2016 has been good to me so far. Yesterday we met with my in-laws for the last of the Christmas festivities and had a great time. My  husband made the announcement that he will be applying for a job in Palo Alto, California. He would be the 4th generation in the successful small business that his father owns. He was (and I'm sure still is) under a lot of pressure to continue running it one day. So his announcement came as a surprise to a few. His aunt especially gave some very encouraging words though and I'm still holding tight to them.

Today I woke up early and packed up Christmas :( I have always hated putting it all away. I am slightly relieved that it is over though. It's stressful buying gifts you seriously don't have to money to buy, driving here and there, blah blah blah.

I also started packing alot of things in boxes that we never use. I threw away a TON of crap that should have been thrown out ages ago. We've got new flooring being put in on Monday or Tuesday of next week and then we will be calling the realtor out to start getting stuff together to list the house!!!!! EEK. This is very terrifying to me. I have mini panic attacks all the time when I stop and think about all of the changes happening around me.

To keep me sane I've been reading alot as of late. Right now I'm on "The Lost City of Z by David Grann." I've enjoyed it so far. I'm a sucker for clicking on different lists on blogs that list books that are being made into movies, so that is how I happened across this little gem. It's nonfiction which I've never really gotten into before. The book is told by a reporter who is doing research on a British explorer Percy Fawcett who disappeared in the Amazon in the early 1900's while looking for the fabled "lost city". I'll get back with thoughts on the book once I finish.

So goodnight. I'm snuggling up with my kitty and a good book.