Yesterday was a mix of emotions. Stress. The dislike of moving. Anxiety. Joy. Relief. Thankfulness.
But I found two things that brought me the most happiness, joy, and thankfulness yesterday--and neither of which were materialistic.
The first one being friends and family. First off, my dad arrived--truck and trailer in hand to help us knock out moving. He was there throughout the whole thing, busting his back and working WAY too hard to get us moved. Not out of obligation or reward, but simply because he wanted to.
Then our good friends Erin and Ryan came to help too. Erin works extremely hard on weekends (well she works extremely hard EVERY day, but on the weekends it happens to be out of the home and away from the family) on her part time gig. She had the day off for a family event, yet spent her downtime helping us move. I was--astonished. How selfless is that? The ONE day she has off in awhile (and without kiddos) she and her husband spent with us, moving our crap. She kept me from going insane and gave me guidance when things were becoming chaotic for me. Plus, I found a whole new love for minivans. Seriously, all of our odds and ends were packed in that minivan. I still can't believe how much that thing could hold. But a huge thank you to those guys who spent their down time helping us. That was a big deal to us.
Then Ian's other buddy brought another friend to help move. Ian's friend happens to be my boss at the salon. He is a real cool guy and helped us move the first time as well--so I'm shocked he returned for another round. Here is the kicker, the friend he brought along. NEVER met him. And this guy spent the day helping us move. We didn't even know this guy--and he was helping us out like we were bff's that went way back.
Then you have my momma who watched Haley ALL day. Even took her to a baby shower. I couldn't have accomplished ANYTHING without knowing Haley was good and taken care of. I know, when Haley is with my mom, that I have nothing to worry about. Sometimes, I trust Haley with my mom more then I do even myself.
So a HUGE thank you to all our friends and family who made yesterday possible for us. Moving is not fun for anyone--and I was just absolutely overcome with gratefulness for the people who came out and helped, having no interest or anything to gain by helping us. We have amazing people in our lives....thank you.
The second thing that unexpectedly caused me great happiness was Ian's shoes. But not in the sense of me loving a materialistic thing. I was unpacking all of our shoes, and I was lining all the shoes up next to each other when I looked down at a pair of my shoes, next to Ian's shoes. And I smiled, maybe even giggled. There in the closet....alone. I said my thanks. It wasn't the shoes. It wasn't the shoe rack. It wasn't my new closet. Or my new house. All of which I am thankful for. But the greatest joy was brought on by the idea that there is no one else in this world I would rather be putting my shoes by. I love that man with all my heart. And I am thankful for him...and his shoes.
But I found two things that brought me the most happiness, joy, and thankfulness yesterday--and neither of which were materialistic.
The first one being friends and family. First off, my dad arrived--truck and trailer in hand to help us knock out moving. He was there throughout the whole thing, busting his back and working WAY too hard to get us moved. Not out of obligation or reward, but simply because he wanted to.
Then our good friends Erin and Ryan came to help too. Erin works extremely hard on weekends (well she works extremely hard EVERY day, but on the weekends it happens to be out of the home and away from the family) on her part time gig. She had the day off for a family event, yet spent her downtime helping us move. I was--astonished. How selfless is that? The ONE day she has off in awhile (and without kiddos) she and her husband spent with us, moving our crap. She kept me from going insane and gave me guidance when things were becoming chaotic for me. Plus, I found a whole new love for minivans. Seriously, all of our odds and ends were packed in that minivan. I still can't believe how much that thing could hold. But a huge thank you to those guys who spent their down time helping us. That was a big deal to us.
Then Ian's other buddy brought another friend to help move. Ian's friend happens to be my boss at the salon. He is a real cool guy and helped us move the first time as well--so I'm shocked he returned for another round. Here is the kicker, the friend he brought along. NEVER met him. And this guy spent the day helping us move. We didn't even know this guy--and he was helping us out like we were bff's that went way back.
Then you have my momma who watched Haley ALL day. Even took her to a baby shower. I couldn't have accomplished ANYTHING without knowing Haley was good and taken care of. I know, when Haley is with my mom, that I have nothing to worry about. Sometimes, I trust Haley with my mom more then I do even myself.
So a HUGE thank you to all our friends and family who made yesterday possible for us. Moving is not fun for anyone--and I was just absolutely overcome with gratefulness for the people who came out and helped, having no interest or anything to gain by helping us. We have amazing people in our lives....thank you.
The second thing that unexpectedly caused me great happiness was Ian's shoes. But not in the sense of me loving a materialistic thing. I was unpacking all of our shoes, and I was lining all the shoes up next to each other when I looked down at a pair of my shoes, next to Ian's shoes. And I smiled, maybe even giggled. There in the closet....alone. I said my thanks. It wasn't the shoes. It wasn't the shoe rack. It wasn't my new closet. Or my new house. All of which I am thankful for. But the greatest joy was brought on by the idea that there is no one else in this world I would rather be putting my shoes by. I love that man with all my heart. And I am thankful for him...and his shoes.
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