. In fact, she'd probably bring it over to me right after I called her about it!
I think a lot about how much she delighted in daily life, and it makes me want to do the same. She would've LOVED playing with Mason and Riley. Mason, as you can see from above, is in the sweetest little stage of his life. He'd LOVE playing with his "Nanny."
We had some family pictures taken after Mom passed away, and I cherish them like none other. I think it's a true testament to who she was to each one of us... as a wife, mother, and grandmother. She taught us so much, and I'm proud of who I am. A lot of who I am is because of her, and "so much of me is made of what I learned from (her)."