Home Sweet Home

We are home! It still doesn't feel like we live here yet. It feels like we just went on a long trip. It feels so good to be back and see all of our friends and family. The California weather has been amazing and perfect. It has been sunny, mid 70's and cooler in the evenings and mornings. It will warm up next week but I kind of missed the warm weather. We all went to the beach with our best friends, Justin and Rachelle, it was so much fun! I definitely got sunburnt really bad, but it was worth it.

We are finally getting into a routine and a schedule. The kids have been adjusting so well. Joshua remembers my mother in laws' (Grams) house and he was so excited to move here. The house is beautiful and has a perfect little under the stairs play house that my in laws built a few years ago. There is a perfect amount of space in the backyard with a little play set that has swings. I love that the house is in a cul de sac so we don't have to worry about a lot of cars driving through the street. The first few nights of kids sharing a room was just a little challenging but not much. We had Annabelle in our room with us the first 2 nights then put her into the same room as Joshua. The only challenge is if one of them wakes up in the middle of the night, the other one would wake up too. But, they just want water then go right back to sleep. Last night was the first night that Joshua slept through the whole night, like he usually does, and Annabelle only woke up a few times for water and to be covered back up. They are getting used to being in the same room and sleeping through each others noises. Nap time is great they are on the same nap schedule and both nap really well together.

I never realized how much I took what I had for granted. The amount of friends and family I have around me, the beach, the mountains, the activities, the weather. I felt like I got into a bubble and isolated myself because I felt so stuck in CA. I grew up here and it was all I knew. I was adjusting to new life as a mom, still working through some marital issues that we had been in counseling for, dealing with loss and grieving, not to mention I lost the feeling of joy and happiness and didn't know how to turn things around. Moving to CO was the best thing we could have done for our marriage and family. We are back in CA with a whole new perspective and a new found joy we have never experienced. My heart is filled and healed from things that I didn't know I need healing on.

Coming back, I want to have a different experience then the one I had before I left. I want to see things from a new perspective and do all of the things that I missed out on before. I want to spend my time building new friendships and relationships, giving back to my community by being a helping hand whenever I can, reach out to others that need a friend and guidance, show my appreciation for all of the love that our friends and family show us and to grow as a mother and wife. I am so excited to see what God has planned for our family. I feel like he has been preparing my heart for something big and I have no idea what it is, but whatever it is, I am ready for it.