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Divorce is Final

The last few weeks have been interesting, to say the least. 

July was the first month that we had our new "custody arrangement" in place. According to possession orders in Texas, the father receives the entire month of July with the exception of one weekend of the mom's choosing. I was very nervous going into this month because I knew it was going to be very hard on Avery. Avery is very much a momma's girl and I knew that neither she nor I could go the entire month and not see each other. 

I was very happy that we were able to work out arrangements where she could go back and forth between us for the month. She would stay with me a couple days then him a couple of days. 

Again, I can't say enough how excited I am to have the job I do where I am able to make this arrangement work. I think it really helped her and gave her a sense of ownership in where she wanted to spend her time. 

July 20th was the day my divorce was final. I really didn't know how I would feel about this day. I knew it was coming, but to see "your divorce is final as of this morning" from my attorney was still a dagger to my heart. I didn't have Avery that day and was able to spend the evening with a friend who helped make the day better. 

I have an ex-husband. It's a challenge to say that.

There are things going on in our lives right now that I am simply not ready to discuss. It's been a hard couple of weeks. I'm just emotionally exhausted. 

On the bright side, Avery and I are going on a cruise next week and we are both THRILLED. It's a Carnival cruise and we are going to the Bahamas. I just cannot wait to spend some good, fun time with my beautiful daughter before school starts back up again. 

I'm so lucky I have such a great kid because she is super fun and I know we will just have a blast!! 

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