Love x Michi: 2018

I'm a little proud of myself. I was able to overcome being awkward and unsure about vlogging on YouTube and decided to just go for it. And, for a while, I was doing a good job planning out my vlogs and editing them within a reasonable amount of time. After my last video - of my best friends at Disney's Boardwalk - I had a hard time keeping track of time and content to create. Reesie starting kindergarten was definitely hard on the filming schedule. I know I should have just gone right ahead and filmed a huge haul video of the back-to-school clothes I had bought for her (with some goodies for Audrey too), but Reesie really wanted to be a part of it. I had also filmed some really quick unboxing of blind bag toys we had found in the clearance section at Walmart that I never got around to editing.

I just got a little overwhelmed and got off track. Time was moving so fast that I felt I didn't have enough of it. Go here, run there, drive back and forth.

Then, quite suddenly, we solidified our decision to take a last minute trip to Chicago!

I did vlog in Chicago, but we were so busy going to so many places and seeing so many people that there was just no time to edit. I told myself the minute I had some free time I would; I had also promised Ethan's and Reesie's teachers that the kids would do their best to do homework/practice work. Unfortunately there just wasn't any time. It was just so jam-packed that we'd get home around midnight and just fall asleep in exhaustion - but we had such a fun time seeing our friends and family!

I know it's been a week and a half since we've been back from Chicago. I have been busy editing these videos. Hopefully I will be able to upload the first of 3-4 vlogs later this afternoon. I feel so bad that I've fallen off social media. It really does take a lot of work to upload multiple posts on multiple social media platforms. A lot of things have been going on, good things, and I'm hoping to come up with more content in the near future. For now, I have a few videos and a TON of pictures from our trip to Chicago.

I want to take the time to thank all our friends and family who have been supportive of us and who take the time to watch our videos. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and let us know that you're watching! Like, thumbs up, double tap, all that good stuff! Subscribing is crucial! I know it's been a while and your patience is appreciated. I will be posting a lot again soon!

Love sincerely,

Mich

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Hi, Lovelies!

Look what I found!

(borrowed from their Facebook page)

Okay, okay. I didn't find it. I was invited to meet a few moms there for a playdate.

The Breakroom (coffee&more) is a cute little coffee shop hidden in a plaza. I'm not going to lie, I've passed this plaza countless times and never saw it. Sure, I saw their sign on those big plaza entrance signs, but I never noticed it whenever we did go into the plaza. It's located kind of embedded into The Crossings Church. It is such an adorable space! Homey and cozy with a farmhouse feel and a giant chalkboard wall decorated so intricately behind the register. (I unfortunately was not able to get a picture of this wall, but you best believe I will the next time I am there!)

The Breakroom Cafe

Instagram: @thebreakroomcoffee

There's a little section off to the side where a variety of kids' toys and books are so that the children can play. They also have a large patio with outdoor toys if the children want to play outside. It was a cute little place to have a Welcome Meeting for the mom group I became a part of a few weeks ago. It was nice to sit with these moms and get to know them while our children got to know each other and began to play with each other.

Today was the second time we've met there, the third time I've gotten together with them. There are approximately 40+ moms in the group and growing steadily, but I've only acquainted myself with about 6, one of them -- the co-founder -- a neighbor of ours right down our street! She is awesome, by the way. Nice and down-to-earth and super understanding. It's great to get along really well with other female humans over the age of puberty. 😂

I had a really great time today, talking with the other moms and getting to know them better. It feels so good to be able to get out of the house with the kids for something fun. For those of you who are new, Kevin and I moved to Central Florida from Chicago. I'll leave out all the details for next time (I know I blogged about our move in a previous post). The point is, it's been lonely. We've left our friends and family behind. We were hoping that our children would become friends and grow up together the same way we all did, but it didn't work out that way. My goal now is to find and build meaningful friendships for my children who can carry that friendship through their school years for as long as we're in this neighborhood (and we're hoping to stay in this general area for many many years). My brother and I made friends in elementary school who we stayed friends with up until our adulthood, and it is my wish that my children have this same opportunity.

I am extremely grateful to come across this group of moms. I have thus far enjoyed myself and my girls are enjoying themselves as well, especially Reesie who looks forward to our playdates. I hope that our children will be able to create great friendships with each other, and I hope to have great friendships with this group of moms as well. Building meaningful friendships for the kids is just a part of it; I want to be able to make new friends down here too. I miss my friends a lot, and it does get lonely. I'm a stay-at-home mom now, so socializing is very limited to in-depth conversations with a 5-year-old and a 23-month-old (who isn't really talking yet). So to be able to be surrounded 1-3 times a week with these wonderful women and their children is a godsend. I don't feel alone and awkward taking the girls to the park by myself and having to entertain them by myself; I can be confident that the moment we arrive at our playdate -- whether it's the park, the Breakroom (which happens at least once a week), or something else -- Reesie will feel confident when she sees her friends and go off on her own, and Audrey might meet a few friends her age as well that she can grow up with and play with. I am also given the opportunity to talk to someone else and just relax for once, even if it's just a couple hours of the day.

If you haven't yet, click on the link to The Breakroom and read up on them. No, I'm not a member of their church; I just really like The Breakroom. I love how cute it is, and I love how they've come about. I had their Iced Vanilla Chai Latte which was delicious. Reesie wanted a chocolate muffin, and Audrey and I shared an apple lattice. I hope they don't mind that I blogged about their cute place!

The Breakroom - thank you for allowing us moms to get together with each other while our children play loudly in the kids' area. You guys are amazing!

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