My second week here is drawing to a close. Has it really been 15 days since I moved here? It doesn't seem possible that I've been here that long and at the same time, I feel like I've been here forever with all that we've packed into the last two weeks.
I've gotten settled into a routine. I am a creature of habit and I need a daily routine to feel normal and organized, otherwise I feel chaotic and anxious. We've spent some time exploring the area, shopping, finding new restaurants (mostly mexican! We looooooooooove us some mexican food! The more hole-in-the-wall, the better.) and walking along the beach. We can't wait to have our first guests. We love to have people visit and love to entertain. So, who's going to be the first to stay in our new guest bedroom?? We've never had a guest bedroom before! It's so exciting! Guests will have their own queen-size bed, TV and laptop to use!
We're totally settled into our house. Everything is unpacked and put together. The garage is in a bit of a state of chaos, but it's organized chaos and really, most of it is just cardboard boxes that need to go out with the recycling. My husband has started his class that he has to take before he starts his job. It's like a speech class, so we have fun talking about coming up with topics for him to talk about to the class. We sit out back on the patio a couple of nights a week and drink a Mike's or some wine and just unwind. It's so nice to have a backyard. I've already bought the kiddo a few toys for it. Go figure....we've bought everything from expensive to silly and you know what she likes the most? Her $2 box of sidewalk chalk. She can draw forever out there with it! I love looking at her little creations! They are nothing more than chaotic scribbles, but they're the cutest works of art to me - this is huge for her because she doesn't like to color with crayons. I love that I found something she can color with.
It's about time for me to get her up for the day. We have a potential babysitter coming by today and I hope it works out because I would love to start having date nights!
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Beautiful home! Glad all is going smoothly :) Have fun exploring, best of luck with the sitter.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL post! I'm so happy you are all settling in and enjoying life down there in the south. We're getting soggy up here but it's supposed to get hot this weekend. It sounds like your move has invigorated you, just like mine has invigorated me! :)
ReplyDeleteNic, I've heard the midwest is about to float away with all of the rain you guys have gotten! It is really refreshing to be filled with so much positive energy for once. I was stuck in a very bad rut in IL that I didn't know how to find my way out of. You better believe I am jumping all over this opportunity I have to start things fresh and new and to start over where I need to. I'm finding that old habits die hard, but if I stop long enough to think about what I want to change, it gets easier every day. I am in SUCH a better place now, both physically and emotionally! And seriously - I feel like I am the luckiest person in the world when I take my evening walk along the water's edge at the beach. The sun is setting, the sailboats are on the horizon, the cool breeze is blowing off of the Gulf. What more can anyone ask for?
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