Ya know. It’s been said that God only gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers. I know by no means has he challenged me as much as he could have but, God, if you’re listening, can I get a three week reprieve and just skate through the holidays? Much appreciated. You the man.
So today I find myself blogging from the vestibule at my OBGYN office. I’m getting my sugar test and so far I am passing with flying colors. So flying that they think I may faint soon but they won’t give me crackers until I do, to make absolutely sure. Why the vestibule? Because the cozy nice waiting room is about 70 degrees too warm for me and it’s making the smells permeate into my pregnant nose and I haven’t eaten since dinner last night so since I’m just an absolute peach and joy to be around right now I have isolated myself to the near outdoors for temperature regulating purposes. 
So about the challenging battles. There will always be a new one. Here I thought I would just coast for a few years since I had endured such a tragedy in June, and then the universe laughed and was like “years? How ’bout a few months” and handed me my next uphill-er so matter of factly. I can’t control anything and I’m fully aware of that, I haven’t completely accepted it yet but it’s on my New Years resolution list of things to try and accomplish. They say that this shit builds character so I’m also looking forward to being fucking amazing by the time I die. Also, if you receive mail from me and the return address isn’t directed to four winds then I’d say I’m doing alright. 
So my takeaway for today is this. I’m a true believer that we do have a hand in our destiny and overall fate in life. However we need to stop looking at things like they are happening “to us” and maybe if we accept that they are happening “for us” we can all adjust accordingly. We can accept it for as if we manifested it this way. So today, I’m looking at new people and new challenges coming into my life as teachers of some sort, and the sooner I learn the lesson they’ve been sent to me, the sooner I can move on to my next challenge, be it a person, or whatever and EVOLVE. 
I want to tell all the people who remain constant in my life that I love you, and thank you for loving me. That I don’t ever want to stay stuck for too long, but I do thank you for staying here with me nonetheless. Happy Friday y’all. And keep it festive for your pregnant friend by having a beer for me tonight 🍻