Time to blog .... catching up!

Believe it or not, I am back - at least for a while..  there have been so many changes in our lives since I last blogged, but I am now finding time with my thoughts in the strangest place - at work (more about that in a little while) and forces (like the packages from long forgotten partners that arrived on my doorstep recently) and my own searching for recipes that I published for the holidays has led me back to the blog.

I am going to just see where things take me - no promises of what will happen, how many posts per week or even when I'll be posting...

So where have we been?

Last year I fell into what became a full-time job that I had anticipated to be part-time.  I worked at a local grocery chain as a Customer Service Associate and evening bookkeeper.  I had gone in with the intention of working 18-24 hours per week - and I honestly don't think that ever happened...   It was a great re-entry into the workforce after so many years at home and it taught me that our little family could handle the stress of me working more hours than we thought... but it didn't pay overly well and the stress of some of the situations made me crazy, so this past August, I looked for another new job and ended up in a place Wayne always thought I'd excel at but didn't want to cross into his territory - hospitality!

For the past 5 months I've been having a blast as a Concierge at The Sanctuary, a 5 Star/5 Diamond property that is part of Kiawah Island Golf Resort!  It's an amazing place to work and it's been fun learning the ins and outs of the entire property - our golf courses, tennis courts, recreation, hotel, restaurants... and helping people connect with my favorite adopted city...

Yesterday, I got to bring the boys to work to do cookie decorating and take a wander around... they're getting to be so big!  Liam is in 5th grade now so we are actively searching for the right middle school for him... Erik is already in second grade and is growing in leaps and bounds - so much that other than being about 6 inches shorter, and rolling up his pant legs, the boys are sharing clothes...

Wayne is taking his turn at being Super Dad for a while - with me working full time, so much more of the parenting, cooking and other chores are falling on his already busy shoulders... he's still Chair of the Hospitality Department and is hopefully on his way to earning the rank of Full Professor this year, moving up from Associate.  He was also my plus one at our holiday Christmas party and for the first time in I don't know how long, was the one being introduced to everyone - it felt strange to be in a social situation where I knew more people than him (although we did run into several people who knew him instead of me - including one of the young ladies who was helping with the service and was one of his current students)

Robyn is a JUNIOR at C of C!  Time is moving way too quickly and she is on pace to graduate next year from College - I am not old enough to have an almost college graduate :)  She is home less and less, but that's a good thing as she becomes more independent. 

We are looking forward to the holidays - all four of them are looking forward to time off from school - and I am happily planning a little get away for us to Florida between Christmas and New Years!

What have you been up to?  What are your holiday plans?  Is anyone still out there?

More to come from me, I promise ...

Heather