So...it's been awhile and this will be my rusty attempt at coming back...we shall see just how it goes...Exploring my thoughts and experiences is something I have spent a lifetime at. I spend much of my day wondering why??? And then the rest of my day is spent jumping in and exploring just why. So, it was when we moved to CA and so emerged this blog. Perhaps by writing it down, I could better understand each step of the way.
So the journey began and life flowed while I sat back and examined it all. Wow! Amazing to see the new people we each became over the months and years...
The children have amazed me with all their new experiences and the way they grasped on to a new life in a new world...remember that just five short years ago they both hated me for not being able to put a stop to this unexpected change in their life. Things had been going so smoothly for them...growing up in a beautiful, small community in the midst of the Midwest, surrounded by family and friends...and then the announcement that we were moving 2000 miles away from all we knew to a place where they knew nobody. They have come a long way...
So, my blogging began that first winter as I began to explore my new world and the changes we were experiencing. Through this, I was able to share with family and friends we had left as well as let new friends and family we were making get a glimpse into our lives and ideas. And so it continued until the changes in my life became too much and I decided it was best to experience them quietly, by myself in a way that I could think them through and wander alone, sorting out how I felt about these new feelings, changes and paths that were ahead of me as well as those I was trying to avoid.
Well, I am happy to say I have found my way on the path and though I do not know yet where it leads me, I do know that I can walk it and am happy to be back to share in a way that gives me time and the energy to analyze the adventure I am on...
So let me update you just a bit on what changes we have experienced since I last wrote:
Bryant is about to enter his Senior year at UC Berkeley...that is once he returns from a summer in Europe. He has had an amazing adventure and I wait anxiously to sit at his table and listen to his tales as we share what I am sure will be a table filled with many of his friends and fabulous foods. Many of his friends in Berkeley have been traveling as well this summer and they are, I am sure excited to reunite and share all their experiences...
Brittany has had huge changes in her life as well! She has graduated from HS and has moved on to UC Davis where she rapidly connected with the school as well as the community. She is planning and organizing her move into her first apartment this Fall with three of her friends. They love their dorm life but are excited to experience life on their own. It has been amazing to see her as she has transitioned into this new chapter of her life...
So, as you see life as a homeschool mom has made a shift and as I walk this new path I am learning new things about myself. Some days seem unbearable and yet others are just so exciting and full that I feel as though I might burst! I have no idea what this new adventure in my life has in store for me but I am thankful for all those old and new friends who have walked with me and have carried me at times during this transition...I love you each more than you will ever know.
