Liberation and Other Nice Things

I am thrilled to say that as of last Saturday, we are debt free!

I want to go into detail about the sacrifice it has been to save our money and live in a tiny apartment with shabby second-hand furniture, instead of going in to unnecessary debt to have all the fancy things many of our peers have. I'd like to preach to you all about the bad habit many people have of spending what they don't have just for a little show and vanity, but I'll save the rant for my personal blog. :) You're welcome.

As for some other nice things, let me update you on the goings-on the Reed home.

Zoey is now mobile and crawls all over the place. We invested in a baby gate to block off the living room so she has free reign, or at least, she thinks she does. She's so much happier now, and is already working hard on walking. She walks against all the furniture, and although she can only go one direction, it seems like she'll be walking freely in a month or two. Scary thought.

Gavin is working as hard as ever at his IT job and he seems to be loving it more and more, although I'm sure he could do without the man drama that sometimes crops up. (Man drama, can you imagine?!)

As for me, I'm working hard on my microbiology class and my mommying. It's been really challenging trying to find the best balance between academics and parenthood. It seems that I can't to both things 100% so I sometimes have to choose. I'm learning to accept not being able to be perfect at it, or at least not be a 4.0 student any more. I coming to understand that taking good care of my family is more important than making the top score in my micro exam.

Gavin and I are planning a secret trip and we are so excited for the chance we'll have to take a break, spend some time together and get away from all the responsibility for a few days. More details on that to come.