Home Again

Hubby's week long conference finally ended today.  It was sad to leave the hotel with all of its amenities (I love having someone make my bed!) and fun activities, like pool time or playing in the kids' sandbox.  I can't believe I failed at getting pictures so completely.  I was a bit depressed about it yesterday as I packed everything up.  I was quite happy to realize, though, that when we came home this morning, this house actually felt like home and I was glad to be back.  I didn't expect such emotions, especially since Florida is not my favorite place.  Turns out that time really is key, and no matter how much I dislike where we move to at the beginning of a PCS, somewhere along the line my heart catches up with my circumstances and feelings of home and belonging do grow.  I think I will miss this place when we leave and I'm glad for that.

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A Complete Shift in Gears...Again.

Hubby had a long anticipated meeting with his doctor on base and the people handling his paperwork this morning, to try to get a better feel for how long we're going to be located in this particular state.

This limbo we're in, not able to move forward with anything, has been driving us both up a wall.  But who wants to put down roots when you're being told you could move sometime in the next two weeks to six months?

Do we go house hunting on Zillow, trying to find a place for where we want to live once Hubs is retired?  Do we move forward with a FET this year?  Does hubby start scouring the area we anticipate moving to for open jobs?  What about the gobs of pictures we have stacked against the walls waiting to be hung?  Do we commit and move the furniture where we want it, or do we live with the way things are because it's not worth the time or effort to invest in our current location?  Do I alphabetize the books in the library according to subject matter, or leave them haphazardly shoved onto the shelves as they are now?  (I'm a little OCD about things like that.)

It's hard to live not knowing if you're coming or going.

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