so, we're all moved. shortly after i posted the last post on the blog, we decided to try to move the next day... that's how we roll, making big decisions in a split second. we packed until 1 in the morning, and got up on wednesday and moved our life. last night we finally got internet at the new place. i was going through withdrawals.
last night as i was laying in bed, i started to think about what a weird thing moving is. put all that you own into cardboard boxes, and then take it all back out and put it in a new place. everything feels strange, everything feels out of order. even though this house is a huge blessing and i am so glad to be in it, i found myself desiring my apartment... i don't think it was the apartment i was longing for, just familiarity and everything being in it's place.
i've had lots of thoughts i wanted to share, but they had to stay cooped up rolling around in my head. until now.
i told lots of people to pray for the kids and their transition to the house, turns out, i should have been asking them to pray for me. apart from the first night and a little fear, they are fine. mommy on the other hand is taking more time.
moving across town is a weird thing. we moved 7 miles. in my neighborhood, which i absolutely LOVE, everything looks and feels new. i feel relocated. but when i drive out to the main road, everything is familiar. it's a strange sensation.
i have been living in a micro world of contact paper, cleaning supplies, boxes and putting things away. it's nice to pull my head up every once in a while and remember life will go on if i don't get the 9x13's in the right spot.
one of my biggest fears was that we'd move to this large house, and we'd still be living on top of each other. the kids had fears about being in other rooms at the apartment (there were only 3 rooms total). but yesterday at one point matt walked into the kitchen and it was totally quiet. 'where is isaiah' i said, 'he's in his room. where is alaythia?' 'she's in the playroom' and we just stared at each other. we're not used to not being able to see and hear them.
apart from the adjustment and new-ness, we absolutely love this house. we are so thankful to be in it and look forward to making lots of new memories here. we are longing to share it with people. who wants to come for a visit first?
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2 comments:
We tend to make super-big decisions really fast too. What is with that?
Keep truckin along with those 9x13's, making that house a home.
We'd love to visit whenever! Elijah asked if he could just go look in your window and see if Isaiah was there. He knew you'd moved, but I think it would be a sweet thing if we could surprise the children with a visit to your new house so they could see that you really haven't moved away for good. We miss you guys!
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