Relocation Saga

It has been way to long since I've posted here!  

Long story short - we moved to the Houston area last year (Summer 2018).  That sounds simple enough but it wasn't.  We weighed the pros and cons of relocating over and over. We stressed about it.  It weighed on our minds for almost a year.  The choice seemed simple - Jon's company was relocating so we could either stay or move.  We finally chose to move and that meant a whole lot of things to take care of such as oh, selling our house!  And ofcourse we had to decide whether or not to buy an existing home or build a new one.  

There were so many things happening at once that it seemed there was hardly time to process it all.  We're still processing it.  Moving meant leaving our community, Emily's school, our church, and our friends. We spent 15 years in our house. Even though it was an older home it was our first home and it was special to us.  

Our family was excited at the thought of us being relatively closer to them.  It seemed like an easy and logical decision to them.  But to actually go through it wasn't easy and sometimes I questioned the logic.  We always questioned our decision.  We convinced ourselves of the good things that would come of our move.  Things like a new house, a new family oriented subdivision, and a new school kept our spirits up.  In time we'd all make new friends and meet new neighbors.  It will all work out.

Then the stress of tying up all loose ends before the move kicked in.  Visiting places for the last time and having farewell get togethers had to happen quickly. It was difficult to say goodbye to people we've known for a long time.  They were our family.

Moving day was just awful and a little dangerous.  Functioning on little sleep and packing up three vehicles was no small effort.  Then having to drive away from our house, neighborhood, and city was very emotional.  I still don't know how we did it.

It's been over a year now since the day we moved away.  We still miss our old friends.  Sometimes we feel isolated.  Sometimes I still revisit the old places in my mind.  I'm thankful for Facebook and phone calls and texting.  At least we can keep in touch with our old friends that way. Exploring new places is interesting and we are making some new friends but there's still that tug of our old life.  All these "what might have beens" run through my mind every now and then. 

I would say we are adjusting to our new life.  It's still new to us.  Change has been uncomfortable but we are determined to make wonderful memories together as a family.  The saga continues....