And rule number one of any good stay-cation: little to no Internet time.
More on our little adventures this weekend coming soon, but for now let's get real.
It's Sunday morning and I am only one cup of coffee deep and blogging from my phone. Not that I spell correctly any other time, but thought I would throw out an excuse early in case this all goes bad.
Trey leaves for church by about 7:30 now and jones is still asleep (it's 8:15. Can I get an amen?) so I am sitting on my couch with my coffee in peace.
Well, as much peace as you can have looking at a completely chaotic house. I like order. And the older I get, I like peacefulness. Loudness stresses me out. Just call me Grammy. And, no, my house is not always peaceful. I have a two year old boy who seems to make it his life goal to be loud and make messes.
My sweet love.
When I look around, this is what I see: boxes and mess.
Moving has taken over. Again.
Can I be real for a second? One might think I would be totally used to this. I have done it, on average, three times a year since 2001. Remember?
Well, I am not. This move is different. And it has gotten me thinking. Will I make friends in new town? Seriously, how do military families do it? Particularly military wives? Share words of wisdom, please.
Moving is going to be in my future for as long as I can tell. It's the life we have chosen (or chosen us?). Maybe that's sinking in. I don't know. All I know is I want to bottle all my friends up and move them with me. Each time Will it be hard to form true friendships in my new town when I am commuting to a different one? What about treys job? Not exactly our age bracket. Will I know jones' friends parents? He will be in school at a different town than me. What will we do about couple friends?
Tell me you agree with me when I say it's hard to make good solid couple friends. People are busy. And in different life stages.
Just being real here. I hope to stay long enough to form some friends. True girlfriends and fun couple friends. And friends for Trey. And Jones.
Oh, dear. I can see I am stressing.
Going to get more coffee and not proofing this post.
Keep it real, folks!
3 comments:
Love it! As a military wife, my advice is to realize that it's never goodbye with your friends, it's always "see you later!". That kind of attitude always helps with leaving friends. For making new friends, I get involved with church, MOPS groups, and am constantly asking other moms out to coffee and over for playdates. It's like dating, mommy-style. And for moving, pick one room to unpack very last and first thing when you get to the house. Consider it your haven and go there when your life seems chaotic with boxes and endless stuff. Praying for you!!
The lindleys will be praying for ya'll in this new season of life! Moving towns is never fun, but God will continue to provide for you! And don't worry about making friends, I bet that will come very naturally. And sweet pictures of jones can always be a good conversation starter!
I have the sweetest friends that live in Columbus...do you want me to introduce you all??? email if you want me to. e.r.munton@gmail.com :)
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