The Non-Dairy Queen

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

And We're Back!

Good morning my friends! I have missed you all so much! It's funny, when I'm gone for days with no internet service, I feel like I'm missing my friends! It's not easy not having internet for 5 days. I think the convention center has some sort of blocker for phones so you have to pay for internet there. Oh well, I guess it was better that I could focus and help the illustrator out while I was there. I had hoped to meet up with the twins, but sadly by the time we got communication, I was about to leave to come home. Next time though for sure! It was a great weekend for the illustrator and we had a great time with our friends. By great time, read fun with major lack of sleep! We all act like a bunch of kids, trapped in adults bodies. Unfortunately, the adult bodies start to revolt after a few nights of going to bed at 3am and getting up at 7am!

Now, I am back home and it's time to get back to work. I have a few recipes to develop and the illustrator is slammed still, but we are slowly getting back into the swing of things.

I do have an announcement to make that I need to share with you all...our family has decided to move! We are taking the plunge and moving to Tennessee. Since we are in the position to work where ever we want to, we are moving to a place that will be able to buy some land and live a more off the grid. We are moving close to Tony's family too, which is so nice for the kids and us! Their cousins are close to their age and we all want to be closer to them. So, it's finally the right time! This will be a process so there will be times when I won't be around as much, but I am going to try to make things continue to run smoothly. I have a great guest post coming tomorrow for you guys! If anyone else would like to do a guest post to share your story or a recipe that you love, email me at sarena (at) thenondairyqueen (dot) com. I would love to share here!

On that note, I am off to eat some oats, workout, then run errands to start packing stuff! Happy Tuesday!

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posted by Sarena Shasteen - The Non-Dairy Queen @ 8:34 AM

27 Comments:

At June 7, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Heather Iacobacci-Miller said…

Welcome back. Been missing you too! I do think it's kind of odd that there was no internet - I mean, people LIVE for internet these days LOL Of course, sometimes it can be a good thing to be disconnected right?
At June 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Susan said…

Congratulations on the move news! It sounds like a great transition for you guys.
At June 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Tiff said…

Tennessee sounds lovely! Welcome back.
At June 7, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Melissa said…

Yay! Congrats on the move!
At June 7, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Fallon said…

Congrats on your move to TN! Sounds like a great state. I'll be moving again sometime in September, just not sure where the army is going to send us.
At June 7, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Amy B @ Second City Randomness said…

Congrats on the big move! Although I'm already sympathizing with you about how much moving will suck... :(

And I go batty after 2 days without internet- 5 days would possibly be the end of me!

Have a great one!
At June 7, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Jessica @ How Sweet said…

Congrats on moving! You sound so happy about it and I am thrilled for you my friend!
At June 7, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Liz Dean said…

lol...we definitely missed you too!!! But congrats on the move!! We moved closer to family a few years back, and it has been awesome to have gabby grow up with her cousins!!! :)
At June 7, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Tina @ Faith Fitness Fun said…

Oh my goodness! You're moving! Any idea on when? We must get together before you go for good!
At June 7, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Kristina @ spabettie said…

I got chills hearing about your move and your goals of living off the grid - that is so amazing and will be wonderful! Very excited for you all.

glad you had a great time, It's kind of fun running around like a big kid every now and then, isn't it? :)
At June 7, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Emily said…

Happy Tuesday, Sarena! I'm so glad that you had a good time at the conference and I'm so excited for you and your move. I'm very interested to hear about how you move further off the grid. :) <3
At June 7, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Holly @ The Runny Egg said…

Congrats on the move!!! How exciting :)
At June 7, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Alisa Fleming said…

Yah! I'm so happy for you. Enjoy the kitchen and get some rest!
At June 7, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Unknown said…

so excited for you!! I know your boys will be happy. Welcome home, for now.
;)
At June 7, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Gina @ Running to the Kitchen said…

Congrats on the decision to move! I often wish we had jobs that would allow us that felxibility b/c NY would not be our choice anymore!
At June 7, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga said…

welcome home and so many awesome changes for you...I am so happy for you guys :)
At June 7, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Anonymous said…

welcome back - you were missed! thankfully you have a ton of older recipes & ideas i could play around with! :)
At June 7, 2011 at 7:38 PM, HEAB said…

CANNOT WAIT for you to get here. :)
At June 7, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Madeline - Greens and Jeans said…

Oh I am SO happy for you! I have always wanted to live in a tree house, which is what I immediately thought of with the whole "living off the grid" thing, so I'm going to pretend that this is the case.
At June 7, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Pure2raw twins said…

glad u made it home...and so sad we missed you :(

congrats on the move, that is awesome! sounds like the perfect place for you all

we better come visit you soon then!!
At June 7, 2011 at 11:38 PM, gfe--gluten free easily said…

Congrats on the upcoming move to be closer to family and more off the grid! Sounds good. :-)

Hugs,
Shirley
At June 8, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Heather said…

Wow! Congrats on the move! I'm sure the kids will love being closer to their cousins. Awesome!
At June 8, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg said…

Well, you KNOW I'm excited about this move!!!! :-) Good luck packing-- we'll be in that same boat in about a month!
At June 8, 2011 at 8:58 PM, Kim-Cook It Allergy Free said…

Wow~ Sarena, Congratulations on the big move! I think it is awesome that you have that freedom to work wherever you want to be! And Tennessee sounds amazing! GOod luck with the packing! ;)
At June 9, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Stephanie said…

I hope that the move goes smoothly for you!
At June 10, 2011 at 10:26 PM, becomingbianca said…

So excited for your move! The hubs and I are awaiting our next assignment with the Navy...this waiting game can be fun, but so is knowing! I guess the upside to moving (and moving often) is that you keep a minimum on the "clutter!"
At June 10, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli said…

I thought I had read in another one of your posts that you guys were moving! How great to be close to the family! It sounds like you are all a close-knit bunch and I'm sure the boys will love being so close to their cousins. And now I can call you my fellow Tennessean! ;)