Change without permission.

Without knowing or agreeing to it, I have somehow become an introvert.


I am an extrovert. Just ask me, I will tell you! Heck, ask me anything and I will give you a two hour answer. I need lots and lots of noise, and a small gathering includes at least 10 people.


But now the above is false. Now, people annoy me. If I do not get my quiet time every day, I get edgy. Today, I actually asked my husband to turn the music down. What??? Who is this person pretending to be Holly?


We currently have a houseguest. He is awesome, we love him, we are having so much fun. But. He is always here! This has opened my eyes to my metamorphesis. With him here, though he is awesome, I don't get my chill time (which corresponds with my girls' naptime). So, by dinnertime I am ready to lock myself in the kitchen (which is possibly my least favorite room). I want to scream at the top of my lungs, "Everyone, go away!" The old Holly would have said, "Stay forever!"


It's all a bit weird for me. I am trying to figure out what makes me tick now. I do have a guidepost though. Jacob, the uber-introvert. My husband is the poster child for Introverts International. He needs alone time to function as a normal human. If he spends two hours with people, then he needs at least 2 hours to decompress afterwards. I usually tell people he is antisocial. I am starting to realize, though, that he really just doesn't feel the need to be around, or interact with, other people.


Often you hear that married couple begin to take on the habits and little tweeks of their partners.


Yeah, I am living proof of that.



But I don't want to be an introvert! I want to be me! I want to walk into a crowded room and totally be in my element. I want to stand in front of a huge crowd and tell them what I think so they can see how awesome I am (haha). 'I want to be me' pretty much says it all.



And me is not an introvert.

Introducing... ME!

First things first. What the heck does 'In Omnia Paratus' mean?!
Prepared for all things. Ready for anything.
Yeah, that's me! I am married to a US Army soldier. Jacob is the man I never knew I wanted; he is amazing and quiet and almost everything I am not. I am the mother of twin daughters, and almost twin dogs. Phoebe and Keira are 18 months old and two handfuls of beauty and attitude. Max and Ozzy keep me from loosing my mind, then turn around and tempt me to sell them to strangers. I live in Germany. I am the ultimate Patriot, so I am totally out of my element in the Land of Bratwurst and Beer (though I am a fan of their beer!).
I adopted In Omnia Paratus as my motto during Jacob's first (and lucky for us, his only so far) deployment. I was 19 years old and living alone for the first time. Oh yeah, and I was married to a guy that was a million miles, and just as many timezones, away. Halfway through the deployment, he reenlisted for Germany. A week after moving to Germany we found out I was 9 weeks pregnant with twins. A year after moving, we found out we would be moving again.
As I said, I'm prepared and ready for it all. I'm an Army Wife!
So every time life, my husband, the Army, or God throws a curveball my way, I smile and say "Ok!" I can handle it. Because I am just that awesome. :)