Farewell to Fernley

I am packing, packing, packing, cleaning, packing, packing, packing. Danny is in HI working already and I am here moving us out. Thank goodness I have help watching the kids! I can't believe what a big job this is. There is so much to do.


I can't believe how I feel right now. Though I am very excited for our new bend in the road, I am very somber about leaving this place. My heart flutters with excitement at times, but is quite heavy as well. We have family here. And friends. Good neighbors. A good life.

After all, this is our first home together, where we brought two children into the world and discovered life as a small family.
We worked really hard and had a great life.

I am really going to miss a lot around here.

Yesterday, I was pulling out of my subdivision to go get some moving supplies and I saw this sunset. Wow! I couldn't believe how beautiful it was. It was like a gigantic, larger than life painting staring me right int he face. This sky conveyed all of the feelings I was experiencing over moving! I pulled to the side of the road for a moment and took it all in. What a wonderful surprise and blessing.

I found my ring!!!

1:23 a.m.
I just found my wedding ring!

I am staying up late tonight to get my laundry done and my office cleaned out. I have a lot of energy because Danny is coming home tomorrow from his 10-day sojourn to Kona, Big Island. I am aggressively wiping out all the crap from my washer and dryer, hungrily taping and labeling boxes, and looking to clear out every last item in every room. I am having a great time. Moving and cleaning with my man out on business is a challenge, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, my man is coming home tomorrow, my kids are safe asleep in their beds, we are flying to Hawaii with nothing but our clothes in just three days!
Load 3 is up, cold water is running, detergent is in, and what is this? Huh. A dirty old work jacket of Danny's that has been hanging in my pantry closet for at least two years. Should I even wash it? There is crap all over it, I wonder if it is going to come out at all. It looks like grout. Did I tile the kitchen back splash wearing this coat? Huh. I better wash it. I unzip pocket one: nothing. Pocket two: a ring. Who's ring is this? I wonder.

(gasp)

MY WEDDING RING!!!

And I still think it is so beautiful! Hooray!

We Are Moving to Hawaii

...Kailua-Kona, Big Island.

This will be our home for almost a year.

We are SO excited!!!

FYI

Danny accepted a position as a "Project Manager" for Pacifica Hotel Corp. His first assignment is in Kona, Hawaii, working on the renovation of the King Kamehameha Hotel. Then we will most likely move to California after that.  We are very happy for this next chapter of our lives.

Happy Birthday Sophie!

Our little Sophie is two!

What a joy she has been. We are so glad to have her.

Sophie, we love your firecracker personality and daring tricks, your jubilant yells throughout the house, your extremely resilient attitude (through so much crap!), and your tender little hugs.

We love you!!!

And just for fun, here are some pictures of her look-a-likes:

The Kewpie Doll

and a Campbell's soup kid!

Baby Alana

We have a new niece, born May 15 to Christie and Cameron Brady!

Alana Mae