What a summer! Now that I'm back in school, with the kids starting school this week, it's given me time to reflect on our experiences this summer--changing career paths, moving across the country, settling in Utah once again. This is a summer we won't forget!
It's been bittersweet, though--we had to say goodbye to good friends in Pennsylvania, with no idea of whether we'll ever be back there again, but we've also gotten to reconnect with old friends and family, who we've missed very much while we've lived in the East (and some who we haven't seen for years).
And family! We live near our family! We've gotten to see some of them more in the past month or two than we could in a year's time when we lived so far away. I was never particularly fond of the idea of my children growing up without knowing any of their cousins (probably because I grew up cousin-less), so it has truly been wonderful to be here and to get to spend time with them. A week or two ago, we were at my Mom's house in Spanish Fork, and J was playing with his cousin (who is about the same age); when I saw them, I was flooded with emotion and nearly started crying.
(How embarrassing!)
It just feels good to be around them all again!
your family sure has been busy this summer! wow!
ReplyDeleteno rest for the wicked! ha! just kidding!
i think it is great for your kids (and you and catica) to be so close to your families!
i, too, grew up with no cousins around... and i am sure this will be a good thing for your family!