I am home after a nice week with my family. Their bags are packed and boxes full. The moving truck arrives bright and early tomorrow morning. I spent 13 years in our beautiful house and will certainly miss the warm, predictable comfort of my childhood home - the smells, sounds and feelings attributed. Though my husband and I have a wonderful home of our own now, there is a sentimental aspect of my original "home" that will never be replaced.
While this is a new season for my family, it is for me as well. The word "home" is changing for me - not just because my family is moving, but because I have a home of my own now. This is a concept that is finally sinking in, after this first 6 months in our new house. I sometimes catch myself referring to my old and new home as "home." But this week away confirmed that the transition is nearly complete. While I was at my family's "home," I found myself homesick for my own "home."
I'm up late tonight baking and experimenting with new methods for shipping cookies overseas to my hubby. The last batch I sent arrived in crumbs, so I'm attempting to individually wrap each cookie in bubble wrap this time. The things we do for the ones we love!
Hey, you'll have to pass on your care package advice. I don't even know if there's rules, and things we're not supposed to try to send.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about transitioning homes. When I visit my parents' home, even though it's where I spent my childhood, it feels foreign to me. I in essence feel like a stranger in my own parents' home. Not because they treat me like that, but because it's not where my heart is anymore. I haven't even lived in the same place with my husband for more than 2 years, we keep moving- but wherever it is, that's home! One of my best friends made a crosstich for me that says "Home is Where the Air Force Sends Us". Her husband is an AF pilot too, and is a kindred spirit.
Well, welcome back to your real home! Scott leaves a week from Mon. I'll call you sometime after that!
So true.. I love that phrase. I definitely feel like home is wherever I am with Brandon. I'm not sure if there are things we can't send or what. I heard no liquids. I think the main thing is just packing everything tight so things don't break. Definitely call me when Scott leaves. And I hope you can make it to game night. If you can't find a sitter, feel free to bring the girls. We can always set them up with a movie or something. Talk to you soon!
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