Starting over...

I miss my blog.

I miss documenting my life in a more substantial way than a random Facebook status update.

I miss feeling like I have an outlet for thoughts that need a home somewhere other than in my mind. To share with people who get it and appreciate it.

And, in an attempt to share some of our life again in a more creative and expressive manner, I am starting a new blog!

I'm not sure why I didn't feel like picking up where I left off on the old one, but I feel like a fresh start is in order...so, here we are!

I'm not even going to try to get caught up from the time that I left off over there, but I will get you up to speed on the happenings of our day-to-day, ever-changing life.

Most of you know that we are in the process of moving to Wisconsin. When I say "in the process" I mean that 1/4 of our family is already there, and the other 3/4 of us is here until school is out. Living with my parents. In my old bedroom. Sharing bunk beds with my 6 year old daughter. Sharing our space with a daycare.
God bless them for taking us in and welcoming us with open arms, but man, is it hard!
It's frustrating and comforting and convenient and inconvenient all at the same time.
It makes me wish we were leaving for Wisconsin sooner than June, but it's making it so hard to come to terms with the fact that, come June, they/we will be 2000 miles away.
I've lived close to my family my entire life, with the exception of a year or two, here and there, but I always knew I'd be coming back.
This time I leave not knowing if this will ever be my home, again.
It's terrifying and sad and exciting and stressful and so many more emotions that I can't even express in words.
It literally makes my heart ache to think of the people that I will miss here.
My best friends.
My sisters and brothers.
My nieces and nephews.
My parents and grandparents.
My cousins.
My aunts and uncles.

But...

I'm also looking forward to starting a new adventure!
We're going to travel to places that we otherwise may have never had the opportunity to see.
I'm looking forward to meeting new people and spending more time with our friends and family who live there.
I can't wait to have a house again with our own space!
I'm excited for Matt and the opportunities that await him with his new job. His first priority has always been to take care of his family, and I am grateful to be able to support him while he pursues his dreams.
Most of all, I can't wait until our family of four is back under the same roof. I am literally counting down the days.

In April we're heading back to spend a week with Matt and hopefully we'll have some good houses to check out while we're there. The plan is to find something we like that week and hopefully have a place ready for us to move into before the kids and I get there. I'd really like to have a home to bring the rest of our belongings to, so we can start to get settled right away. It's going to be a huge adjustment no matter what, but I think having our own space and a house to call our own again will make it a little easier on all of us.

Well, that it's for now. More to come, so stay tuned. :)