A Change of Scenery

We’re on our way to California tomorrow. It is past midnight, and yes, I know I should be sleeping, but I just can’t. I have too many things to do… like clean my bathroom (that smells like urine for some reason, lovely), paint a picture frame, organize my picture files on the computer, work on a project I started a while ago, write some letters to people, check my email, and write a blog…. Yes, all very important things to do when planning a trip. I have this nervous energy that’s keeping me distracted from reality.

Let’s hope the 12 hour drive with the kids is quick and painless (unlikely). Shawn tried to inform me that I would be driving the 3 kids in my car so he could listen to his audiobooks. Ha, ya right! He couldn’t even utter the entire sentence out of his mouth before I put a stop to that nonsense.

We’ll be living with our families during this summer while Shawn works at Travis Air Force base. He’ll commute… a grueling 1.5 hr drive, one way, and that’s without traffic. Poor guy. I’m sure he’ll hate his entire summer.

The kids will spend time with family. They haven’t seen their cousins since August. They have been looking forward to this move for months!

I was initially going to stay until Jefferson finished school while Shawn left without us. But then I realized the psychiatric help I would need after being alone for 1 month was not worth keeping Jefferson in school those extra 14 days!

 

Although I’ve known we would be leaving for months, it hasn’t really hit me until now. But it’s no big deal, right. I’m only gone for the summer, and then I’ll be back. And I’m always saying I want to move from my tiny apartment anyways. Really, I am ready for a change of scene. This is my usual scenery....



The circus looking out my kitchen window.

It's not ‘what’ I am leaving that has me sad, it’s the ‘who.’ I am leaving some dear friends who I may never see again, or see once again at graduation. I have grown to love them, which I suppose happens when you literally live steps from each other. I just don’t handle change very well. Not at all! I have been an emotional basket case. And I’ll spare you from listening to any of that. I’ll just say, this is difficult.



Megan and I



Me and Jen

Oh, I'll miss you girls!!

But, we should all have a fun and memorable summer. I am looking forward to that.

Oh, and this has nothing to do with what I'm talking about... but here's a picture of Jefferson holding a snake he caught. Shawn is deathly afraid of snakes and wouldn't even look ouside at the thing. I wonder if he'll look at this picture?

Shawn just stirred awake and told me I had to turn the light off and get to sleep. Maybe he's right. The poor guy has been sleeping with the light in his face for 2 hours. Okay, I'll give him (and you) a break.