Moving is hard work, and even more so when you're carrying a little baby around inside you! This evening, after almost 12 hours of exhausting work and cleaning, Aaron and I stood at the door to our little apartment one last time, and he held my hand as we prayed and thanked God for all the good times we had there. We've lived in that little home for almost 2/3 of our marriage, more than any other home that's been ours together. As we left one last time, the things we remembered fondly and were grateful for included:
- The place we met so many of our dear Quadrangle friends: Adam & Karin, Addie, Brando, Raelynn, and so many others
- All the evenings of impromptu communal dinners and game-nights
- A home to study and grow and sleep
- Hot, hot summers filled with lazy days and trips to the swimming pool
- Birthdays, Christmastimes, Quin's Gender Reveal, Life Groups, and so many other fun parties
- Sunday mornings running out the door to Sunday School at Calvary
- Aaron coming home exhausted every weekend morning for a year and sleeping all day
- Late nights with my thesis papers strewn across the living room
- Walking to campus every morning and coming home with homework and grading
- Aaron discerning God's leading more and more, and being accepted to Truett
- Watching RG3 win games and get the Heisman
- Hosting the Youth Group girls for a slumber party
- Pumpkin carving in the green space
- Welcoming our family from afar, and monthly trips to Dallas to do laundry
- Visitors from out of town: Karin, Kimberly, Mark Price, John Pohl
- Leaving 3 times in the middle of the night to present papers at conferences
- The place where we found out we were pregnant
- The hum of the sewing machine: piecing quilts wherever space allowed and making and remaking clothes
- Graduation Day prancing around in my cap and gown
- ... and finally, the sacrificial help of dear friends to help a pregnant lady pack everything and move out!
With tears streaming down my face, Aaron shut the door one last time and locked us out of an empty apartment. Now we're homeless for a few days before we can move into our new apartment where we will make more memories, including bringing home a little baby boy! :) Looking forward to that!
