The Inevitable Post

Well...I suppose it's time. For the post. You know.

The "how are you holding up in Florida all by your lonesome with no one except Dan in a brand new house with a brand new car" post.

And the answer, is I'm doing wonderful! ... Now.

It was really rough in the beginning for me. Moving into a house MUCH smaller than the one we had in GA, that house not feeling like home for a month, not having a car, and feeling like I'm not doing anything that will make a difference were all really hard for me. I was okay, because I am well aware we are in one of the best apartment complexes in Melbourne for our price range, I managed to keep myself busy around the house, and Dan is wonderful. (So wonderful, in fact, I think I have to write a blog post about him someday...) But the hardest thing is it just didn't feel like we fit in.

Both Dan and I have a lot of personality. Therefore, we have a hard time getting along with people who, shall we say.... don't. I, more than Dan, have a hard time with being friendly to people I see as fake. Dan can pretty much be friendly to anyone. I on the other hand, not so much, which is pretty snobby, but with much Bible and Jesus, I think I'm getting better.

Now, we've met people. Who DO have personality. And it's much more awesome than meeting people who don't. Like... a starbucks compared to shoveling cow manure, more awesome. And the people we've met are pretty awesome in themselves. As a matter of fact, we're stacked busy tonight! We've been invited over to our friends John and Mandi's house for game night, AND with the pastor's 6 kids to play volleyball in the church gym. (Meanwhile poor Dan got up at three this morning to go to work, and as I type is sleeping quite soundly in his room). We're being showered with love.

Now, I also have a car, which makes me feel better about just about everything, and I feel much better about my purpose in life right now. It's been quite the lesson in learning what God's will for me is, especially since I came here 'guns blazin'" with the idea that I needed to get a job right away. Obviously that wasn't God's plan, because here I am, perfectly happy and content having a clean house and being here when Dan comes home, so I can peek around the bedroom door and run towards him, and we can play our daily round of tag as he runs away from me. The little booger.

So, yes. I am doing wonderful. It wasn't always that way here, but I do enjoy Florida, the beach, the lake in my apartment complex, and the workout room. But honestly, most of all, I love being with Dan, being his wife, and the two of us growing together. That's what makes home, home, anyway, right?

Mmmhhmm, I think so. :)