Life in Goldsboro

Well, I have a ton to catch up on since 2009, but I think I will take it slow, and just update from May when we moved to NC.


I was really sad when we left Pensacola. We made a million memories in that house. JJ had just turned one when we moved in, and was nearly 4 when we moved out. We moved in with one kid, and moved out with three. Cacao Lane will always be my favorite house. Not only because it was across the street from the sound, or because we made lifelong friends. But mainly because it will probably be the closest we will have ever lived to both sides of our family.

Both Taz's parents and mine live in Niceville, just five minutes down the road from each other. And as hectic as it may have been to split every holiday or make sure we spent equal amounts of time at each house, it was still pretty wonderful.

So, when we arrived in Goldsboro, I made an effort NOT to be happy. I did not want to like our new house. I did not want unpack boxes and get "settled". I just wanted to go back home, to Pensacola.

Then, I realized that my reservations about the move wasn't going to bring me back to Pensacola. And I needed to show the girls that change is good.

So, I sucked it up, got involved, and found some of the greatest people and places in Goldsboro. I have several support systems that made this move more manageable. From my family back home, to my sister in DC, to the Moms groups and Squadron Spouses, I've found plenty of encouraging people.

And now that we're here, I don't want to leave. It will never be Pensacola, but I'm attached. I love the people who call this place "home", and maybe someday, I can, too.