Mar 24

The time has finally come for us to move out of our old, run-down apartment, complete with 15-20 year-old carpet (that always looks nasty no matter now many times we’ve cleaned it), chipped wall paint and baseboards, a missing light fixture in the kitchen, and absolutely no storage space. I never thought the day would come, and I absolutely NEVER thought I’d say that I’m actually going to miss it (just a little).

There’s a song that has been in my head a lot lately as we prepare for this move…a song called “You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins; I’ve been so anxious for Andrew to graduate and for us to move, but this song has made me want to freeze time…to savor this “home” we’ve had for three years now.  I’ve thought about our first apartment together at Wymount that we couldn’t seem to move out of fast enough–and I even miss that teeny tiny place with its cinder block walls sometimes (of course for the memories). I know that I will feel the same about this apartment when we no longer live here. This is where we had cute James and watched him learn and grow into a rambunctious toddler. I’m going to miss him running to the Kitchen window to look out when I tell him “Daddy’s home!” and then run to the door to greet him with a big “hi!”. He will still greet his daddy, but it won’t be here. I’m sure, however, that if someone were to tell me I had to live here for another year…I wouldn’t feel so fond of it anymore :) .

It’s definitely bitter-sweet. But I’m looking forward to the next phase of our lives! Good-bye Provo!