11/18/2007

Chapters 15 and 16?

Two houses... two completely different chapters in our lives. Which one is better I couldn't say. Some of the differences that immediately come to my mind between the two are being near family versus having none around. Having an income versus going deeper into school debt. 2000 square feet versus 2100 square feet. (Not really any different). LDS friends living on the same street versus none to be seen anywhere. Private schools versus public schools. Great shopping versus NO shopping. Familiar restaurants, people, places, and doctors versus unfamiliar everything. By the looks of it, living in Arizona may seem better than the other, but to my surprise this has not been the case. Florida has offered our family a fabulous new ward with incredible southern hospitality, new budding friendships, breathtaking new sites, new sports teams to cheer on, and a wealth of adventures waiting to be had. I feel no different here than the way I felt in Arizona. My level of happiness has not changed. I still have good days and bad days, boring days and fun-filled days, lonely days and cherished days. Life is what you make it right? I do know we are happy to be here and as quickly as this chapter in Florida came, it will be gone. We almost have four months of it behind us! I am dying to know what is in store for us in chapters 17, 18 , 19...don't really know what chapter we're in. Crazy to think about.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your blog looks great! You have got to slow down, though. I have a lot of catching up to do.

We are headed to Orlando tonight. We'll miss you guys at SEA WORLD (hopefully the hotel is a little more cozy, by cozy I mean SANITARY). I hope you have a great holiday.. I'll try to make contact before we leave. Enjoy your dinner--wish I could be there!

Krystal Trapnell said...

No shopping is a good thing when it is also accompanied by no money.

I'm with Noel--we'll miss you at Sea World. Who will stay with our kids so we can go on the roller coasters?

Philip and Melissa said...

Hey yo Jess! How was thanksgiving? Time for a bloggy blog update. WEre you able to see any family? Miss your face!

Anonymous said...

I still waiting for chapter 20 when you move back to ARIZONA so we can play VB. It will never be the same 'till your back. Maybe we should throw in a season of BB.