I've sat down and tried to write a new post about a dozen times since the last time I posted, and well- its obvious that I haven't been successful until now.
There are about 100 things I've wanted to say, to ramble on about as I usually do, to update everyone about our lives and journey, and yet again- its fairly obvious that I haven't been successful in that either :)
But I shall try, as I usually do, to smoosh as much ooey gooey goodness into this sucker as possible.
First off, we are moving. Again. I think the last time I posted we were getting ready to move into the new house in KC, which in itself is an entire blog-worthy event, but I will just give some key points.
We were given the keys 2 days before our move-in date and were too excited to not take a peek before hand. Which wound up being a blessing and a curse, curse because it turned out being the most disgusting mess I have ever been face to face with. Absolutely filthy in every possible corner, on every possible surface. And I suppose it was a blessing because we had an extra 2 days to try to get everything at least acceptable to move in. It was a week and a half after moving in until I felt comfortable enough to unpack anything and start to put it in cabinets and cupboards. Kinda sad, really. We cleaned and cleaned and cleaned until we couldn't clean any longer and still there were new messes and gross junk to be discovered. Mold, grime, dust thicker than I've ever seen, the whole shebang. It was disheartening to say the least. Never in my life have I met a mess I couldn't clean, but this house defeated me day after day. And the worst part? The girls living here before us clearly chose to live in such filth. (they moved out the day before we got the keys)
I'd post some pictures but on the off-chance that one of you are eating breakfast or enjoying an afternoon snack whilst reading this I'll resist. You should thank me, really.
Anyways, approximately 3 days after we moved in Nic received an email from a gentleman he'd been in touch with over the past months due to a random string of events, in this email was an incredible job offer. One that sounded WAY too good to be true. And shockingly enough involved a relocation to New York City.
I was hesitant and Nic was beyond excited.
And by the time I got excited, Nic was hesitant.
We seem to have that problem with big things like this! We never share in our excitement. It's like one of us always starts to dream like crazy and get our hearts all expectant and excited while the other has to be keeping us anchored to reality.. May sound sad or dysfunctional to you, but it works for us :)
I'll keep the story short mostly because I want to get to everything today but I will definitely post a full length retelling of the awesome story. Either way I tell it, it ends (or shall I say it all begins!) with us moving to NYC at the end of this month.
As life would have it be, days after our acceptance of the job Nic gets a letter from the KCFD stating that they had full-time position available for him and that they'd love for him to join. ( A letter we have practically been awaiting since we first met!) And again last week, the Fire Chief called to let Nic know they would like for him to start as a firefighter in the next few weeks.
But we stand firm in our decision, we truly feel that this is what the Lord has for us. And we are excited, to say the very least.
Growing up is hard.
I mean, it really and truly is. As I watch Hudson getting over the bumps and bruises that come hand-in-hand with learning to crawl and walk, I've been struck with this realization that we never truly do get over that "awkward" stage. You know the one I'm talking about? When you're trying to push forward with life but everything in your body won't quite cooperate? Or you just can't quite get everything to move forward with you? I make the same joke about my athleticism, it's like my mind can fully comprehend the why and how, it's just my body that can't quite work out a basketball layup, or a perfect overhand serve in volleyball. It's like thus far in my life, I have been in a constant state of moving forward all the while still trying to get myself to stay caught up. I'm not sure if that makes any sense to you, but I know I can't be the only one. I really do long for a season of "normal" or something just kinda easy. But then again, maybe if I ever reach that place I will long for nothing more than a little chaos! Ha. I mean, this is a normal wonderment of life, right?
I dropped Nic off at the airport to fly out for his first week of work with Christian, it's so surreal! It still somehow feels like I just dropped him off at work for the evening and he'll be coming home later tonight. I'm sure tonight as I crawl into bed without him I'll be hit with the reality of this situation.. But until then I think I'll try to enjoy the oblivion.
He will be gone until Thursday when he will fly to meet up with me and Hudson in Albuquerque.. Our first time back since Father's Day last summer, and Hudson's very first trip ever! My brother and sister kindly gifted us plane tickets to come visit and while i think they had intended on trying to keep us all to themselves, we're gonna get to spend some time with the other brothers and my parents. They're even throwing Hudson a lil early birthday party :)
As per usual, we have a lot going on, and I really truly will do my best to update as soon as I can!
Much love, and God bless.
