Dearly loved

I just got a call from my grandfather asking me if we are moving to Charleston. "yes, we are looking for places now," Reality hit me. I'm moving almost 3 hours away. It is a bitter and sweet emotion. Bitter because I won't be able to drive 5 miles down the road and see my family. I'm moving away from my daddy. My rock. Woah. They will be over 200 miles away. Everything I look at in Aiken has changed lately. The small things that I never noticed are brighter, more significant, more defined. I was driving down the road yesterday and realized I always take the long way to church because of the back roads I know so well. Driving down Banks Mill towards the only life I've ever known. C & H Mobile Home Park. The big pond. The little pond. Nanny and papa's house. Oh how blessed I have been my whole life to have all of these wonderful people in my life showering me in love each and every day. I'll hold tight to the memories and reminisce when we visit. I'll remember moving from trailer to trailer with my dad in my grandparents home park. Digging holes in yards with my cousins. Adventure seeking with my friends. Hotdogs and sandwich bread. French toast sticks. Bike riding. Running through everyone's yard. Swinging with my mammy. Cook outs at nanny and papas. Cooking for my daddy at age 10. Bonfires with daddy. Camping. All the good stuff. I'm holding back tears. And I know that when I make the last haul with the hubs with all of our "stuff" ...I'll have to pull over. I'm going to lose it. They are good tears. Happy tears. I have suddenly become overwhelmed in knowing how much I am loved. That no matter how many times I have let me family down, they are always there. And even 200 miles away, they still will be. They'll come visit, we will visit. And our time together will be special. The feeling is also sweet. My family gets a fresh start. A new page in a huge book. We will have the chance to do nothing but EXPLORE for months and months before finding our favorite spots. Our favorite coffee shops, parks, beaches. We get to go on this adventure together, and that my friends is something I will cherish till my last breath. I am proud of us! We are taking a huge leap of faith. Surrendering to God and moving to a town we know nothing about, only from what we have heard and read.

I'm ready! Let's do this. I have unshakable faith. I am anxious to get my Associates Degree in Vet Technology. I'm ready to show my kids a different scene. I'm ready for this change. It makes me most happy because of who I am doing it with. My husband and my kids. Jonathan worked very hard to make this move possible for us. And it really hit me today. He saw the dream I had, and he made it happen. That man loves me with every ounce of his being. I'm pretty blessed. Marriage isn't always fun. It's all about compromise. No judgment, pure patience. And every single second is a learning experience. I vowed my life to this man and I will vow to him every day to make him happy. Because seeing him happy makes me happy.

Lets hop back to a week ago when I took the kids to see my bestie for her 24th birthday and visit the zoo. Here are some pictures of our day. The weather was perfect. The kids were well behaved. All in all, it was the perfect day.