We Made It!

It's been quite a journey! The last year of applying to jobs, preparing our house for sale, homeschooling our kids, and finally moving down to Texas ~ it's been a rollercoaster of emotions and it's stretched me in ways I never thought I could be stretched, but we're finally here.
I feel like I've been through a life altering ordeal, because I have. The payoff is definitely worth it, though.
1. The kids are back in great schools that I trust.
2. We OWN our home. Sure it's small ~ really small, but it's OURS! All we have to pay is taxes and insurance. Of course that won't last forever, but it's a nice feeling for now.
3. I have friends! Lots of them. And I run with them and do exercise class with them. I have other friends that I don't do those things with ~ But I have friends!
4. My family is just a phone call away. The missing of them hasn't hit me yet. I talk nearly every day to a family member, so I don't feel disconnected (yet).
5. We left 20* weather arriving to 85*weather. Um...awesome!
6. Everyone is growing up, even Ryan and I. The kids are doing well. We took them to the fair today and they did great (no meltdowns). It's easier to take them out in public because you are not met with the icy cold glares of people judging you. People are relaxed here. Dogs run free in the neighborhood and so do kids. It's like how I grew up. I love it!
7. Ryan's on 12's ~ which is what he's always wanted.
8. Our van and truck made it! And we don't have a car payment (for now).
9. We are going back in a couple months where I'll get to see all of my family and some of my friends.
10. I'm happy.

We're Moving to the Last Great Place ~ Texas

Sooooo much has happened. Rather than moving into a trailer, we are moving in to a tiny house in San Antonio, Tx. It's been a huge blur of crazy things happening.We've updated our 3,500 square foot home in the last 3.5  years, started homeschooling, and are in the middle of the process of moving our sweet family down to Texas. We have many many reasons for making the move, but we feel led there and we believe we will have better quality of family life in Texas than we do in Washington.