Before we make our move I MUST say something first.
It’s been on my mind for quite some time and I’m afraid that once we
leave and I am wrapped up in getting ready for Arthur and all the play time I
can handle, I won’t take the time to do this and it does feel important so…here
goes.
Fort Wayne friends, family members and other loved ones far
away, THANK YOU!!! For what? Well, for
being there, for being visibly, beautifully YOU. See, I know that social media gets a good
deal of bashing, I’ve admittedly done my fair, but the last six months of my
life have taught me a new level of appreciation for my facebook account. It’s true.
The six months here have been…lonely, quiet, dull. There have certainly been the bright moments
that have helped to keep my sanity running and there have also been days spent
in some kind of delirium from the pregnancy illnesses, all jumbled up into days
that each seemed to be a repeat of each other so it hasn’t all been
terrible. Toss in the best husband I
could possibly ask for and my witty, funny, smart son and it’s really not a bad
situation at all. Just not what I’m used
to. Not at all.
Without the actual physical presence of the people I love
being close to I have been able to get my social fix in other ways. Megs and I use every possible method
available to communicate with each other in the place of being able to be with
each other. The back and forth between
us is pretty constant and I expect it to be that way for pretty much
forever. I miss the kids, I miss fried
chicken and chocolate chip cookies and laughing so hard I can’t breathe or just
being lumps on a couch together while watching absolute crap on
television. I just miss her. The happiness high I get from a phone call
with Megan gives my soul that recharge it needs in a big, big way. I know how fortunate I am to have her as my
best friend.
For Andrew's and my one year anniversary, our amazing circle of friends did a face time call with us. What a treat!!! It was nearly enough to make me cry (who am I kidding? OF COURSE I cried once we were off the phone with everyone! That's just what I do with too much emotion: cry.) to see so many beloved faces, hear voices and laughter that had been missing for nearly a year, and to be reminded that love can reach us anywhere if we are there to receive it. Face time has also given us time with other dear friends and sometimes, during those video calls, we even get to follow them around the house while they make silly faces at us (Yes, that's you Lisa and Mike :) ). It's almost as good as being there...almost.
Along with phone calls, I also really love the letters,
cards and packages we get in the mail.
When I open our mail box and find handwritten notes with little tokens
of love inside them, it’s like a long distance hug. Cheesey? Sure is. But it’s accurate. It takes a lot of love to send something out
in the mail to another person. In our
current time of quick and easy contacts there isn’t always the same level of
thought and consideration that goes into our communication style. The time it takes to pick out a card, the
little doodles added to the envelope, the unique hand writing that belongs to
each person. There is something special
and magical about that, like sharing a little piece of yourself that you have
sent out in the world that you can’t get back…and that’s totally ok. I have a beautiful little collection of
letters and cards from various people and they are lovingly being tucked away
into my memory box.
The daily fix for me comes through Facebook. I know so many amazing people and I simply
love seeing what they are up to.
Pictures and opinions (whether I agree with them or not) and
conversations and little glimpses into lives filled with people and places I
love, it’s a healing balm.
When I mix all that communication goodness together, along with a rather staggering
consumption of videos, this past six months was MUCH better than it could have
been. Fort Wayne friends, family
members, loved ones…keep being social through media! Or cards and letters and the occasional phone call, heck, if it can happen, come visit! To all the people that have shared my life,
you are LOVED and APPRECIATED! Thank
you.
June 20, 2014 - We are now in Bend and it's been everything I could hope for. I'll get a post up on that soon too but for now, I need to get the boys around so we can have time to get ready to head down to the river today. Haven't quite decided on floating the river or walking along it with the pups...should be pretty great either way :)
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