It feels weird to finally say it. Yes, I will be home for Christmas. No, we aren't making a trip to Alabama for the holidays. We will finally be in our house. One that is all ours. One that we can paint, hang pictures and do whatever we darn well please. Well, we can do whatever we please as long as the HOA agrees.
I feel like this home buying process has taken years. And, I guess it really has. The whole process started back while we were in Alabama. After so many failed attempts at becoming home owners, we finally found one that will stick.
I still worry that something will happen in the next week that will prevent us from closing. Each time I get an email from our lender my heart jumps a little bit. Our home buying luck has been horrendous.
I do think things happen for a reason. There's a reason Alabama didn't work out for us. And one day I it will make sense to me. And in some ways, it already does.
Dallas is home. Dallas has been home for us. When we came back it was like we never left. Honestly, adjusting to life here has really not been any adjustment at all. Our friends are still awesome. Our favorite shops are still here. Our favorite restaurants are still here. There has been some adjustment putting both kids in school full time and me going back into the work force. But it all feels right. And I'm happy.
I do miss my family terribly. I hate that my kids will not be physically close to their cousins, grandparents and great grandparents. I got a little sad watching
Lucy walk. Isabelle and Darby loved watching it over and over and over. And my heart breaks when Isabelle asks to go to Olivia's house. Or when she wants to swim at JC's house. Or when she asks for Aunt Linda to come over. It's hard to explain to her why that's not going to happen. But one day, Isabelle will realize how far apart Texas and Alabama truly is.
My kids will know about their Alabama roots. They will know their extended family. They will understand Alabama football. They may even learn a thing or two about cows.
And they will call Dallas home.