Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Pendulum Swing

6 months later and I finally made it back to my blog. As would be expected, many events have transpired in that time frame, so summing them up in a concise, entertaining post may not be the easiest task.

Suffice it to say my life has had the momentum of a pendulum swing for quite some time now. It took one powerful hit to kickstart the ongoing reactions that brought me to where I am right now.

Sometime in late October 2012, I ended up in the waiting room of Shoal Creek over a panic/anxiety attack caused by residual feelings for an ex-boyfriend. I sat unaccompanied in that waiting room for over 4 hours before I decided a mental hospital was not where I needed to be. Unfortunately, choosing to walk out of Shoal Creek is not as easy as walking out of a pediatricians waiting room...I'll spare you those details. I came home, ate, took my meds and went to sleep (or at least I tried).

Each day after that was a slow climb back to a life of stability and tranquility. I got the promotion I wanted at work (with a higher pay than I expected).
I met the guy who I am going to spend the rest of my life with.
I planned and hosted my first studio piano recital with 10 students.
I recorded my first CD of piano/voice and gave that out as Christmas gifts.
I successfully planned and kept to a budget for the first time since I was 18.
I started an aquarium with 4 fishys and they're still alive!!!
I just started a raised bed garden and there are potential cucumbers in the making :)

And that's just an itsy bitsy look at the wonderful things that have happened in 2013.

Now I must go back to elaborate on the most important item on that jotted list...

Justin Travis Schmitt


This man has made me the happiest girl I know!
As noted by my cheesy smile. I met him November 2, 2012 at one of my local hot spots, Fast Eddies. Never did I ever expect to be so lucky to encounter the guy of my dreams in a pool hall out on a girls night. But as fate would have it we exchanged numbers that night. I ruined his planned of waiting 3-7 days to contact me by texting him the next day and well...we've been inseparable ever since.
It was really nice to spend the holidays with him. I met a lot of his family, he met some of mine.
I would venture to say that the discussion of marriage and babies probably came up within the first 6 weeks of our incessant rendezvous. I think we've settled on 20 kids lol.
He has taken the time to understand me better than anyone ever has. He has shown me what sacrificial love is. He has forgiven me for things I said/did out of impulsive anger.
And I know, that I am a better person because Justin is in my life. I now know how to love more genuinely. I now know when to truly listen and when to speak. I am still learning on what it means to value another's happiness as your own. Every day is stepping stone for us; leading us through a path filled with joys and sorrows that we will experience side by side.

So that's where I've been the last 6 months, there's some of the things I've learned in that time, and there is a glimpse of what the future holds for me.

Until we meet again,
Brittney