FIVE. Five years since we’ve lived in Colorado (again), and almost five years since I’ve written anything on this blog. Recently I hopped on to look up a recipe that I had posted long ago, and then got immediately lost in my old blog posts and felt incredibly nostalgic. So.much.life has happened in these five years.
Our boys were just 4 and almost 3 when we moved to Fort Collins. They’re now 9 and almost 8. More than DOUBLE the age they were when we moved here. Sheeshity-sheesh!
They’re now in 2nd and 3rd grade. They read. They write. They do math problems that sometimes stump me. They play chess. They ski. They run faster than me. They’ve played soccer, baseball, and flag football, and excelled at all. They are budding rock climbers, thanks to their Daddy. Westin is almost as tall as my shoulder. Life has just happened soooooo darn fast.
I can remember being so very internally conflicted about moving away from Texas in 2013, just five months after my mother died. I had very deep-seeded feelings that I was abandoning my dad, and wondering if I was making the right decision. Fast forward five years, and I can say with complete confidence that we made a fantastic decision. Our children are thriving here. My husband is thriving here. I am thriving here. My dad, and many other family members, have come to visit us regularly. Colorado people are MY people and I love my friends, our neighborhood, my work, and my church. What was a hugely difficult choice has turned out to be the very best choice. I’m so grateful.
Even though blogs aren’t all that popular anymore (Hello Facebook, Instagram, etc....) I see so much value in it. I truly would have forgotten so much about my “previous” life had I not jotted it down in words. I’m thinking about picking this back up again, as someday I’ll look back and be glad I did it, and get lost in the nostalgia all over again.
Happy five year anniversary in Colorado, Hansen Family. I love us.
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