Growing up my parents moved us around a lot, from house to house, and Im pretty sure it was because of job changes. They always taught us that change was a good thing and that we should welcome it with open arms. We were pretty good at meeting new friends, going to a new ward again, and navigating our way through our new neighborhoods. With each move my mom impressed me so much because we would go to school with the house fully intact...and then come home with half the house in the moving truck, and the other half in boxes. She is a professional mover! This change was always easy for us kids I guess...even the move to Utah my senior year was fine. Yeah I was sad about leaving cheer and some friends, but I knew that I would still survive in Utah. I kind of like the thrilling feeling of meeting new people and starting fresh.
Fast forward to where I'm at now. Al and I have moved a lot..a lot a lot in our short 3 years (almost) of marriage. From the time I moved to Utah, I was just smacked hard in the face with a lot of changes! Marriage, moving, jobs, babies...It's been fun, but I haven't handled it as well as when I was a kid. Im starting to shun change a little bit. I crave to just live in one place for a very long time. I am craving the 9am-5pm schedule with dinner at 6:30pm sharp, family time, and then bedtime at 8:30pm. With ALL of us together. This summer sales life is full of changes for us each year. While some say "you are so lucky you can see other places each year!" I nod my head and smile fully knowing that I only half agree with what they are saying. This job is seriously a blessing for us, and my husband is pretty good at it too. The summer's can be so fun for us. It's just our little family of 3 for those months, and we cherish every minute we get to spend together. Sunday's are our very favorite day. It is fun to see new places, meet new friends, and experience different situations that I probably wouldn't find myself in, in Utah.
With all of that said..we are so very excited to come home! and to our HOME. We bought a house right before summer and miss it a lot. We are so excited to be permanent for a while and have real neighbors! I cannot wait to make little Christmas neighbor gifts, and have Crew deliver them from door to door. The neighborhood is FULL of kids and super fun adults. We are excited to meet everyone. Now this change I am welcoming with open arms. We finally get to be in a ward long enough to have a calling...well, unless we do summer sales again...which we can revisit that later. This change we have been ready to experience for a long time. I am excited to finally hang a picture on the wall and keep it there..without this nagging feeling that I should probably just take it down so it doesn't make a hole in the wall that we will have to refill in 5 months.
The newest change coming up soon (any day) would be the birth of our sweet daughter. When we were talking about adding another baby soon, I just knew at the moment, that the baby would come faster than we thought. We both knew exactly when we were supposed to add this new person in our home. This is the change that I am most nervous about. Our little family of 3 has it's routine, and we kind of figured out what works for us. It's our little trio. Im sure Crew will not handle this change the best. He has already started to hit us a lot, throw fits, not sleep in his own bed, and he doesn't eat anything...well just snacky foods. It could be that he is turning 2 next month (tears...) but I do think that he can sense this change. So this fall Alex and I made the decision that it is probably best that I take this semester off from school. This was a SUPER hard choice to make...but I think that we just need to be a family of 4 and figure out our new normal. I wish I was that super mom who could do it all..but frankly, I'm not. Going from 1 kid to 2 is going to be an adjustment and I need to get a handle on it. School will always be there but my kids will not..they will grow up, and change a lot quicker than I can imagine right now. It probably sounds like Im in this intense program that demands most of my time..sadly that's not true..but I can't even handle 6 credits right now! So I just need to swallow that and move on.
We cannot wait to meet our little lady loo. We need her in our family, I can just feel it! Now if I can just be a little more patient with her timing then I would be happy. We are anxious for this change, but I know it's supposed to happen.
Wish us luck!
And a little photo of our Crewbear...gosh I adore this boy. Why is he growing up so fast?!
