We are thinking of moving... like really thinking and actually looking at houses. Nick works about 45 minutes away and it would be so nice to live closer to his work. He would be able to get home sooner and we could stop by his office to say "Hi". Some days he might be able to stop by the house for lunch or swing by to see the girls! These are things I get excited about. But then I get nervous...really, really nervous! I moved my stuff into this house a week before we got married and that was it. We have never moved in all 7 years of marriage. I consider it a huge blessings to have made this house a home and grow very close to ward members. I have made remarkable friends and to leave would be heart breaking. So much of my life has happened here and this house has become a member of our family. I might even miss all three stories worth of stairs (nahh just kidding!).
I remember sitting on our coach just after I got married and feeling very homesick. I missed the noises of a busy household and all my siblings. It took time for this place to feel "like home". Now I sit on our coach and no place feels more peaceful and homey. I stare out our balcony doors and see the beautiful tree that hangs over. I have watched the tree blossom, change colors, and lose leaves for 7 wonderful years. Will I see it blossom those beautiful spring flower again? These are things I think about. I get a little teary but then I know it my heart it is time to move on. Time to make another house a home!
I was just 21 years old and knew very little of life when I moved in as a new wife. These 7 years have been good for me and I will leave this house a much better person. I feel that nothing has helped me grow more than motherhood. My girls have taught me how to be patient, selfless, kind, and gentle. Before children I had NONE of those attributes...like zero! So even though I have a long way to go in perfecting these qualities I know I am on the right path. I wonder if anyone else feels that being a parent was just what they needed? Parenthood has been only event in my life that has and could have changed me. It softens my heart and brings me closer to my Savior. I understand his love for me as I love my children. I am excited for these wonderful girls to become mothers and experience the change of heart that comes from having children!
She must read books to fall asleep. 4 years old and still sucking those little fingers.
This tree is our backyard neighbors. It hangs way over our kitchen balcony and drops leaves constantly that I have to sweep up. I have never had the heart to tell them to cut it back, I just love it too much. Of all the things I will miss about this house it's this tree I will miss the most. I hope I am here for just one more spring so I can sit and star at these purple blossoms.
Move by us. We're awesome.
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