Our New Place

I do not miss our old place.  I did have my tears, my disappointment and self-criticisms, and when we left the house I had set all those feelings down.  I used them, felt them, had my way with them and then I set them down.  I didn't look back or have a sad soundtrack playing in my head as we drove away for the last time, I rejoiced!

We've lived here for a few weeks now and I am fabulously content.  While the boxes are only half-way unpacked and each day asks a new "where is ____?", I am settled.  There is something rejuvenating about living with so much less.  I've walked more in the past few weeks than I ever did in our previous house and I've met nearly all of our neighbors (before I didn't really know any of them).  E and I even walked, pushing Ro in the stroller, to the farmer's market this morning and bought a few lovely things.  We grabbed coffee in a perfect local coffee shop along the way and saw people we knew!  One of the people was a mom who recognized me from story time this past week.  I'm officially sold on living in Auburn.

"Cozy" is how I describe this place.  It's cozy here.  Have I mentioned yet how perfect our child is?  She is perfection.  Ethan and I giggled at the people in the cars stopped at a light who, as we walked past all smiled widely and motioned toward our child.  That's just how cool she is.  Our little beacon of joy.

Can I brag just a little more?  She now signs "baby", "cheese", "bird", "ball", "hat" and "light".  That's in addition to: milk, more, hungry, water, cat, change, up, down and fan.  I think that's all....oh and she waves.  So cute.  She's such a talker lately too, if you can say it so can she.  Time to watch that potty mouth!

In short: HOORAY for moving to Auburn!