Moving week has arrived!

And so it begins...the week of our move, our long journey from Redding, CA to Wyalusing, CA. Today is Monday and by Friday evening the girls and I will be in Philadelphia.  Saturday we will drive from Philadelphia to Wyalusing to see our new home. 



Tonight is our last night in our sweet little California home. While it wasn’t a big home, it was a great house for us for this season in our lives. We moved in when Gracie was 6 months old and brought Charlie Joy home from the hospital here. We knew we were beginning to outgrow our house as the kids are getting older but it is such a sweet house that we cherished as our own. Leaving this house is bittersweet. It never quite felt like “home” to me, yet, I’ll miss it dearly. It was just down the street from my parents house and my in-laws home. We all saw each other once a week, more or less. It was great to be so close and we will miss our California family so, so much!  



We are moving on to bigger things...including our house. We are going from just under 1,500 sq ft to over 3,000 sq ft. Plenty of room for our family to grow and flourish. We will have lots of land to use for play and fun and for me to learn to garden and hopefully have chickens to have fresh eggs. I’ll experience my first real winter - the cold and snow. Something I’ve never truly lived with, especially since becoming a wife and mother. My life is so different as a mom now because I have others to think of and consider when making all my decisions, whereas the last time I moved to another state it was just myself to think about. 

Tuesday- Thursday the girls and I will be staying at my dads. It’s going to be good for them to have some special time with their Grandpa Scott & Grandma Shawnee. Thursday we are driving to the airport hotel with my mother-in-law and spending the evening with her. Friday morning we fly to Philadelphia. 



It’s all moving so fast and I can’t stop it now. It’s here. Moving week. In just a few short days I will be over 3,000 miles away from all that I know. From my family and friends. From the place my mom took her last breath on this earth. And I can fight it or embrace it. I’m choosing to embrace the journey and make wonderful memories for the girls. The beginning of the next many years in Wyalusing starts with our journey there and I want it to be a positive start. This truly is a blessing! 

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