It’s never easy and it never will be. It’s different this time. Two kids, not one. Everyone is older and maybe “wiser” and we
weren’t going to Europe.
Some may say our journey started over a year ago when Bill went to Sana’a, Yemen for a year. But that was a different journey and a different story.
I like to think that this journey started when Bill returned home at the end of March. We had known for sometime that we would be moving to Jordan and now was the time to start really preparing for that reality.
We finally were able to tell the kids. Needless to say Samuel wasn’t overly excited about the idea of leaving his home, school, friends and family behind. Who could blame him really.
Mariel on the other hand was super excited about the whole thing. Well, once she learned that all her stuffed animals and dolls could make the move as well.
I don’t know how I felt about the whole thing. I was excited and nervous all at the same time. The thought of moving is daunting, but moving to some place unknown does have some added excitement that sounded like a great idea.
We decided to sell our home in Reston, VA. We were very lucky that it didn't take long at all - two days - and the new owners are a very nice young couple that I think will fit right in to the Brookshire neighborhood.
This all happened at the beginning of June and we thought we had a lot of time. We all know how time just seems to flit away, so before we knew it our annual week at the beach with our family was over, I was packing suitcases and shipping the kids off to the grandparents in PA and the movers arrival was imminent!
And then the goodbyes really started happening. It was tough. The kids and I had roots. Bill did too, but ours were a bit thicker seeing that our Reston friends had helped us get through a year on being on our own without Bill. I am hopeful that we will quickly make new friends in this new home of ours. I am sure it will happen. But for those of you who are back in our other "home," please know that we miss you all terribly and think of you all the time.
It's only been a week since we left the gold ol' U.S. of A, but we are beginning to figure things out. Heck, we even know how to get to our "home." It's a temporary home for now, but it's still home.
Love to all,
Some may say our journey started over a year ago when Bill went to Sana’a, Yemen for a year. But that was a different journey and a different story.
I like to think that this journey started when Bill returned home at the end of March. We had known for sometime that we would be moving to Jordan and now was the time to start really preparing for that reality.
We finally were able to tell the kids. Needless to say Samuel wasn’t overly excited about the idea of leaving his home, school, friends and family behind. Who could blame him really.
Mariel on the other hand was super excited about the whole thing. Well, once she learned that all her stuffed animals and dolls could make the move as well.
I don’t know how I felt about the whole thing. I was excited and nervous all at the same time. The thought of moving is daunting, but moving to some place unknown does have some added excitement that sounded like a great idea.
We decided to sell our home in Reston, VA. We were very lucky that it didn't take long at all - two days - and the new owners are a very nice young couple that I think will fit right in to the Brookshire neighborhood.
This all happened at the beginning of June and we thought we had a lot of time. We all know how time just seems to flit away, so before we knew it our annual week at the beach with our family was over, I was packing suitcases and shipping the kids off to the grandparents in PA and the movers arrival was imminent!
And then the goodbyes really started happening. It was tough. The kids and I had roots. Bill did too, but ours were a bit thicker seeing that our Reston friends had helped us get through a year on being on our own without Bill. I am hopeful that we will quickly make new friends in this new home of ours. I am sure it will happen. But for those of you who are back in our other "home," please know that we miss you all terribly and think of you all the time.
It's only been a week since we left the gold ol' U.S. of A, but we are beginning to figure things out. Heck, we even know how to get to our "home." It's a temporary home for now, but it's still home.
Love to all,
J in Jordan
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