Whew! The past two weeks have been exhausting! All in all our move went very well. There were no major hang-ups and our furniture and car arrived in one piece. The most difficult part has been Brenden's adjustment. He caught my cold and all three of us had some sleepness nights right before the move. Then he had a really hard time on the flight. He was very anxious from the chaos of seeing his home packed up, spending the night in a hotel, then being forced to sit still for 4 hours straight. He literally climbed the walls of the plane and whined/cried for 2 hours before he finally passed out.
Brenden is alternating between anxiety and elation at our new home. It's a tough adjustment - his routine has been totally blown out of the water and we didn't have very much social interaction in Seattle. Suddenly we're in this new house and we're always on the go, out visiting with family. Brenden absolutely loves everyone and he loves their pets even more. It is so funny to see him showing off to get the family laughing, and so sweet to see him showered with hugs and kisses. The other night when we were leaving our nephew's baseball game, I looked down and saw five different hands patting Brenden's back and everyone was leaning in to give him kisses.
The adjustment part is tough going though, especially today. Our furniture FINALLY arrived, and it was chaotic with all the boxes arriving and getting cable hooked up. Brenden's nap schedule was totally off and he spent a good part of the day screaming in frustration. He went from gasping with joy at the sight of his toybox to screaming and smacking at me for not letting him "help" the cable guy. Brenden is usually so mild mannered, so Adam and I are feeling a bit worn down at the moment. We are looking forward to our first date night in five months, which will hopefully happen this weekend.
I am feeling great about our decision to move back here. Sure, there are things we'll have to re-adjust to, like seeing hillbillies flying confederate flags out the back of their truck windows. And I miss Seattle quite a bit. Last night there was a scene on TV set outside on a drizzly day, and I felt this pang I didn't expect, since I didn't even like the non-stop drizzle in Seattle. But I love being this close to our families and we also love our new house. It is an amazing house for us just starting out. I already have a mental list of things I'd like to do down the line, but the house is in great shape and there's nothing we actually have to do to it right now. The house gets lots of light and Brenden loves to look out the windows and spend time outside. We also have great neighbors. The people on either side of us and across the street have all taken the time to welcome us to the neighborhood.
Now that we finally have internet service I need to step up my job search. Besides the one interview I have this Thursday, I haven't had any additional responses to my resume. It makes me nervous because I've had a lot more activity in my previous job searches, but I have no doubt that it will all work out. It always does!
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