And Another Weekend Update

Ask anyone who knows me in real life and they will probably agree that I've been on the verge of a nervous breakdown for a while now. The last few weeks were kind of the culmination of that almost-madness, but there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.

We have gone back and forth about moving to Minnesota so many times that I seriously am amazed my hair did not fall out in clumps (although I did finally have to resort to age-old crisis management techniques and dye it a bizarre shade of red in order to cope. It faded nicely though).

Now we more or less know we're going to be in the Bay Area for a while longer. I'm at peace with that. We're almost certainly going to sell our current house and buy another one, and I'm less at peace with that part: buying a house in the Bay Area is probably best summed up as "OMG HOUSE!!!!*vomit*", and that's when completely stable and sane people are going about it.

I have to say though, sitting outside on Saturday night with friends old and new, watching the kids play, eating and drinking and laughing, made staying here feel like a pretty good situation to have landed in. Minnesota is still the long-term goal, but I can feel good about being here for a while longer.

Comments

[Rachel]

I hear ya. We're just about to embark on something even more drastic, but no less costly. We're tearing down our 736 sq ft garden shed house (hubby's bachelor pad) in Los Angeles and rebuilding another bigger one in its place. Should be an adventure...

[Poppy]

Hurrah! Maybe we'll have a little overlap before you sell.

[Alisyn]

I am 100% with you here. Rochester is a lovely place, but not a perfect fit for us. And that is OK. Because coming home, I realized how wonderful our life here is: our friends, the weather, the diversity, the access to beaches, mountains, hiking, year-round bike rides, music, museums... I have truly been taking it for granted. But no more. I really feel like I've had a call to Jesus. I feel refreshed and clear-headed on this topic for the first time - EVER. I am totally at peace with it. It feels really good. I'm happy that you are finding a way to make peace with this chapter of your life, too. You deserve it. Everything will come together that way it is supposed to... I really believe that.