Time to Sloooooooow Down

Amen to that y'all, amen to that.

But let's back up to Friday first, shall we?

On Friday after work, I hit the road and traveled up I-77 to Charlotte. My friend Laurel was throwing a surprise 30th birthday for her husband at Unknown Brewing Friday night.

He was incredibly surprised which is awesome, because Laurel had worked on this party for months to make it a success!

Saturday was all about packing up the last of my apartment and saying goodbye to my sweet little home of 11 months. It was a long, long, loooong day and a lot hotter than I would have preferred. One day I'll learn not to move during the months of May - August! But that day wasn't Saturday.

Thankfully, all of my stuff is now in only two places! It's either at my parents' house or in my storage unit and y'all, that's a huge relief. I'm glad to have finally closed up that apartment and not have to worry about getting things from Charlotte to Columbia anymore.

Sunday was spent doing things that I rarely have the opportunity to do on a Sunday.

Slept in {yes, 8am is sleeping in}. Washed a lot of towels. Washed a lot of sheets. Cleaned my bathroom. Unpacked boxes. Rearranged my room. Got my car washed & detailed. Had a last minute lunch with Patrick and ran some errands together. Bought groceries for my family and planned supper for Sunday and Monday. Packed all of my snacks for the week & lunch for Monday.

Anybody like the bookshelf from my childhood + wine rack table + dresser combination going on? What you don't see is the other dresser in the room, the rest of the bed, or the nightstand. There's so much furniture in there! But it's organized and that's all that matters to me at the moment.

Also picked up two bottles of wine for my parents and some fresh flowers for the kitchen. Couldn't find tulips {my mom's favorite flowers} or the flower vase, so I improvised with sunflowers and a pitcher.

It was seriously a "Sunday well spent" because at the end of the day, I felt prepared for the week. I'm used to rolling back into town anywhere from 6 - 10pm and not having a Sunday to get things done. It was pretty freakin' awesome, I'm not going to lie.

& now it's time to really slow down.

I've felt so disoriented since moving to Columbia. Part of that was because my stuff was in two different states, but most of it was because I don't like to slow down. I'd get up in the morning, go to the gym, come home, leave for work a little after 7, work all day, go do something fun after work, and not show back up at home until after 8 or 9... leaving me about an hour at night to get ready for the next day, do laundry, etc. That's stopping {for the most part!} this week.

It's going to be gym, work, HOME.

I'm kind of excited about it, too.

... until the weekend because y'all know I can't quit my travel every weekend habit that easily... ;)