And They’re Off!

[Originally written 4.27.14]

Whoa.

So I’m back to sitting here on the floor, surrounded by boxes and boring white walls,   . . .  bland beige carpet.

But there’s also a breeze drafting through, sunlight shining in, gorgeous greenery, and o yeah, I’m not freezing.

WE’RE IN AUSTIN!

Woohoo! Finally : D : D : D

Well, it started sinking in around Tuesday/Wednesday that wow – this isn’t just getting ready for vacation. No – you’re takin’ off for good. Returning only for visits.

Girl – are you SURE you’re ready for this?

Like really, for real, let’s get after it?

Could one ever really know that they’re ready for something like this? Such a drastic change? But like I said, regret is worse than rejection and wonder without action kills the soul. Plus, it didn’t hurt that some events that took place the past couple weeks – seriously had me yearning to get out of the situation. Ugh. Too personal for a blog post, but I’m sure you guys have your “ughs” too.

 . . .

So the trip down went really well! Autumn had her rough moments but that’s ok – she was a total trooper. O and we almost weren’t allowed on the plane because I grabbed the wrong tickets out of my luggage – they were for San Antonio, forgotten from our trip a few months ago – it was horrible. Fresh tears started working their way up as I pleaded with the ticket lady for mercy. Thankfully, it was a quickly resolved incident (found the right ones in a different pocket . . ) that will only result in a small portion of PTSD when I think about it in the future.

Notice the wrong date . . .
& wrong city . . .

Autumn licking bacon for the 1st time.

Central time, y’all. It was a moment.

And a special thank you to the woman in the stylish yellow jacket who was also traveling from Akron to Austin (same plane change, as well) who showed so much love to Autumn and patience with us : )

Hey lady, whatchu doin’ up there?

AC’s thoughts on ice. Haha – 1st reactions are so entertaining!

So our movers, Geoff Will Help, were Australian and it was beautiful. They’re accents were like ear-joy.

Him: “Where should I put this?”
Me: Please don’t stop talking.

So there’s still unpacking to do but that’s ok. It’s actually way more fun – recreating, organizing, and analyzing are some of my favor things to do – cause me to feel more fulfilled afterwards instead of drained. It hits a deep part of my Homemaker heart. = )

New things so far:

There’s this awesome company called Eat In Out that lets you order online and delivers from actual restaurants. Nate coud order Mexican (as always) and I got to have my avocado burger  – – At the same time! From our living room. Nice.

We took Autumn for her 1^st swim! She’s always loved water – total aqua baby – but I was worried about how she might react being surrounded by it like that. She was kind of indifferent to the water but certainly loved watching Daddy come up from under out of nowhere. 😀 Plus, I think her love will come in once she learns she can splash. Biggest goal right now is her being comfortable with the water and signing up for a Infant Swim Class (that’ll teach her how to blow bubbles and float in water).

New swim diaper! As still as I could get her for the shot.

Loved this water wrap by the way – Keeps her wet-n-slippery little self close to mama and I get to just cuddle and keep her warm without stressing. It’s awesome, mamas! The mesh is fast drying too : )

Well Autumn’s gonna be up from her nap soon so I better get back to making more sense out of this beautiful chaos. No place is perfect, but if the pros outweigh the cons and your family is thriving, that’s a pretty amazing place to call your own.

HOME.

Morgan (loves to Reid)