the long awaited welcome to iowa post!

Goodness - this inaugural post has taken quite some time!! I've been beyond busy since the move in August and feel like I haven't truly had a moment to sit and do a proper welcome to Iowa post! Between packing, driving, unpacking, cleaning, organizing, dance season starting, competition team choreography, solo choreography, and classes taking off I've literally felt like I've not had a day off in 2 and a half months!

Iowa is wonderful...cold a little to early in the season...but wonderful. We miss our family we left behind in Texas, and we miss our friends and wonderful old neighbors from Texas, too. Iowa brings new opportunities and a new chapter in all of our lives. I'm hoping this is just the beginning of an exciting new story for all of us -

The studio, Encore Dance Academy, is more than I could have ever dreamt it would be. Owning a business with my sister is easier than I thought - you hear horror stories of family businesses, but this seems almost effortless. This year I am Directing the Encore Competition Dance Team as well as about half of the recreational dance classes at the studio. It's hard to believe we've already been dancing for 2 months! I feel like we just moved and were unpacking everything yesterday - and my house organization doesn't lead you to believe that we've been here 2 and a half months by the chaos everywhere!

I've found when Jackson works from the house, Liam is home all day/night, and I'm home all day and gone in the evenings, the house gets dirty FAST. I feel like I'm cleaning daily and laundry piles up before I am able to dry the previous load. Liam will be starting preschool part time in two weeks - cross your fingers for no drama drop offs when he starts! He seemed to really like our visit to school and the toys especially!

Flu season is in full swing at the studio - dozens of girls are out sick. Evie got the bug earlier this week and now I seem to either be getting the bug, a virus, or my body is confused with the cold weather change since I haven't had winter in almost 10 years!!

So there you have it - the quick inaugural update Iowa post! I've told myself I'm going to get organized and blog more regularly so let's see how that works out :)

Love from the cold midwest
C