NewHaven

When we found out that we would be moving to New Haven, Connecticut in the spring of 04. I was excited. Something new, somewhere new. Piling everything up in the rental truck was not hard to do. We had an apartment waiting for us somewhere up there. Josh, me and our Roxydog.
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I remember as a kid looking at maps and peering all the way north and east, seeing states like Rhode Island, Delaware, and Connecticut and wondering if they were real places, so small on that map. And I laugh thinking, "I'm going to be living here?"

And live we did, 3 years to be exact. What a wonderful time in our lives to look back on. Very scary at times as we really struggled to find exactly what mattered to us, individually and as a couple. With Josh realizing that his pursuit of higher education was not actually what he wanted to pursue for much longer, oh but he would finish! And me seeming to teeter along, working and living. After a year there we had found out that we were having a baby. So we started our family here, on a chilly April morning our baby boy, James came. It was then that I feel like life became a whole lot more interesting and meaningful. Having kids puts Gods unconditional love for us in a more realistic perspective(for me anyhow) While yes, James can make me angry, even disappointed. I still love him no matter what, that will never change.

We also made some very amazing friends. Celebrating holidays together, birthdays and cool nights next to fires. Burritos at the park on Thursdays. Laughter and tears. What a great group of people God gave us. Joshs Great(I mean she is fantastic) Aunt Barbara and her husband Ed, lived nearby. And they took us to dinner often, or we went to their house for dominoes and desert!

That Christmas we found some surprising news..another baby??! I still find it amazing. Driving up to Connecticut with all our earthly belongings and Roxydog. Then 3 years later, leaving, heading to Texas with 1 child and 1 on the way.

What an experience it was. I'm so thankful that we did it. Took a risk and moved 1,822 miles away from everything we'd ever known. And came back home with a whole lot more than I thought we'd ever get.