Back on the Grid

It has been a while.  Far too long, really.  But we're back online,  in our own (new to us) house, and getting settled.  The kids are in school, Darin is at work, and I am figuring out life in our new location.  There has been some, ahem, anxiety on my part throughout this whole process, and unfortunately, it continues.  During a (very helpful) conversation with my sister-in-law, Jill, yesterday, I was reminded that places hold a very dear place in my heart just as people do.   As much as I miss my friends, I can still thankfully call, email, or text them.  However, I am not able to visit the places I miss - and I do miss so many.  So I will be holding their memories close as I look for new places to love.   

So, in honor of that conversation, I took a quick trip today to a new place.  A place that I'm sure will bring me a lot of peace and satisfaction here, just as it did in PA.  Drum roll . . .  I went to our new library!  Hee, hee.  I know, I am a total nerd.  I've mentioned it before, but I love libraries.  I don't know what it is, but there is something very soothing about the quiet, and the books, and the people.  Jacob and I arrived just in time (previously unbeknownst to us) for a puppet show, which he thoroughly enjoyed.  We even ran into another mom and her kids from our ward there, and then spent another half an hour browsing books.  What a serendipitous  (I had to use that word just to completely seal the deal on my nerdiness) occasion!  A new place to love, new friends, a puppet show, and a bag full of books checked out.  All in all, a wonderfully soothing morning for my anxious spirit. 

More interesting tales and pictures to come as we find new people and places to love.