Wow!
What's the date today??? Can anyone tell me the date today??? For that matter can anyone just tell me what day of the week it is???
Time has been just a blur for me since the end of July. That is probably apparent do to my lack of posts immediately after I created this blog. Why is it that things move so fast and so slow at the same time?
Hubby got home after being overseas for a year on July 19. The movers came August 1 and on August 8 I found myself in another place (or is New Jersey another country? tee hee). I'm a bit tired of new places. You would think that they would all start to seem similar, which they do, but in significant ways they are all so different. I am dying for some great Thai food....I don't think they have even a crappy Thai restaurant around here. And if I eat another "slice of pie" (why can't I just have a pizza??) I think I will throw up. But I suppose that is neither here nor there.
We immediately got a house, which was a huge blessing. But getting the movers to cooperate was a whole other story. A week after we moved in here, the movers delivered our household goods....well at least part of our household goods....okay they really only delivered boxes (what the hell was I supposed to do with 36 boxes of books and not a single book case in sight?). I began to feel like if I slept on a strange bed, the floor or an air mattress for just one more night I might start to scream and never stop but eventually it all worked out. Finally on Aug 23 they delivered the furniture. It only took them from August 1 until August 23 to get our stuff all sorted out....I suppose that isn't bad...right? (Wrong!!!)
In the midst of feeling sorry for myself, Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and proceeded to flood New Orleans and destory that entire area and the area directly east of it (Biloxi, my old home). Watching the events unfold on the television was extremely painful. Worry, fear for friends still there, anger and guilty were and still are a huge part of my emotions in regards to that. Now that I know that most of my old friends there escaped harm and personal damage, I feel gratitude that we moved before Katrina hit and at the same time guilt for that exact same reason. It is strange how feelings are so often conflicting like that. I would run down there in a heart beat to help if it was possible but it doesn't seem like that is possible. Home matters, setting up a new home and settling kids into school and routines are actually were my responsiblities must be right now but my heart goes out to all those displaced and struggling, and also to those safe but living in a place that might no longer feel like the place they knew before the hurricane.
Well enough rambling for now. I am making pact with myself to try and post at least once a week. So much has happened since I last made an entry, much of it is a bit of a blur, both of bad and good. Katrina, moving, getting a house, my brother's wedding (Eureka Springs, AR is beautiful and they couldn't have picked a more beautiful chapel than Thorncrown Chapel), taking a vacation, meditating along the lakes back in Michigan....so much has happens in less than two months.
Time has been just a blur for me since the end of July. That is probably apparent do to my lack of posts immediately after I created this blog. Why is it that things move so fast and so slow at the same time?
Hubby got home after being overseas for a year on July 19. The movers came August 1 and on August 8 I found myself in another place (or is New Jersey another country? tee hee). I'm a bit tired of new places. You would think that they would all start to seem similar, which they do, but in significant ways they are all so different. I am dying for some great Thai food....I don't think they have even a crappy Thai restaurant around here. And if I eat another "slice of pie" (why can't I just have a pizza??) I think I will throw up. But I suppose that is neither here nor there.
We immediately got a house, which was a huge blessing. But getting the movers to cooperate was a whole other story. A week after we moved in here, the movers delivered our household goods....well at least part of our household goods....okay they really only delivered boxes (what the hell was I supposed to do with 36 boxes of books and not a single book case in sight?). I began to feel like if I slept on a strange bed, the floor or an air mattress for just one more night I might start to scream and never stop but eventually it all worked out. Finally on Aug 23 they delivered the furniture. It only took them from August 1 until August 23 to get our stuff all sorted out....I suppose that isn't bad...right? (Wrong!!!)
In the midst of feeling sorry for myself, Katrina hit the Gulf Coast and proceeded to flood New Orleans and destory that entire area and the area directly east of it (Biloxi, my old home). Watching the events unfold on the television was extremely painful. Worry, fear for friends still there, anger and guilty were and still are a huge part of my emotions in regards to that. Now that I know that most of my old friends there escaped harm and personal damage, I feel gratitude that we moved before Katrina hit and at the same time guilt for that exact same reason. It is strange how feelings are so often conflicting like that. I would run down there in a heart beat to help if it was possible but it doesn't seem like that is possible. Home matters, setting up a new home and settling kids into school and routines are actually were my responsiblities must be right now but my heart goes out to all those displaced and struggling, and also to those safe but living in a place that might no longer feel like the place they knew before the hurricane.
Well enough rambling for now. I am making pact with myself to try and post at least once a week. So much has happened since I last made an entry, much of it is a bit of a blur, both of bad and good. Katrina, moving, getting a house, my brother's wedding (Eureka Springs, AR is beautiful and they couldn't have picked a more beautiful chapel than Thorncrown Chapel), taking a vacation, meditating along the lakes back in Michigan....so much has happens in less than two months.
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