This is why we moved to Spokane. Or one big reason out of the dozen. A long weekend in Yahk. A short drive to spend quality time with my family. Holly and Greta loved it. And I loooooved not feeling stressed about fitting in as much bonding time as possible. It's so nice to be able to feel a little more mellow about family time! That's a major win in my books.
We met my sister's baby, Theia, the girls played with all the pets, Holly and Greta had morning cuddles with their grandparents, wheelbarrow rides from Gramps, story telling, playing with fire, we spent time with my Aunt and Uncle, Uncle Peter gave Holly and mani/pedi, we played games, etc... It was like it wasn't even cold and rainy!
It was a weekend I needed to affirm that we did the right thing. Because let's face it, moving is no joke!
I dropped this little goof ball off at preschool this morning. Just praying that this goes better than swim lessons and ballet and almost everything else I've dropped her off at without her sister. I caught a nasty cold virus so for now I'm resting, but I have a big list of things to do around these house! I'm not going to have any trouble filling up my 5 hours a week that I spend kidless. Honestly, when I typed that it sounds like such a ridiculously small amount of time. Better make the most of it!
Pictures of Greta. Seriously this kid is such a joker!
It was a little tough to send Holly to school this year. We've only been in Spokane for 2 weeks and I feel like we know very little about the school. I was nervous! Holly was nervous! Imagine my relief when I picked her up at the end of the day, asked her how her day was and her response was an enthusiastic, "It was great! I had fun!" Phew! It all went well. She's still our happy Holly. Here's some photos of my big girl on her big day.
Can you see Greta making faces through the door window? Honestly! Greta is turning into such a class clown. She's discovering she likes to make people laugh and does she ever make us laugh! Love these two sisters.
Greta starts preschool tomorrow!
We now call Spokane, WA home. We arrived here 6 days ago and unloaded the truck. We were settled pretty quickly. Conor's parents came to help us and they worked so hard alongside us. Their help kept me going and stopped me from having a nuclear meltdown! Initially I fell apart when we first walked through the house together. I misremembered a lot of things and I really had so many feelings from driving so long and the stress of moving, etc. But as soon as we began putting our stuff in this place, I felt better. I totally love the house we bought and I'm excited to spend a good long time here. It's totally dreamy.
Now to make friends!
Today Conor and I celebrate 9 years of marriage! We were such babies when we got married - I cringe at the thought of my daughters marrying young as I did.
It's been a beautiful nine years, growing, changing, stretching, dreaming together. One thought that I've reflected on repeatedly over the last few weeks is how much I like my husband. Yes, I love him more than I did 9 years ago, and I find him immensely more handsome. I had heard that love deepens, develops over time but I hadn't anticipated how much more I would like Conor. He's so different now than he was, and I'm grateful/relieved/excited about how much I like him. I've found my marriage to be so wonderful and if my daughters find what I have for themselves at an age as young as I did, then so be it.
Some photos below of our anniversary date... shopping for a refrigerator, a dining room table and eating a fancy meal together. Conor doesn't consider it an anniversary date, but I'm not sure when we're going to find the time for something less utilitarian any time soon with a looming move!
