I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.

Wow, it feels good to be back! As you probably noticed, I haven't written for the blog in quite a while. In fact, it's been about two months since my last post. To be honest, I didn't feel the most inspired and creative this summer. I was working full time and usually wanted to do absolutely nothing when I got home at the end of the day. I know I'm going to have to get over that soon, as I'll be (hopefully) working full time after graduation in a few months, but for now I'm glad to headed back to school soon!

I wrapped up my summer internship at the Greater Des Moines Partnership on Tuesday, August 8 and had a lot of mixed feelings about being done. The experience wasn't necessarily what I thought or hoped it would be, but I still learned a lot and met amazing people and worked on incredible projects while I was there. I'm very grateful for the opportunity I had to work there this summer.

I think one of the main reasons I was a little bummed during the first few weeks of my internship is that I missed nannying! I missed my kiddos and hanging out with them every day and doing fun kid things and just having a fun summer with them. Ok, that bummed me out the whole summer and still does. I just really loved nannying and would honestly do it my whole life! But as Mary Poppins knows so well, kids grow up and don't need their nannies forever. I absolutely loved the three summers I spent with the Niggs and would not trade them for anything at all. I'm incredibly excited that I get to see my good ol' nanny kids before I head to school, so we'll get to catch up on everything just like old times.

He read the letter again, but could not take in any more meaning than he had done the first time and was reduced to staring at the handwriting itself.

One of the best feelings in the world is receiving a piece of mail. I'm not talking about bills or junk mail, but a good old-fashioned, handwritten letter. Whether it's a birthday card or a thank you note, receiving something in the mail from someone I love always brightens my day.

Over the last few years, I have collected a bunch of stationery. TJ Maxx always has such cute little notes for not much money, so every time I see a pack that I like, I snatch it up! A couple of Christmases ago, someone got me my own personalized stationery. They are simple little cards with a black and white striped border, and at the bottom {in yellow, of course}, it says " A Note from Sarah M. Nelson." I absolutely love writing notes on them. But they're almost gone! I guess I'll just need to put it back on my Christmas list...