We officially became Washingtonians!
As much as our California friends and family will be disheartened to hear this, we love it here. (I get the feeling they were all hoping we'd hate it here and want to move back asap!) We have no plans to ever live anywhere else. Dave and I agree wholeheartedly - we're home.
It's an interesting feeling to finally stop looking anxiously to the future for the answers to your happiness. Being settled now, we have only to look to ourselves, which is probably what we should've done all along. A few minutes before walking me down to aisle to marry Dave, my father tried to tell me how important it is to always live in the moment. (I told him to shut up or I was going to cry and ruin my makeup!) That was over ten years ago, but man was he right. For the first time in a long time, I feel like our future is right now. Sure I'm looking forward to eventually going back to work and doing "future" type stuff, but I'm happy in the here and now. In the 100,000 piece puzzle of our lives, at least we've got all the edge pieces put together.
"all you have is this moment." my best friend told me that last night, in the effort to bring me back from "the edge." it worked. now i just wish he wasn't so far away from me, he deserves a hug for every time he says something like that. congratulations on finding "home."
Posted by: zeghsy | June 10, 2008 at 01:00 PM
I'm so glad your family found it's place, because that path lead to the crossing our frienship!! We feel very blessed because of it!!
Happy home coming to the family!!!
Posted by: Tana | June 10, 2008 at 01:07 PM
All the edge pieces...love that! Alex looks like such a toddler boy there, how much he's grown in the past year! How did I just notice your menu on the side there? You're making me hungry!
Posted by: HeatherK | June 10, 2008 at 01:37 PM
That's so cool, I really hope we feel that way after we move to North Carolina in a few weeks. Although who knows, maybe we'll end up back in Washington someday.
Posted by: cindy w | June 10, 2008 at 02:05 PM
"It's an interesting feeling to finally stop looking anxiously to the future for the answers to your happiness."
I was just saying this to Adeeb the other day!! Funny, even two states away, we still manage to have similar lives. :)
While I DO dearly miss you, my dear, the very most important thing to me is that you are happy. It brings a smile to my heart. I'm not disheartened at all. 'Sides, two little states can't take away a friendship. ;)
Posted by: Jamie | June 10, 2008 at 03:05 PM
And we are so glad you're here! I'm especially glad that you're not holding the current "summer" against us--it's not the usual, I swear (though I'll happily take it over the East Coast's current heat wave). Seriously--so glad we've gotten to know you even a little bit and look forward to more fun times together!
Posted by: Annagrace | June 10, 2008 at 03:15 PM
Happy One Year Anniversary! The Pacific Northwest is the best place to live. (Of course I am bias having lived here all my life except for 3 months!)
Posted by: Sk | June 10, 2008 at 07:09 PM
It is most excellent to read about someone who feels at peace with their place in time and geography. I'm so glad for you!
Posted by: Must Be Motherhood | June 11, 2008 at 08:14 AM
It is so great to have you hear in the Pacific NW! It is especially nice to hear that you do love it as much as we do...
Your whole family is a welcome addition!
Posted by: Zoe | June 11, 2008 at 10:05 AM