Bikini time.

So I thought it was about time for a new blog post. Its been about two weeks post marriage, and life is moving along. My husband has officially quit his job, and is starting grad school next week. I too have put in a request to reduce my hours at work by the end of August because I have officially been accepted into nursing graduate school seeking a masters in family nurse practitioner. Back to school frenzy around the Leaney household! My husband loves the fact that I have become his personal shopper buying his back to school items. He's such a good sport, practically wears anything I buy him and I must admit I bought us matching backpacks!

Earlier this week my mother-in-law drove into town all the way from Florida. Now, I must explain my mother-in-law first. She lives in Florida with her husband, who is my husbands step dad. She's not your typically mom or mother-in-law though. She's not the annoying, controlling mother figure or mama's boy type of mom that you dread coming into town, but she is crazy. Now if you have remotely met my husband everything would probably make sense, he too is known by many as being a crazy, outrageous, china man. I would say she's probably a few notches more crazy than him though. A few months back, when I first met her during a trip to St. Augustine, Florida she insisted on taking photos of me on the beach in my bikini. I felt like I was on a modeling shoot, with everyone on the beach starring at me. I was utterly embarrassed and begged my husband to make her go home. Once she had taken a few photos she was content, and left us to enjoy the beach for the rest of the afternoon. When we got home later that afternoon she was ecstatic to show us my new bikini photo portfolio. She reasoned the need for the photos is because I would never be this thin again in my life, and perhaps needed proof to show my kids in the future. I'm pretty sure she's wrong though, considering the genetic make-up I come from. Ohh well whatever floats her boat and makes her happy. I love my crazy new mom and her antics regardless, makes for a more interesting life.