It has been a whirlwind of a week. We had Christmas then the countdown to my move to Indiana set in. Was I ready or excited? No, not really. I didn’t want to leave Mom and Dad, but I didn’t want to show it. I was pretty moody last week but I think that was how I had to deal with things. I am glad to be back with Eric….those 2 months were extremely long to be apart. We set out this past Friday after we picked the dogs up from the vet. Saying goodbye to everyone was really hard. I cried every single time. We made it to Little Rock, Arkansas the first night and stayed at a dog friendly hotel. That was quite the experience.
Then, Saturday we headed out for the last leg. We passed through Tennessee and then Kentucky, both of which are beautiful. As we crossed into Indiana, the butterflies set in. Doubts went through my mind….what in the heck am I doing? Will my business be successful here? Will I make friends? I had to snap out of it because I wasn’t alone. Eric and I are on this journey together and we have each other. This is probably the best thing for our relationship and soon to be marriage. We have to lean on one another and I know God will get us through this transition. We will be visiting churches soon to find a “new home.” We are both excited about finding a church but looking will be the hardest part. I see tons of Lutheran churches around but not many Baptist or even Methodist churches. We will have to do some research.
I am sure I have bored you enough so I best be getting back to cooking supper. We are having smothered garlic garlic chicken with parmesan (sp?) cheese rice, green beans and a fresh salad. I am going to attempt my first recipe out of The Pioneer Woman Cookbook this coming weekend. 🙂 I have SOOOOOOOO much to blog about so check back often as I get everything posted. Snow is coming this week so I will make sure to share the pictures with you all.
Dear Whitney,
Oh my beautiful daughter, I just read your post, and it made me cry…again. I am going to miss you, but I know that you will come home again soon. I regret that we did not spend our time together in a much more meaningful way while you were here.
We have a lot to do for your and Eric’s wedding. I hope you are ready. It is wonderful that you and Eric have each other to lean on. Look on all of this as a great adventure!
All my love…always,
Mom
Oh I’m so glad y’all made it there safe…and that the little angels made the trip as well. I was really dreading the goodbye, but we made it. I will miss just knowing that you aren’t so close. Please keep us posted with all the new sites. Oh by the way…love love love the pioneer cookbook. It rocks! Good choice. I love you both! Happy cooking and happy snow!