I just had one of my best days since moving to Grapevine. A few weeks ago when Nate and I went away for a weekend of goal setting and reviewing 2011 I told him how one of the best things going on in my life was that I was starting to have friends again. Moving is hard as far as friendships go. I should know--I moved a ton growing up and that hasn't stopped now that I'm married. In Temple friendships happened fairly quickly due to the Medical alliance and the family friendly nature of Temple. After 3 years in Temple we knew our time was coming to an end. One of my newer friends at that point told me she really didn't want to be my friend because she knew I was leaving. She said it in jest, but we both knew it was true. I'm glad she didn't hold true to her word because she is now a close friend.
To move again after only 4 years was hard, but we are slowly making friends again. I struggle with how to handle my long distance friendships. There's so many friends and so little time. I want to hold on, but I also want to dig my roots into where I'm at. That brings us to today. Nate sets his alarm for 7am. He heads out for an early run with his friend. This makes me smile because he has a friend! Not that Nate isn't friendly or hasn't had friends, but in the past Nate has been so busy with work that he felt guilty for going out with friends. It was pretty much work and family for the past 5 years. I love that he now has guys that he does stuff with and enjoys hanging out with. These aren't just guys--these are MEN who love God and lead their families. So...he runs 8 miles with his friend. Comes home and we head out with the kids for family time. Family time included looking at a steal of a deal couch we found on craigslist. Then I met my friend for lunch and goodwill shopping. We have an 80's prom thing coming up that we needed outfits for. No luck this time, but I enjoyed the time with Denise and goodwill laughing anyway.
We got home and decided to go for a run for ourselves. It was the first time I'd run with someone else in a long time. We ran 3.7 miles. What??? The difference a friend can make. We came back from running and our husbands went to pick up our new couch. Nate and I like to put our friends to work. After everything was unloaded and set up Nate and I loaded up the kids and headed to Costco. Who knew Costco closed at 6pm on Saturday? So we went to Kroger...ate there (which is weird in itself), let the kids push the kiddie shopping carts around and then headed home. I'm now snuggled up on the couch with the love of my life. Good friends, good conversation, good day.
Why am I blogging all this boring stuff? I never want to forget this "boring" day. I love my life.
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