It's been a lot these past two weeks. The most common question I get is "Are you alright with staying in WV?" The answer is quite complex. Yes, I am happy that we are still here because my husband has a job he ABSOLUTELY loves. We have a great apartment complex and landlord which I guess is hard to come by here. I don't have to pack things up or decide what to keep or get rid of.
Yes, I wish I didn't turn in my 2 weeks notice until I guess we were absolutely sure that we were going. Which we were sure but things fell through. Yes we haven't had an income but I've been praying a lot about that. We have such an awesome God who provides in all situations. Having these past few weeks off have been a blessing and curse.
It has been a blessing because I have organized some things. Caught up on some reading that I have been neglecting. I need to do some more studying for my personal training exam. I should have spent some more time in the gym but oh well. I have really gotten a lot done and still more to accomplish.
The curse has been I have felt less than useful. I have struggled with just staying home all day. I have been feeling like I have contributed to the household. I have a great husband who has been there to remind that things will be fine and tell me all the great things that I have done. He is really great at seeing the small things that I have done, probably because he didn't want to do them and glad that I did them.
I would be lying to say that I wish that we would have moved to New Hampshire. I was so excited to be moving to a bigger market. They had OrangeTheory, Pure Barre, Dry Bar, and so much more. The biggest thing I don't like about Charleston is I feel like things are advertised very much. For example, there is an University of Charleston Half Marathon and 5K but we didn't know anything about it until the day of the race. They only reason we found out about it is because the road was blocked going to the ballpark. I just wish things we publicized more.
Anyway, I am fine that we are staying here. I want somethings to change. I want to find a church family here. I want to find a small group to do things with and grow together. I want to find friends here. I want this to feel more like a home than just our next stop. I want to be involved and not stick out with everything we do.
Overall I'm pretty content that we are staying here. Gary and I have some big plans for the next few years and I can't wait to reach them together. We wouldn't have thought about doing this if we would have moved so I'm thankful.
How are you doing?
