Last Boxes & Balancing Acts
It's official! The last box has been unpacked, the last knickknack is finding it's home, and the first week of a new life is under our belts. How strange it has been to enter into a period of settling in. It seems like not that long ago that I was just getting comfortable with where I was at and the things going on around me. And then suddenly [poof] we have to do it all over again. However, there is something satisfying about being able to look around and say "Yes, this finally feels like a home." The traces of movement are gone, and a feeling of permanence settle in to our apartment and into my soul. We've begun to explore the area, going on some hikes and shopping excursions; setting some rhythms that will become our new normal in the years to come. It's fun to find little things that make a place feel like home. Flowers are all around us here, and flowers have always been a thing that I enjoyed and drew comfort from. To move to a place that is ful...