New Year, New Life

I am sitting here, about 640 miles away from the place that I have always called home. Between the time of my last post and now, hubby has taken a job in South Carolina, and will be beginning work next week! We are scrambling around looking for a place to live, but in the meantime, I will head home to start packing, and he will be staying with our good friends who live in the same town where his new job takes us - a girl I've known since 2nd grade, and her husband and little girl (who is 9mos older than my lil' bit). We actually came to visit her when she had just had her baby (not knowing that I was pregnant at that time!). Funny thing is, she & I grew up together and always planned on living near one another, though we haven't even lived in the same state since high school. Her mom still has a paper she wrote in elementary school where she states that her plans for adulthood were to "be a mom and go on picnics with my best friend, Erin". So, that is the plan!

It has all happened so fast though. Driving around looking for a home in the hills and woods that are so different from Florida is a bit surreal. It is also bittersweet. While I am excited, I am also sad... I feel like I have finally found my niche where I have been living, and I now have to start over again. Also, Kalina is at such a fun age right now, doing so many things - it will be hard to be so far away from all of our family & friends during this time.

But Alas, it is a NEW YEAR beginning tomorrow.
We welcome 2009 and everything it brings us!

Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace,
to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!”

~ William Arthur Ward