Thankful

I am incredibly thankful for the last 6 months. I was not so sure about our move to Clarksville and I fought it for a long time, 2 years to be exact. From the moment Ryan got transferred to Clarksville we discussed moving up there but I didn't want to leave our home or our friends. As usual Ryan's work seems to have great timing when it comes to big changes with Ryan's job. Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful for Ryan's job and think his company is really good to us and great for him.

Ryan got transferred to Clarksville in May 2010. Exactly the same time as I stopped working and one month before we had our second baby boy, Austin. The 2 years that followed were pretty tough. I was adjusting to being a stay at home mom and having 2 kids and Ryan was driving over 200 miles a day and not getting home until late. In August Zach got really sick with Kawasaki's disease and was in the hospital for 5 days while they tried to figure out what was wrong with him. And then the following February Ryan's mom passed away very suddenly.

When to opportunity came up this past May to move I jumped at the chance. I was sick of never seeing my husband and my kids not being able to spend time with their dad. Turns out it was one of the best decisions we have ever made. We are less than 10 minutes from Ryan's work. We get to see him in the middle of the day by bringing him lunch or just stopping by to say hi for a minute. I have met some great new friends. And I absolutely love our house. We have been truly blessed by this move and more than anything I am thankful this holiday we have so much more family time and that is what is most important to me.