Ah, that new house smell. Well not “new” new, but new to us.
Finally, we are all moved in and still in the unpacking process but for the
most part everything is done. I never in a million years would have thought I
would be glad to be in Texas again but I am. I think knowing where we are going
this time around really helped. By know I mean the fact that we lived here
before so there isn’t much learning of the area to be had. Every day I wake up
and look at the mountains and just feel so at peace. I really would have
thought being near the ocean would be the place that called to me but nope, the
mountains are home.
I have to say, this go around we really got lucky. The house
is nice and big and our neighbors are awesome. First day in the one right next
to us introduced herself. She is this beautiful German woman who has this
amazing southern accent (I know, how strange but when you learn English in the
south I reckon that is how your English will be spoken). She has a little girl
about Natalie’s age and already told us about the middle school. Then there is
the lovely family behind us who instantly asked us if we needed anything to tide
us over until the movers came and invited us to a cookout. I swear, it is the
army life I thought my husband was signing up for. Wives climbing over the rock-wall
fences with glasses of wine in their hands to hang out at the neighbor’s house,
a neighborhood goat dog who likes to walk along said fences and visit the other
houses, kids all grouping together to play outside, and families around you
offering support when needed. I am in love. This is exactly where God wanted us
to be, and now the fact that we didn’t go through with buying a house all makes
sense. He knew what we needed and provided just that, and I am so grateful for
that.
Now it is off to do some more unpacking and organizing! But
first…COFFEE!!!!
