So its been awhile...huh? The last few months have been crazy, sweet, busy, depressing, exciting, stressful, wonderful, sad, absolutely awesome and every other descriptor I could ever come up with. Its been a stinking roller coaster. That whole "life is a roller coaster" metaphor usually gets on my nerves because it is so painfully cliche. However, that is the epitome of my life lately. Its been a compilation of beautiful moments, wonderful experiences, extreme low points..and flat out, snoozefests. So to kind of catch you up on the life of me, I would like you to hop on my metaphoric life rollercoaster for a moment. I figured it would be best to tell my little tale in pictures and short (and hopefully not boring) summaries. Then you can feel like you were THERE with me. Awesome, I know.
So....Where to begin? Lets begin with L-O-V-E, love. Yes peeps, I fell in the big L-word. Its pretty neat. Not that relationships are all butterflies and fairies.....but they are still quite beautiful and unpredictable. Brief intro to this strapping young fellar I call boyfriend: His name is Ben. He is a boy. He has hair. He is a musician and likes to play instruments and sing. He is quite good at it actually (which is interestingly funny because I am very "musically un-inclined"). And he loves me too. So its cool. Introducing Ben. Drumroll please.....
And finally a serious photo. We obviously don't have many of these types of pictures.
Ok so now you have the low down on my "love life". Next on the list of totally exciting recent happenings of Dana Whitfield: the birth of the most incredible gift, my niece Harper Elizabeth Whitfield! She was born on August 5, 2010 at 3:15am.
Sweet Harper, if one day you read this, I hope you know that I love you more than I could ever have imagined. You are so precious to me and I feel incredibly grateful to be able to call you my niece. How lucky am I?! I want your life to be a series of fascinating events and disney movie-like experiences. Basically, I want you to have anything and everything you dream of. Always have faith in yourself and most of all, have faith in our God. He is the ultimate provider and loves you with an unfathomable, powerful love. Keep that in mind, girlfriend.
Now, prepare yourself blog peeps, I am about to overload you with cuteness. Prepare to Ooooh and Ahhhhh appropriately, please.
I love her.
Ok, so I am obviously obsessed with my niece. What else has been happening you ask? I started graduate school to complete this not-so-easy journey to acquire a "big girl job". It has been a interesting experience so far, to say the least. I won't bore you with pictures of me studying or working on therapy plans or anything of the like. Its just as you might imagine....I go to class, I see some clients here and there, I work on therapy plans, I make copious amounts of note cards and the cycle starts over. Its not exactly what I would call a party. BUT God has been good to me. I make it through the tough days and have been moderately successful because of His strength and His grace. Shout out to my main man upstairs!
God has also been incredibly gracious in keeping me somewhat healthy. I have been hospitalized a few times since I last posted (cue the scary, I feel like crying or screaming or both portion of the rollercoaster). But its all worked out and I remain positive for the future.
Side Note: I really appreciate everyone's love, prayers, support and encouragement over these past few months. I am genuinely in awe of the amount of people in my life that consistently pray for me and are constantly offering encouragement and help. I am truly grateful.
A lot has happened to me in these past months...good and bad. I try to thank God for all of it. Sometimes this life is a huge bummer but it is nonetheless an incredible gift. The tough days have taught me that good days are to be celebrated. Today is a good day!
P.S. I swear I will be better about updating.
P.S.S. Go Dawgs!!! (Even though you lost. sigh.)
