chairs at the yard sale: I so hated to see them go!
the kids couldn’t stand it anymore: the toys were all packed up, and they busted out the legos one afternoon after church.
We are in Utah. Trying to get settled, moved in, back into somewhat of a normal life. For any of you that have had a big move, you know how physically and emotionally draining and exhausting it is. To leave everything that is familiar and comfortable and recognizable and to come to everything new. Brand new.
Even little things like getting used to like where things are in the grocery store or how the new schools handle snacks and pick up lines, and changing the addresses to your favorite magazines. Walking into a large room of people where everyone seems to know each other and suddenly feeling very alone. And the big things like finding a new family doctor , my husband adjusting to a new position, and praying that your kids will be able to make new friends and feel comfortable. Filling out all of the FORMS. The forms! Probably the worst part, wouldn’t you say?
It’s coming though, and I just have to remind myself that it takes TIME. Time to get to know people, to develop routines, to organize the house so it’s comfortable and things can be found and it can be a lovely place to come home to instead of cardboard boxes and chaos. And trying to determine the bare minimum to unpack because we’ll have to do it all again in less than a year: we are renting right now and have decided to build, and that adds a whole other dimension of stress.
-my mom would always say this to me when it was late at night and I was worrying or stressed about something. It is amazing the new perspective a nap or a new morning can bring, isn’t it?
Thanks, Mom :)
A few things to cross off our before-we-out-west list amidst the chaos of packing up.
One last picnic at the red bridge:
Goodbye, you wonderful old Virginia home. It’s always fun to look back on the befores and afters isn’t it? As I walked through the empty house one last time, I was filled with nothing but gratitude for the chance we had to live in a home and neighborhood that was perfect for our family. Oh how we loved it, we already miss it.
On we go though~
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