"Time passes. Even when it seems impossible...
It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls,
but pass it does.."
Stephanie Meyer- New Moon
Time.
It is such a strange thing.
A constant rhythm that controls your life.
Never slowing, never speeding up, just marching on.
So how could something so constant be so sporadic? How does the 5 minutes you have to get ready for work pass faster than the last minute of your work day?
You can live years and nothing changes, then in 60 seconds your world can change.
Words that take less than 10 seconds to say will change you and everything you know. Sentences that have changed me:
"They said surgery is no longer option." - Dad
"Congratulations! You have been accepted to.." - College Acceptance letter
"Will you marry me?"- Kelly
"Your surgery has been scheduled for 01/25/11"- Virginia Mason
"As of June 30 we are closing this office"- Work
"Your transfer to Alpharetta, GA is accepted. You report to work on 05/14/12"- Work
Some have not been happy changes (like that 1st one I mentioned), some have been great changes (I am a big fan of the one from Kelly), and some you aren't sure if they are good or bad.. You just know life has changed.
The announcement from my work in March that my office was changing was one of those times. I couldn't tell if it was good or bad. That 1st night I was a wreck. Why would they tell us on a Thursday?? Tell me on a Friday so I at least get a longer weekend. But the next day I went in and looked at my options. Take the payout or relocate?
Its no surprise I didn't like the weather in WA. I am not a fan of rain. But I am a fan of my family. I love hanging out at my sisters', sporting events, dinners at mom's house, and spending time with my fabulous nieces and nephews. I knew relocating would mean no more of that but it would give me the chance to grow. I have lived apart from family before and knew I could do it.
Kelly and I looked at all of the options and decided to relocate. He hated his job in WA and it didn't pay well. The job market was so bad we weren't sure how soon I would find another job and we needed my income to pay the bills. After looking at every location available (and there were a lot) we decided on Atlanta. We knew we could afford to buy a house instead of rent, I have some family here, they have Major League Baseball and the weather is better.
So, as soon as I got that email that my relocation was approved Kelly quit his job and flew to Atlanta to find us a place to live in a hurry. We only had 45 days until I had to be there. This was another growth opportunity for me. Learning to let go of the control. I like to be in control... OK lets be honest... I need to be in control. Letting that go is not easy. But I did it. Kelly found a house, said it was perfect and even though I had never seen it, I put in an offer. (Insert weeks of crazy purging, packing and stressing here. Could not have done that without my mom. She is amazing.) The offer was approved and after a the required drama that comes with a home purchase, we were ready to drive to the ATL, sign the papers and move in.
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| The day we signed the papers and moved in (also the 1st time I saw the inside of the house) |
Time has marched on since we have been here. 5 months have already passed. Some days it feels like we've been here a week. Other days I feel like I have lived here for years. I think Kelly and I are like the palm trees he planted that first week. A little out of place, but growing everyday and putting down roots.
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| If you look close at the middle you can see the new growth (the part that isn't fanning yet) |
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| This is the smaller one- It has more than doubled in size |
At least we live in a place where it is warm enough and sunny enough to have palm trees. Now we just have to learn how to stay cool in July in the South.
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