Stay at home wife.....well, for a minute! ;)

So today marks the beginning of my summer as a "stay at home wife". After MUCH consideration, we have decided that working until 7pm is just not for me. I am extremely extremely blessed to have the career that I do. The flexibility in settings, work hours, and client base is perfection for a person like me. When we moved to Sugar Land the commute into Houston was what drove me to initially change to the job that I am at now. However, I just could not get into the groove of working until 7pm, getting home at 7:30, cooking until 8:30, eating, cleaning up the kitchen and then hopping into bed. I know some people have no choice (my husband) and have to work those hours. I am aware that I need to be very thankful that I can simply say "I'm done!". But I think I will be happier to have the opportunity to be home earlier than Lance, work out, fix dinner and actually be able to get back into my weekly girls bible study and go to church on Wednesday. I have really missed my evenings and am so excited to have them back!!

I will be moving into the schools in the fall. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!!! We have been very financially focused these past few years since our "baby making" has dealt us a bit of an expensive curve! However, I finally decided that I am willing to make the sacrifice for a career that better fits my personality. Going into an elementary school and working with kiddos, and then packing up at 3:30 to come home sounds like pure heaven! My happiest year of work was when I was a preschool teacher and I have been itching to get back into an academic setting. Not to mention the bazillions of school holidays and summers off. This company is also aware of our adoption and we have already talked about a post adoption "work plan" that is also perfect. I think this will be such a blessing. :)

So today when I get into my car it will mark the last day that I ever work until 7pm. I feel like someone just handed me my life back! :)